In the coming months, as a part of the community-led planning process for the 35th Avenue NE business district, the Wedgwood Community Council is hosting a series of coffee chats related to neighborhood planning.
Eight talks are planned. The first of which, “Creating the Conditions to Support Neighborhood Businesses,” is this Thursday, February 23, from 7-8:30 PM, at the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church (8008 35th Ave NE). Speakers include Theresa Barerras from the Office of Economic Development, Beth Dufek from Impact Capital, and Wendy Schwartz, the owner of the late Fresh Boutique.
Probable topics of the remaining seven talks are:
- Density and its benefits
- Making a neighborhood walkable and the importance of proximity
- Design at a human scale. A primer on architectural design concepts and “design guidelines with teethâ€
- Place-making and successful streetscape features
- Financial realities of development. Incentivizing successful development
- The trade offs of land use planning (e.g, up-zoning increases property taxes, increased traffic/parking, etc.
- Incorporating affordable housing and economic diversity into land use planning
We’ll include the dates and locations of these future talks here, once they are scheduled.
Although these talks are being put on by the Wedgwood Community Council, anyone in Northeast Seattle is welcome to attend.
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