The Department of Planning and Development invites you to an open house to review and comment on Urban Form Alternatives to be studied in an Environmental Impact Statement.

South Lake Union Open House: Urban Form Alternatives
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Presentation at 6:00 p.m.
South Lake Union Armory
(Naval Reserve Building at Lake Union Park)
860 Terry Ave N. Seattle, WA 98109

• Please contact us as soon as possible for special accommodations
• Please remember, the South Lake Union Armory is accessible by the new streetcar. For more information click here.

Following the designation of South Lake Union as an Urban Center in 2004, a two year community process resulted in City Council's recognition of the South Lake Union neighborhood plan in the fall of 2006. A part of this plan calls for studying increased development capacity, the Urban Form Study. Development of the Urban Form alternatives was informed through a broad-based community participation process that was co-sponsored by the South Lake Union Friends and Neighbors Community Council and included the participation of a broad cross-section of community stakeholders. At the Open House you will have the opportunity to learn about the alternatives that the City is proposing to study, how they will be studied, offer your comments, and hear about future opportunities to participate in this effort.

For more information: www.seattle.gov/dpd/planning/slu

The South Lake Union Friends and Neighbors Community Council at its Board meeting on June 3, 2008, voted unanimously to forward a range of three alternatives for increased height and density of the South Lake Union neighborhood to Mayor Greg Nickels and to the City’s Department of Planning and Development for consideration. These options follow the City’s designation of the neighborhood as an Urban Center to accept greater density as the city grows. Later this year the Department of Planning and Development will select alternatives to be studied in the South Lake Union Urban Form Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The City will also consider a no-action alternative, as is the case with all Environmental Impact Statements.

Click on the following link to review SLUFAN’s letter to Mayor Nickels .

The first phase of Lake Union Park, some 1.6 acres, marked completion on the last day of April. The SLU neighborhood, tourists and city visitors alike gathered under sunny skies to take pleasure in the long-awaited grand opening. The celebration included a salmon bake, boat rides, ship tours, live music and family activities. View More Pictures.