What We Do: In Depth
Recommendations
The Seattle Design Commission advises elected and agency officials on project design.
For large, complicated projects, the Commission formally publishes its recommendations to distribute to City officials. When warranted, it also testifies at public meetings, issues press releases, writes letters and op-eds and appears on radio talk shows. Also, the Commission provides its actions of project reviews in its meeting minutes.
Examples of recommendations sent to officials include:
- Civic Square (Public Safety Building Site)
- Public Safety Building Site Recommendations, September 2006
- Waterfront Plan
- Endorsement of Plan, February 2006
- Support for DPD as Lead Agency, August 2005
- Public Forum Summary, 2003 (3.5 MB)
- City Hall
- Civic Center Public Space Programming, January 2001 (1.7 MB)
- SR 520 Replacement
- Supports Option K With Modifications and Finds Option A a Viable Alternative, December 2008
- Premature to Support 6-Lane, October 2006
- Impacts of Pacific Interchange, October 2006
- Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement
- Portal, Street and Tunnel Visual Guidelines, November 2009
- Two Viable Options: On-Grade and Below Grade, December 2008
- Support for Tunnel, January 2007
- No Public Advisory Vote, July 2006
- Support for Tunnel, February 2006
- Future of Alaskan Way, June 2005 (1.3 MB)
- Follow-up Letter, September 2004
- Preferred Alternative Recommendations, July 2004
- DEIS: Comment Letter, Abreviated Principles, Detailed Comments, all in June 2004
- Monorail
- System Wide Design: Position Paper #1, March 2002
- Station Design and Targeted Route Issues: Position Paper #2, June 2002
Last Updated: July 14, 2009
