Seattle's Central Waterfront Plan

Waterfront Concept Plan

The Mayor's Recommendations: Seattle's Central Waterfront Concept Plan is a programmatic and policy framework for Seattle's Central Waterfront. The document is divided into the following three sections.

Overview

Waterfront Concept Plan Overview (pdf file 2.2 MB)

The Overview provides:

• a description of the study area and context for the project
• a chronology of the public process that has guided development of the Concept Plan
• a summary of the outcomes of the project since the summer of 2003
• a reiteration of the City Council adopted Framework Principles that have guided all steps of the Concept Plan's develpment and provides a vision for the waterfront
  
  

Recommended Objectives and Strategies

Mayor's Recommended Objectives and Strategies (pdf file 4.2 MB)

This is the core of the Waterfront Concept Plan. these are illustrated in graphic layers that represent the primary elements of the waterfront public realm, and formatted into twelve sections:

Waterfront Heritage Public Spaces Shoreline and Aquatic Habitat Upland Sustainable Design Pedestrian Connections Transit and Vehicular Connections

Design Review and Regulatory Changes Comprehensive Plan Amendments Development Opportunities Special Design Elements Implementation Next Steps

The Concept Plan will guide policy decisions, and the future development of more detailed planning work. It will also serve as the policy background for a Public Realm Plan, that will include preliminary design concepts for all public spaces and rights-of-way along the waterfront so as to inform the engineering and design process for the Viaduct and Seawall replacement.

Appendices

Appendices (pdf file 1.2 MB)

• Overview of Central Waterfront Plan Background Report
• Charette Recommendations Matrix
• Waterfront Advisory Team Letter, June 2005
• Development Capacity under Current Zoning

Download the entire Central Waterfront Plan (9.2 MB pdf file)

Summary of the Central Waterfront Brochure: Highlights of the latest Waterfront Concept Plan (1.7 MB pdf file)