Now that ground has been broken at the 16th and Howell site and the John and Summit project is soon to go out to bid, it's time to give our Capitol Hill's new parks their new names.

Park Naming
Seattle Parks and Recreation invites the public to submit potential names this park by Monday, November 16, 2009.

Please submit suggestions for park names in writing by November 16, 2009, and include an explanation of how your suggestion matches the naming criteria, below. Send suggestions to Seattle Parks and Recreation, Park Naming Committee, 100 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109, or by e-mail to vog.elttaes|ffoh.aluap#vog.elttaes|ffoh.aluap. In keeping with Seattle’s “Paper Cuts” program, Parks encourages electronic submissions.

The Park Naming Committee is comprised of one representative designated by the Board of Park Commissioners, one by the Chair of the City Council Parks and Seattle Center Committee, and one by the Parks Superintendent. Criteria the committee considers in naming parks include: geographical location, historical or cultural significance, and natural or geological features. A park may be named for a person no longer living (deceased a minimum of three years) who made a significant contribution to parks and/or recreation. The Park Naming Committee will consider all suggestions and make a recommendation to the Superintendent, who makes the final decision.

For more information, please see http://seattle.gov/parks/proparks/projects/NamingCapHilLakeCityJohnSummit.pdf

Happy naming!

Jennifer Power
President
Capitol Hill Community Council

While the big push is behind us, there's still plenty of work left to do. We're continuing to raise funds for features of the park/P-Patch that are to added after the construction is finished (P-Patch tool shed and compost bins, for example) and there are still plenty of folks in the neighborhood who have no idea a brand new park is coming their way next year. The best way to keep up with further developments is to follow the UP blog or to join the UP listserve by emailing moc.liamg|esidarap.gnivapnu#moc.liamg|esidarap.gnivapnu.

Project Description: Council Land Use Action to create a new major institution master plan for Seattle University. New height limits and boundary adjustments are proposed. Environmental Impact Statement to be prepared by the City of Seattle.

The Director of the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) reviewed the application described above and issued a Determination of Significance (preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is required). The Department identified the following elements of the environment for discussion in the Environmental Impact Statement: Air, Plants & Animals, Environmental Health, Land Use, Light & Glare, Aesthetics, Historic & Cultural Preservation and Transportation. The Draft EIS evaluates the probable significant adverse environmental impacts associated with the proposed Draft Major Institution Master Plan and the alternatives.

INFORMATION AVAILABLE

This Draft EIS, together with the Draft MIMP, have been distributed to agencies, organizations and individuals noted on the Distribution List of this Draft EIS (Appendix A). The Draft EIS and the Draft MIMP can be reviewed at the following public libraries:

· Seattle University — A.A. Lemieux Library

· Seattle Public Library – Central Library (1000 Fourth Ave.);

· Seattle Public Library – Douglas Truth Branch (2300 E. Yesler Way);

· Seattle Public Library – International District/Chinatown Branch (713 Eighth Ave. S.);

· University of Washington – Suzzallo, Allen, and Architecture and Urban Planning libraries (University of Washington campus).

A limited number of complimentary copies of this Draft EIS are available – while the supply lasts — from the Seattle Department of Planning and Development Public Resource Center, which is located in Suite 2000 of Seattle Municipal Tower (700 Fifth Ave.) in Downtown Seattle. Additional copies may be purchased at the Public Resource Center for the cost of reproduction. Copies of the Draft MIMP are available at Seattle University’s Facilities Services Building (1218 E. Cherry St.) at the cost of reproduction. Postage fees will be charged for any mailed copies.

PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing to gather comments on the Draft Major Institution Master Plan is being combined with the DEIS hearing scheduled for June 3, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the following location:

Seattle University
Teilhard de Chardin Hall, Rm. 142
(The building is located in the southwest portion of campus – between Campion Hall and Logan Field — and north of E. Jefferson St.; the building is identified as #8 on Figure 2-4 in this Draft EIS)
Seattle, WA

This room is accessible to persons with disabilities. Print and communication access may be provided by prior request.

WRITTEN COMMENTS

Written comments on the DEIS and the Draft Major Institution Master Plan may be submitted through June 21, 2009. Upon request, the lead agency may grant an extension of up to fifteen (15) days to the comment period. Agencies and the public must request any extension before the end of the comment period. Comments may be sent to:

Department of Planning and Development
Attn: Lisa Rutzick, Land Use Planner
700 5th Avenue, Suite 2000
PO Box 34019
Seattle, Washington 98104-4019

DPD Online Posting
Environmental Impact Statement

Sorry we haven't responded to this posting.
All developments should have a Seattle City DPD - Dept. of Development sign posted on site which lists a project number. You can then go on-line under the city's website and find out information regarding any developments with that number.

Thanks!
Renee
moc.liamg|timmusnocrap#moc.liamg|timmusnocrap

Join us & connect with others who share your passion. Learn, be inspired, and help create the future we all want to see.

What: STREETS FOR PEOPLE Kick-off Event

When: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, February 12

Where: South Lake Union Armory, 860 Terry Ave N.

Speakers

James Irwin: Organizing in the Obama Era

Learn how to tap into community values and leadership to create change. James was trained on organizing by the same team that trained the Obama Campaign organizers, and was the lead organizer on the Sierra Club's successful 2007-2008 campaigns, including NoRTID, No on 985, Mass Transit Now and Cool State.

Renee Espiau: New York City Streets Renaissance Campaign

http://www.nycsr.org/

Hear about the amazing changes occurring in New York as local advocates come together to work for change. Discuss how Seattle can create its own campaign to revive great public spaces and lively streets.

Michael McGinn: Director of Seattle Great City Initiative

The Streets for People Campaign is dedicated to building a community movement that enhances our quality of life by improving our streets as public places, and prioritizing walking, biking and transit as the "new normal." This campaign is based on the successful community coalition that passed the Seattle Parks for All Levy.

Event Host: Seattle Great City Initiative

Great City brings together organizations and individuals committed to making positive, lasting change by breaking down traditional barriers that can get in the way of smart planning and helping Seattle grow and thrive as a truly great city.

Event Sponsors:

Cascade Bicycle Club
Feet First
Sierra Club

We need folks to give us a hand setting up the park, sitting at the park during the day giving out information and flyers, and taking down the park at the end of the day. Set-up will be between about 8 and 9am and take down will be around 6 or 7 and will take about an hour as well.

We also need help putting up flyers advertising the event. The flyers need to go up ASAP, so please email us right away if you want to help.

Please email moc.liamg|esidarap.gnivapnu#moc.liamg|esidarap.gnivapnu and sign up!

Since the OPC will be making it's own park, we'll need people to occupy the park and hand out flyers and we'll need park creating supplies. If you're interested, please email moc.liamg|esidarap.gnivapnu#moc.liamg|esidarap.gnivapnu with the hours you can be at the park or the supplies you're willing to help us get. As many park-sitting volunteers as possible should attend the orientation that is being held this Wednesday by Trust for Public Land.

PARK(ing) Day workshop
August 13th
6pm to 7:30 pm
Triad Urban Center
701 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Questions: 206.652.2310

The group that started it all: http://www.parkingday.org/
National Park(ing) Day in Seattle: http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=21695&folder_id=985

We've got a name for the John and Summit fundraising effort: Unpaving Paradise! While we could have gone with "Friends of John and Summit", Unpaving Paradise's catchiness and pop-culture reference (can you place it?) won out.

We're also getting a nifty logo made courtesy of community member and SU student, David Sepulveda. We hope to be able to debut it on flyers and handouts within the next couple of weeks.

More soon,
Open Space Committee

Saunatina