Lots of fussing going on (and Capitol Hill’s Station is just getting going):
- Here’s one side
- and here’s the other
- and here’s a Sally Clark sponsored meeting to trash things out:
Join Seattle City Councilmember Sally J. Clark for a special Planning, Land Use & Neighborhoods Committee Informational Workshop on:
(see to left for nice picture that was here!)
Trains, Density & Change
Can rules about transit-oriented communities build great neighborhoods?
A Workshop on HB 1490While Seattle neighborhoods step into updating neighborhood plans, legislators in Olympia are considering House Bill (HB) 1490. One element that has garnered attention is a proposed requirement that zoning allow for a minimum average of 50 homes per acre in the half-mile circle around light rail station areas (present and future).
Smartly planned, dense communities can be good things. So, what does 50 units per acre look like? What’s the current zoning in some of these areas? How does this legislation relate to the current neighborhood planning update efforts in regard to change, affordability, walkability, and safety?
Councilmember Clark will moderate a panel with proponents of the legislation, critics, and representatives of Seattle’s Urban Land Institute to explain basic planning and density principles. Come find out about this legislation and how it might affect your community. There will be plenty of time for questions.
Trains, Density & Change
A Workshop on HB 1490
Wednesday, February 18
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Langston Hughes Cultural Center Auditorium
(104 17th Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98144)Parking is available in a lot across the street. You can plan your bus trip here.
If you’ve not been tracking this legislation and want to know what the current version of the Olympia bill contains, you can find a summary here.
Based on the hugeasscity link you provide, it seems that this law would have no effect on Capitol Hill. Pretty much everywhere within a half mile of the CH station is already zoned multifamily which should be enough to meet the density standards (assuming hugeasscity has done their homework right). I like this bill. There’s isn’t much sense having single family zoning around rapid transit.