The public is invited to an open house to hear about new ideas for an updated South Lake Union (SLU) urban center plan. The event will showcase University of Washington (UW) Master of Urban Planning students’ ideas for the area on topics such as urban design, housing, sustainability, community identity, streetscapes and reuse of existing structures.

The open house will be held:

June 7, 2005, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
South Lake Union Park
Naval Reserve Building (Armory)
860 Terry Ave. N.

In 2004, the City’s 10-year Comprehensive Plan update designated SLU an “urban center”--an area with the potential for high job and housing growth. The existing SLU neighborhood plan must be revised to address specific topics as required under King County’s Countywide Planning Policies. DPD is managing an update process to address those issues, and to reflect significantly changed expectations about the amount of growth that the area is anticipated to experience in the coming years.

As a first step in updating the neighborhood plan, DPD has sponsored the UW Department of Urban Design and Planning’s Studio, and has encouraged students to explore topics and issues that could be included in an updated urban center plan. Comments received on the ideas that students present at the open house will be considered when updating the SLU plan.