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Seattle Commons Project Records, 1963-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Seattle (Wash.). Office of Management and Planning
Title
Seattle Commons Project Records
Dates
1963-2001 (inclusive)
1993-1995 (bulk)
Quantity
5.6 cubic feet, (7 boxes)
Collection Number
6320-01
Summary
Planning records for the Seattle Commons.
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 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 Office of Management and Planning (OMP) was created by bringing together the Office of Management and Budget and Planning Department. OMP was the lead office within the Executive Department for community planning, budgeting, capital infrastructure analysis, forecasting, policy and economic analysis, and management.

In early 1998, the Mayor divided the Office of Management and Planning and formed a new Strategic Planning Office for policy planning in the Executive Department. The City's budget function was reorganized in the newly-formed City Budget Office, located in the Executive Services Department.

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Content Description

Records of the Office of Management and Planning, Planning Department and Office of Management and Budget concerning planning for the Seattle Commons and the South Lake Union area. The Seattle Commons was a proposed boulevard and park which would have stretched from Westlake Center to Lake Union, but which was defeated by voters in 1995. The planning also encompassed the Mercer corridor and surrounding South Lake Union neighborhoods. Records include correspondence, draft plans, studies, maps, subject files and documentation from earlier South Lake Union planning projects.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item and date], Seattle Commons Project Records, Record Series 6320-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged in three subseries: Subject files; South Lake Union plans; and Office of Management and Budget / Commons financing files.

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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

  • City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Seattle Commons (Seattle, Wash.)
  • South Lake Union (Seattle, Wash.)
  • Transportation Planning

Corporate Names

  • Seattle (Wash.). Planning Dept.
  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Management and Budget
  • Seattle (Wash.). Office of Management and Planning

Geographical Names

  • Seattle (Wash.)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Maps
  • Photographs

Finding aid prepared by Janet Ness
2011

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