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Open Space Projects Records, 1978-1993

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Planning Dept.
Title
Open Space Projects Records
Dates
1978-1993 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.2 cubic feet, (3 boxes)
Collection Number
6310-02
Summary
Planning records concerning open space acquisition.
Repository
Seattle Municipal Archives
Seattle Municipal Archives
Office of the City Clerk
City of Seattle
PO Box 94728
98124-4728
Seattle, WA
Telephone: 2062337807
Fax: 2063869025
archives@seattle.gov
Access Restrictions

Records are open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

In 1982, the Land Use and Transportation Project (LUTP) was formed from those assets of the Office of Policy and Evaluation relating to planning and policy development for land use, transit and transportation, housing, and related economic development. Among the LUTP's duties was the generation of the Comprehensive Land Use Policies Plan, a comprehensive set of policy guidelines begun in 1978 and finally completed in 1986.

In 1986 the LUTP was consolidated into a new organization, the Office for Long-Range Planning (OLP). This new entity would be part of a general Planning Program within the Executive Department, along with the newly-formed Office of Strategic Human Services Planning (OSHSP), which would be responsible for human services needs assessment and related policy planning. In addition to LUTP's existing functions, the OLP was tasked with coordinating City policy for physical development, the environment and transportation; establishing a centralized planning database, and conducting long-range planning on issues deemed high-priority by the Mayor and the City Council. By 1989, the OLP was also assigned the job of administering effective City participation in regional planning initiatives, on topics like hazardous waste disposal and public transit.

In 1992 the Office of Long-Range Planning and Office of Strategic Human Services Planning were combined to create the new Planning Department, marking the first point since 1969 that planning and policy development for the City fell outside the direct control of the Executive Department. In addition to cultivating policy on land use, transportation, housing, the environment, human services, and urban design, the Planning Department's stated mission included the pursuit of local/regional planning collaboration as well as the evaluation of city policies for compliance with Washington's Growth Management Act and Seattle's Comprehensive Plan Framework Policies. The department was segmented into four divisions: Comprehensive Planning, Urban Research, Strategic and Special Projects, and Administrative. In 1995 the Planning Department and Office of Management and Budget were brought together to create the Office of Management and Planning.

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Content Description

Records of the Land Use and Transportation Project, Office for Long-Range Planning and Planning Department concerning policies and plans for open space acquisition. Subjects include greenbelts, Lake Union / Ship canal open space, parks, boulevards and urban trails. Records include correspondence, briefing memos, draft policies, committee files, news releases, and subject files.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Planning Department Open Space Projects Records , Record Series 6310-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Burke Gilman Trail (Wash.)
  • Greenbelts--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Land use Planning
  • Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Planning Dept.
  • Land Use & Transportation Project (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Seattle (Wash.). Office for Long-range Planning

Geographical Names

  • Seattle

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2011

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