The King County Department of Local Services is seeking public input of the draft North Highline Urban Design Standards between now and March 28, 2022.

“Your input is needed #WhiteCenter on the North Highline Urban Design Standards,”

Watch a video below from Jesse Reynolds to learn exactly what they’re talking about, then visit publicinput.com/northhighlinedesign to learn more and submit your comment.

What are the North Highline Urban Design Standards?
The purpose of this project is to create urban design standards for new commercial, multi-family, and mixed-use developments in North Highline. North Highline is a 2.7 square mile urban area in unincorporated King County that includes the communities of White Center, Top Hat, Glendale, and the South Park “Sliver by the River.” Like many neighborhoods in the Seattle area, North Highline is experiencing development pressure and the community has expressed a strong desire to have urban design standards in place to protect and enhance the community’s character.

The King County Council has directed Local Services to study and develop urban design standards that prioritize the pedestrian environment, encourage human-scale design and reflect the character of the North Highline community. The new urban design standards are expected be transmitted to the King County Council by June 30, 2022.

Meaningful public engagement is key to this project’s success. It’s how we’ll make sure that the design standards reflect the community’s values. To date we have had several opportunities to engage with the public, shown in the draft Equity Impact Review below. This is now the time for you to share your thoughts on our complete draft.

This is your main opportunity to share with us your thoughts and ideas, so they can be addressed before Local Services transmits this to the County Council on June 30.

A public meeting will also be held at 6 p.m., Monday, March 7, 2022 via Zoom about this exciting work: https://kingcounty.zoom.us/j/85892405807 or visit the above website for information.

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