Another opportunity for public input on creating a waterfront that will meet Seattle’s challenging future needs will be provided during an open house on the City's draft Waterfront Concept Plan:

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, 5-8 p.m.
Presentation begins at 6 p.m.
Seattle City Hall’s Bertha Landes Room
600 Fourth Ave. (entrance on Fifth Ave.)

City planners have been working for several years to take advantage of a once-in-a-century opportunity to recreate Seattle's Central Waterfront. The need for this work has come about over the years, as the waterfront evolved from a frontier wilderness to a major economic center, fueling growth in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. In recent years the Alaskan Way viaduct and the seawall along the central waterfront have been damaged and weakened, thrusting the waterfront towards yet another major milestone in its evolution.

Planning activities to date have focused on generating creative ideas about what the future waterfront should be. The draft Concept Plan being presented is based on principles for waterfront planning adopted by the City Council.

These principles are the result of public forums and discussion groups held in 2003, followed by the 22 visions for the Central Waterfront developed at a Waterfront Visioning Charrette in 2004. Charrette participants are especially encouraged to attend, to see how their work has been incorporated into the Concept Plan.