Please join Great City and a roster of fantastic organizations on Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 for the Equitable Growth Dialogues, a series of probing community conversations concerning regional growth, urban development and entrenched inequalities in Southeast Seattle. Through a series of focused, frank exchanges, the Equitable Growth Dialogues are intended to help build bridges between environmentalists, urbanists and social justice advocates. We believe that now more than ever these sometimes disparate constituencies need to find a shared agenda built on common interests and values. We invite you to participate as your schedule allows. Daycare, translation and lunch will be provided on April 2.

Download and distribute the Equitable Growth _Brochure

This work is generously supported by the Bullitt Foundation.

ULI/GERALD D. HINES STUDENT
URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION BROWNBAG

  • WHERE: Bertha Knight Landes Room, City Hall
  • WHEN: April 1, 11:30 – 1pm

For several months, urban design students from around the country have been studying ways to transform the Mount Baker Station Area through theULI/Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition. Join us for this presentation of their exciting proposals. A panel of respondents will be on hand to ask the students about the experience and what insights they had about development and growth in Southeast Seattle.

EQUITABLE GROWTH SYMPOSIUM

  • WHERE: Franklin High School, 3013 South Mount Baker Boulevard
  • WHEN: April 2, Noon – 5pm

FREE REGISTRATION HERE

LUNCH & KEYNOTE ADDRESS | 12 – 1 PM

Jeff Pace from the Unity Council in Oakland, California will share some of the successes and lessons learned with the development of the Fruitvale Village, a mixed use, mixed-income, transit oriented development.

BREAKOUT SESSION 1 | 1:10 – 2:20 pm

  • Green Jobs and Economic Development in Southeast: Opportunity without Opportunism
  • Joshua Curtis, Office of Sustainability and Environment
  • Stacia Jenkins, Emerald Cities Collaborative
  • Roger Valdez
  • Charlie Cunniff, Office of Economic Development
  • Creative Inspiration: Building a Great Mount Baker Town Center
  • Councilmember Sally Clark
  • Cathryn Vandenbrink, Artspace
  • Ryan Curren, Office of Housing
  • Pearl Leung, moderator

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 | 2:30 – 3:40 pm

  • Parks, Libraries, Community Centers, and Culture: Who Pays for the Necessities and How?
  • Christopher Williams, Department of Parks and Recreation
  • Wyking Garrett, UmojaFest
  • Michael Siewerath, Capitol Hill Housing
  • Nancy Rawles, SPLAB
  • Catherine Stanford, moderator
  • Raising all the Boats: Infill Development, Gentrification and Quality of Life
  • Councilmember Mike O’Brien, Chair Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods
  • Tom Tierney, Seattle Housing Authority

BREAKOUT SESSION 3 | 3:50 – 5:00 pm

  • Transportation Investments: Who Wins, Who Loses?
  • Mayor Mike McGinn
  • Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Transportation Committee Chair
  • Paulo Nunes-Ueno, Children’s Hospital
  • Andrew Austin, Transportation Choices Coalition
  • Lynn Domingo, LELO
  • Craig Benjamin, Streets for All Seattle, moderator
  • Health, Crime and Growth: Inequities in Southeast Seattle
  • Councilmember Tim Burgess, Chair Public Safety and Education Committee
  • Lisa Quinn, Feet First
  • Mariana Quarnstrom, Southeast Crime Prevention Council
  • Gregory Davis, Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition
  • Bridgette Maryman, moderator

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Cascade Land Conservancy, Southeast Effective Development (SEED), El Centro de la Raza, Asian Counselling and Referral Service, Feet First, Mount Baker Community Club, Transportation Choices Coalition, Homesight, Capitol Hill Housing

* Mayor Mike McGinn
* Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, Transportation Committee Chair
* Paulo Nunes-Ueno, Children’s Hospital
* Andrew Austin, Transportation Choices Coalition
* Lynn Domingo, LELO
* Craig Benjamin, Streets for All Seattle, moderator