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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Neighborhood Planning Project Records

 Series
Identifier: 5762-02

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Records of staff who worked with Seattle citizen groups to develop neighborhood plans. Records include correspondence, minutes of planning committees, notices, neighborhood plan drafts, newsletters, clippings, reports, photographs and maps. Also included are Project Manager’s files concerning planning for Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail stations and lines.

Dates

  • Creation: 1990-2000
  • Creation: 1995-1999

Creator

Conditions Governing Access note

Records are open to the public.

Historical Note

The Neighborhood Planning Office (NPO) was created in 1994 to implement the goals of the Comprehensive Plan for neighorhood planning. The office began work in January 1994 with a goal of creating 30 neighborhood plans in four years. The program was extended for a fifth year, after which the office was folded into the Department of Neighborhoods (DON).

Throughout the planning process the NPO worked closely with the Office of Management and Planning and DON. Each neighborhood was assigned a staff member to oversee the planning process and consultants were hired to facilitate communication between community members. Areas of priority were urban centers, manufacturing and industrial centers, urban villages, and distressed areas.

The planning process was broken into three steps: pre-application, Phase I, and Phase II. Work on the pre-application for funding included creating an Organizing Committee, setting neighborhood boundaries, developing planning guidelines, and developing neighborhood profiles and maps. Phase I included outreach to community members, organizations, and businesses to organize and discuss the state of the neighborhood, write a community vision statement listing the values and goals of the neighborhood, and create a Planning Committee to lead Phase II. Phase II consisted of planning and developing projects and putting the plan through the validation process.

The final plans, subject to environmental review to ensure compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), were submitted to the City Council for review, approval, and adoption. Once approved, projects were prioritized for funding.

Full Extent

30.8 Cubic Feet (34 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records concerning Seattle neighborhood planning.

Arrangement note

Arranged into three series: Project Central Files, Project Managers’ Files, and Planning Consultant Contract Files. Project Central Files are arranged alphabetically by neighborhood. Project Managers’ files are arranged by sector and general subjects. Planning Consultant files are arranged alphabetically by neighborhood.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Seattle Neighborhood Planning Project Records 1990-2000
Author
Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
Date
© 2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
EAD Location
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv91146

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository

http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
Contact:
PO Box 94728
600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3
Seattle 98124-4728 USA US

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