Former Strategic Planning Office

The Strategic Planning Office (SPO) no longer exists as a City Department. Please refer to the list below of former SPO projects and the departments, offices and staff to which they were transferred.

City Departments

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
Department of Neighborhoods (DON)
Department of Planning and Development (DPD)
Department of Finance (DOF)
Office of Intergovernmental Relations (OIR)
Office of Economic Development (OED)
Office of Housing (OOH)
Seattle Parks and Recreation

Former Projects and New Departments, Web Sites and Contacts

Affordable Housing - moved to OOH - New Web Site - 684-0721

Alaskan Way Viaduct - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Bob Chandler - 684-7595

SPO Closeout - moved to Office of Policy and Management (OPM) - 233-0085

Buildable Land Analysis - moved to King County - New Web Site - Chandler Felt

Public Development Authorities (PDAs) - moved to DOF - 233-0031

Car Sharing - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - David Allen - 733-9302

Car Smart - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Randy Wiger - 615-1550

Census - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Diana Cornelius - 615-0483

City Blocks - moved to DPD - Jennifer Pettyjohn - 386-9041

City Demographer - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Diana Cornelius - 615-0483

City School Liaision - moved to DON - Jerry De Grieck - 615-1600

COMPASS Project - moved to DON - New Web Site - Sid Sidorowicz

Comprehensive Neighborhood Parking Study - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Mary Catherine Snyder - 684-8110

Comprehensive Plan - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Convention Place Station Transit-Oriented Development with King County - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Jonathan Layzer - 684-8084

Countywide Planning Policies - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Demographics - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Diana Cornelius - 615-0483

Denny Triangle - moved to DPD New Web Site - Dennis Meier - 684-8270

Downtown Access Project - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Pamela Green - 684-7842

Downtown Bus Layover Study - moved to SDOT - Barbara Gray - 615-0872

Downtown Development - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Mike Podowski - 386-1988

Downtown Urban Design Initiative - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Dennis Meier - 684-8270

Duwamish Manufacturing and Industrial Center Plan - moved to DPD - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Education - moved to DON, Office for Education - New Web Site - Holly Miller - 684-8493

Elevated Transportation Company and Monorail - moved to SDOT/DPD - City of Seattle Integrating the Monorail Web Site - Ethan Melone - 684-8066

Environmental Education Coordination/Programs - moved to Parks - New Web Site - 733-9701

Families & Education Levy - moved to DON - New Web Site - Rebecca Salinas - 233-5107

Geographic Information System (GIS) - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Jennifer Pettyjohn - 386-9041

Green Streets - moved to DPD - New Web Site

Growth Management Planning Council (GMPC) - DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Growth Monitoring - DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Highway 99 North Study & Mobility Study - SDOT - Jemae Hoffman - 684-8674

Holly Park Review Coordination - moved to DPD - Mike Podowski - 386-1988

Housing Policy - moved to OPM - Alec Fisken - 684-8373

I-90 - moved to SDOT - Susan Sanchez - 684-8366

Industrial Center Plan - moved to DPD - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

King County 6 Year Transit Plan - King County Web Site - City Contact: Jeff Bender - 684-8337

King County Airport Master Plan/Noise Study - King County Web Site

King Street Station - WSDOT Web Site - WSDOT Contact: Ron Sheck - 464-1202

Lake City Way (SR522) Phase I - SDOT - Ron Scharf - 684-5192

Land Use - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Light Rail and Transit - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Jon Layzer - 684-8084

Mapping Projects - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Jennifer Pettyjohn - 386-9041

Mayor's Scholars - Neighborhoods - Sue Rust - 615-0465

McClellan Circle Roundabout Study - moved to SDOT - Barbara Gray - 615-0872

Monorail - moved to SDOT/DPD - New Web Site - Ethan Melone - 684-8066

Neighborhood Action Team Seattle (NATS) - moved to DON - New Web Site - Jordan Royer - 233-0069

Neighborhood Grants to Reduce Neighborhood Traffic - moved to SDOT - ">New Web Site - Randy Wiger - 615-1550

Neighborhood Parking Management Strategies and Technical Assistance - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Meghan Shepard - 684-4208

Neighborhood Planning - moved to DON - New Web Site - Yvonne Sanchez

Northgate - OPM - Jackie Kirn - 684-0269

Park & Ride/Transit Oriented Development - SDOT - Mary Catherine Snyder - 684-8110

Personnel (for previous SPO employees) - moved to OED - New Web Site - Diane Hadi, Christina Reed - 684-8321

Project Lift Off - moved to DON - New Web Site - Jerry De Grieck - 615-1600

Property Tax Exemption (Multi-Family) - moved to OPM - Alec Fisken - 684-8373

Public Safety Policy & Planning - moved to OPM - Bob Scales - 684-8050

Regional Growth Management - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Regional Policies - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Tom Hauger - 684-8380

Roosevelt District Master Planning/Development - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Calvin Chow - 684-4652

School Facilities/Buildings - moved to DON - New Web Site - Ovid Thompson - 684-0607

Schools Inventory of City/School District Partnership - moved to DON - New Web Site - Jerry De Grieck - 615-1600

SeaTac Airport Noise Study - New Web Site

Seattle School District - moved to DON - New Web Site - Rebecca Salinas - 233-5107

Sound Transit - moved to SDOT/DPD - New Web Site - Jonathan Layzer - 684-8084

South Downtown - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Peg Nielsen - 684-8114

South Downtown Public Safety - moved to DON - Jordan Royer - 233-0069

SR519 - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Bill Anderson - 684-5912

Transfer Development Credits - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Dennis Meier - 684-8270

TransLake Washington Study - WSDOT Project - New Web Site

Transportation Benefits for Small Businesses - moved to SDOT - David Allen - 733-9302

Transportation Concurrency - moved to SDOT - Jemae Hoffman - 684-8674

Transportation Demand Management - moved to SDOT - David Allen - 733-9302

Transportation Financing - moved to SDOT - Dorinda Costa - 615-0765

Transportation Strategic Plan Implementation & Monitoring - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Mary Catherine Snyder - 684-8110

Travel Demand Forecasting - moved to SDOT - Eric Tweit - 684-8834

Trip Reduction Initiative - moved to SDOT - David Allen - 733-9302

University Area Transportation Study - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Ann Sutphin - 648-8374

Urban Design Issues - moved to DPD - New Web Site - Dennis Meier - 684-8270

Waterfront Planning - moved to DPD and SDOT - New Web Site - Steve Pearce - 684-8371

Way to Go - moved to SDOT - New Web Site - Randy Wiger - 615-1550

Waterfront South - moved to SDOT - Steve Pearce - 684-8371

Way Finding - moved to SDOT - Barbara Gray - 615-0872