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South Lake Union

Capitol Hill
Belltown
Denny Triangle
Pike|Pine

Downtown
Central District
First Hill

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Protesting the construction of I-5, Seattle, 1960s

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Pre I-5 Denny to Lake Union

I-5 under construction north of Roy Street

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Pike|Pine Conservation Overlay

Capitol Hill EcoDistrict

Belltown and Denny Triangle Public Realm Plan

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The Blue Ring

The Melrose Promenade

First Hill Public Realm Action Plan

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Freeway Park, Seattle

Spans over I-5 (8+ lanes)
5.2 Acres
Built 1976

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Aubrey Davis Park

Spans over I-90
Covers 1/2 mile (2,800 feet) of freeway
Built 1980s

SR 520 Lids, north of Medina

Spans over SR 520
3 lids with open space and streets
Completed 2015

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Prudential Tower, Boston

Spans over I-90
52 Stories
Built 1960

Fall River Government Center, Massachusetts

Spans over I-195
6 Stories
Built 1960s

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Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, Texas

Spans over Texas State Route 366 (8 lanes)
5.2 Acres
Built 2012

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Montlake Lid over SR 520 (Schematic Design, 2015)

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more people + same space = less available net space

additional strategies needed and resources leveraged

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2 PROJECT BACKGROUND EXISTING CONTEXT

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I-5 looking south from Boren and Pine

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I-5 looking north (top) and south (bottom)

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RE-CONNECT THE STREET GRID

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Smaller parks with differing uses

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WSCC Expansion and Lids

Mutually beneficial to all parties
CCX must be planned in expectation of lid

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Moving forward what PPUNC and partners will:

Continue outreach with neighborhoods, foundations, governments, and the WSCC
- First Hill Improvement Association
- Friends of Freeway Park
- Seattle Parks Foundation
- Denny Triangle Neighborhood Association
- DSA - SLUFAN
- Capitol Hill Community Council
- Capitol Hill Housing
Begin fundraising and grant applications
Charette 1Q 2016
Demonstrate public demand and support
How Council can help:
Stay engaged with the WSCC and the public benefits -- ask for more supportive CCX design and the
lidding of dog run at Pine and Boren to start lidding process
Inter-jurisdictional/departmental planning: DPD, SDOT, Parks, + WSDOT
Lid feasibility study as public benefit ($500,000 - $1,000,000)
- architects - developers
- landscape architects
- traffic engineers
- planners - geotechnical engineers
- civil + structural engineers - cost estimators

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