Station area planning is the City’s complementary activity to the design of the Monorail stations and guideway. While the Seattle Monorail Project (SMP) is responsible for the design of the stations and guideway, the City of Seattle is responsible for identifying needed actions and investments in the area surrounding each station.

As community feedback is an important part of station area planning, City planners have been meeting with community groups and neighborhood associations over the past few months to gather input on desired actions and investments that would make the Monorail function and thrive throughout the neighborhoods it will serve.

City staff will be holding a series of neighborhood meetings in early December to present analysis to date of each station area (view schedule), focusing on issues of access to the station, the places created around the station, and maintaining the character and vibrancy of the neighborhood. The purpose of these meetings will be to elicit feedback from the community and to identify constraints and opportunities presented by the arrival of the Monorail.

In early 2004, City staff will hold another round of community meetings to review and discuss different community visions of the station areas, based in part on the information gathered in the course of the December meetings.

Station Area Action Plans will be prepared and presented to community groups for feedback in mid-2004, prior to finalizing the plans in summer 2004. These action plans will identify the community’s vision for each station area and recommended policy and investment options to realize the prioritized opportunities.

"Integrating the Monorail" Workshop Schedule
You are invited to join us at the first in a series of City and community group-sponsored station area planning workshops on how best to integrate the monorail into Seattle’s urban and neighborhood fabric. A schedule of upcoming "Integrating the Monorail" workshops is listed below.

Queen Anne, Magnolia and Interbay Stations
6:00 - 8:30 PM | Tuesday, December 2, 2003
Seattle Center Shaw Room

Avalon, Morgan & West Seattle Junction Stations
6:00 - 8:30 PM | Wednesday, December 3, 2003
West Seattle High School

Ballard Stations
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Saturday, December 6, 2003
Ballard High School

SODO Stations
12:00 - 2:00 PM | Tuesday, December 9, 2003
Seattle School District Headquarters

Delridge Station
6:00 - 8:00 PM | Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Cooper School Auditorium

King Street and Yesler Stations
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Thursday, December 11, 2003
Klondike National Park

Downtown and Belltown Stations
Workshops for these stations will be conducted in January. Dates and locations will be announced as soon as they become available.