Downtown Community Engagement

The community was very involved in the creation of the Downtown Plan. The project timeline (PDF) describes the process and timeline that occurred.

Past Events

Downtown Plan Open House
December 11, 2013 from 6-8pm at the Mt. Baker Theatre, Encore Room (104 N Commercial Street)

City staff and its partners presented an overview of the Key Concepts in the Draft Downtown Plan and asked the community to provide input. The materials presented at the Open House are available below for viewing and additional comment.

Presentation Materials
- PowerPoint Presentation (4,322K PDF)
  
  Key Concept Boards:
- Land Use Boards (8,910K PDF)
- Economic Development Board (1,561K PDF)
- Residential Diversity Board (1,343K PDF)
- Multimodal Transportation Board (1,029K PDF)
- State St. Proposal Board (1,418K PDF)
- Parking Board (1,137K PDF)
- Parkade Improvement Board (1,290K PDF)
- Clean, Safe & Friendly Board (1,139K PDF)
- Community Solutions Workgroup Board (993K PDF)
- Historic Preservation Board (1,127K PDF)
- Placemaking Board (868K PDF)
- Sustainable Development Board (612K PDF)
- Downtown Improvement Gardens Board (1,009K PDF)
- Parks Board (1,289K PDF)
- Maritime Heritage Park Board (898K PDF)
Meeting Summary

Informational Meetings and Discussions regarding the boundary of the new Downtown Plan and how it relates to the four adjacent neighborhoods:

York Neighborhood – May 14th from 6:00 – 7:30pm
Garden Street United Methodist Church, Room A (1326 N Garden Street)
- Poster (2,118K PDF) Presentation (2,457K PDF)
Lettered Streets – May 15th from 6:00 – 7:30pm
Municipal Court, Fireplace Room (2014 C Street)
- Poster (2,018K PDF) Presentation (2,216K PDF)
Sunnyland – May 21st from 6:00 – 7:30pm
Municipal Court, Fireplace Room (2014 C Street)
- Poster (2,008K PDF) Presentation (2,237K PDF)
Sehome – May 22nd from 6:00 – 7:30pm
WECU Community Education Center (511 E Holly Street)
- Poster (2,070K PDF) Presentation (2,781K PDF)

Phase I

Phase I was completed at the end of 2011. The community input received during this phase was used to help inform the focus of activities that occurred in Phase II.

Phase I Community Engagement Report (5,366K PDF) – Survey results and summary of input received during Phase I.
Summary of open-ended comments (228K PDF) – The survey provided several places to provide open-ended written comments.
Project Overview and Summary of Phase 1 Results (1,802K PDF)– PowerPoint presented to City Council on March 26, 2012 and to the public on April 18, 2012.

Phase II

Phase II “Festival of Ideas” was dedicated to community problem-solving and brainstorming project ideas for downtown. Several activities, workshops, and tours occurred throughout the summer and fall of 2012. The staff presented a summary of the activities and the next steps for the myDowntown project at an open house on November 2, 2012 at the SPARK Museum of Electricity.