Committee for Smart Growth
In late 2016, over 200 neighbors attended a series of neighborhood events hosted to gather input on the new draft upzone maps for Crown Hill Urban Village. Community members asked questions, raised concerns and discussed opportunities about the draft upzone maps and changes proposed for our neighborhood. Community Feedback and City
Updated: Download the Find It Fix It Report on Outcomes for the Crown Hill Whittier Heights walk here. Join city representatives at one of three separate events over the next two weeks as they report back to the community and answer questions on the service requests neighbors made during the
The City is proposing building a new Greenway and modifying the Holman Rd. pedestrian overpass through Crown Hill Urban Village. The Committee for Smart Growth is advocating for pedestrian safety enhancements due to traffic through this business area, poor visibility, and lack of safe separated space for pedestrians to avoid traffic
On a cold day in mid-November, roughly 50 of your neighbors braved the rain to meet with Mayor Murray and City Department leads to walk and talk about opportunities for neighborhood improvements, particularly given the City’s plan for increased density in our community. Though the KIRO TV segment would have people believe
November was a hectic time for neighborhood planning activities. From our CHUV Neighbor-to-Neighbor conversation at the Greenlake Library to the City Council sponsored design workshop to the rescheduled Find it Fix It Walk. Thank you to the nearly two-hundred neighbors who joined participated to discuss zoning, infrastructure and our community’s future.
Updated 2/9/17: The Crown Hill/Whittier Heights FIFI walk outcomes report can be downloaded here. A handout that went to all City Officials and the Mayor about neighborhood needs is here. November 23, 2016: Seattle City Mayor Ed Murray and key City Department Directors joined over fifty Crown Hill and Whittier Heights neighbors on
This post has been updated with information about a $5000 community project grant available for Crown Hill/Whittier Heights. The Mayor and key City Department Directors will be in Crown Hill and Whittier Heights on Saturday, November 19 from 10:30 to 12:30 for a city-sponsored Find it Fix it Walk. During these walks, neighbors will
Nearly fifty neighbors came together Saturday, November 5 at the Greenlake Library for a neighbor-to-neighbor discussion on the City’s draft rezoning maps for Crown Hill Urban Village. A summary of the meeting and questions are available here. The Crown Hill Urban Village (CHUV) Committee for Smart Growth will share these
UPDATE: The RSVP deadline for this event was November 10th. Thank you. Community participation is needed at a Community Design Workshop that the City Council is hosting to gather feedback on the newly released draft rezoning maps for the upzone and expansion of Crown Hill Urban Village. Renters, home owners, businesses and
The Crown Hill Urban Village Neighbor-to-Neighbor meeting place and time have changed due to an emergency closure of our previous location. We will now meet at the Greenlake library from 11:15am – 1:00pm this Saturday, November 5th. Please join your neighbors from Crown Hill Urban Village Committee for Smart Growth at the Greenlake