Dispatches from Ravenna, a neighborhood in Northeast Seattle
More details on Northgate Link’s October 2 opening.
Get ready to ride! New light rail stations in the University District, Roosevelt and Northgate neighborhoods open October 2! #Link21 https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/its-happening-northgate-link-opens-october-2
FYI: The City of Seattle is now allowing anyone to sign up for the Covid-19 vaccine at its mass vaccination sites 💉
You can sign up here: https://bit.ly/2PzAHJ7
BREAKING: All Washingtonians 16 years and older will become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine on April 15, Gov. Inslee has announced. https://st.news/3dghZ0E
INBOX: The City of Seattle will open its first North End fixed vaccination site at North Seattle College, operated by the Seattle Visiting Nurse Association. The site will have the initial capacity for 1,170 doses/week, and could scale up to 6,400 doses, supply permitting.
3It’s really happening! Northgate bike/walk bridge coming together on schedule https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2021/03/30/its-really-happening-northgate-bike-walk-bridge-coming-together-on-schedule/
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Sisleyville EIS Scoping Comments Deadline Nears
NOW is the time to send in your thoughts about the proposed rezoning of the properties around 15th Ave NE and NE 65th St, if you haven’t already. The deadline for public comments about the Environmental Impact Survey for the Roosevelt Development Group’s proposed zoning changes is next Wednesday, September 1.
If you feel well-informed on the issue, feel free to skip down to the “How should I send in my input?” part of this blog post and start there.
For the rest of us (myself included), I’ve hunted down answers to some common questions about the scoping process AND what the content and form of our comments should be.
What is the scoping process?
I found the following description of the scoping process in the Enviromental Scoping Information Report (EIS) for the East Link Project (applies to our situation as well; emphasis mine):
In other words: Developers want to make big changes in your area. Here are their plans. What do you think?
There have been two public meetings on the Roosevelt/Ravenna rezone issue where public comments were recorded (sort of; DPD tries to explain what happened here, Glenn Roberts gives his impression here). Now the comment collection window is closing. It’s time to let the city know what YOU think about these rezone plans!
Why should I send in my input?
Again: Developers want to make big changes in your area. Here are their plans. What do you think?
It’s in OUR neighborhood where these proposed changes may take place, OUR backyards. It doesn’t matter whether you support the rezones or not: You should let your City know what you think, either way.
What should my input look like?
The Roosevelt Neighborhood Association has an excellent list of comment suggestions (MSWord doc) that will help you organize your thoughts in writing (no matter what side of the issue you’re on):
The DPD has already identified six key elements for discussion in the Environmental Impact Survey for the Sisley properties (DPD Notice of Determination of Significance):
Now, the Roosevelt Development Group has outlined six different proposals for the EIS which were on display at the last scoping meeting on July 21st. You may want to address specific plans in your comments (for instance, the plan that rezones the area for 160-foot-tall buildings). You can find a description of those alternatives here. Graphics of the six alternatives are also online (pdf, 5.6 MB file).
If you want to be a Thorough Theodore, you may want to apply ALL SIX key elements (Height, bulk and scale; Land use; etc.) to ALL SIX of the RDG’s six proposals. Yeah, that’s a lot of work, but that’s what happens when a developer throws six different proposals out all at once.
If you like some direction on which of the six proposals you should spend your time on, Glenn Roberts (Roosevelt-Ravenna Zoning Issues) has the following to say (emphasis mine):
How should I send in my input?
City of Seattle
Department of Planning and Development, Attn: Shelley Bolser
700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
PO BOX 34019
Seattle, WA 98124-4019
However you choose to send your comments in, INCLUDE THE PROJECT NUMBER: 3010100.
TO SUM UP:
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