Take a look at neighborhood focus areas

Preview how plan will address local priorities in key locations

The Near Northwest Area Plan steering committee is wrapping up its review of the draft plan this week with a look at neighborhood focus areas.

These are places that community members identified as important and where additional guidance is needed to ensure that future changes and investment benefit the surrounding areas and reflect what locals want to see. Neighborhood priorities range from creating community gathering spaces where they don't exist today to addressing large barriers to getting around within a neighborhood.

Click on the images above to see the more information on potential focus area recommendations for each Near Northwest neighborhood.

This coming week, city staff and the plan steering committee will review the focus areas in the neighborhood chapters of the draft plan that will be posted for public review next month. The public is invited and encouraged to join the meeting to observe the discussion.

Join the meeting this Tuesday!

Steering Committee May Meeting

6-8 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Virtual meeting via Zoom

April 2023 Steering Committee Meeting Recap

The committee met virtually Tuesday, April 25. Attendees discussed the strategies for land use and housing, particularly adding missing middle housing in the plan area. Watch the video replay (below) or download the staff presentation.

About the Steering Committee

The steering committee is a group of residents, local business owners and representatives of neighborhood groups and community organizations from every neighborhood in the planning area. Their role is to help guide the planning process, support public engagement and help create consensus at key points in the process. Meetings are open to the public, and all community members interested in staying up-to-date on the planning process are invited to attend and observe.

About the Near Northwest Area Plan