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"Sunlight Over First Hill" Selected as Design for Interstate 5 Columns
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The First Hill Improvement Association is proud to announce that "Sunrise Over First Hill" is the winning concept for the Interstate 5 Columns project.
Designed by local artist and Seattle University student Nathan Watkins, this concept represents First Hill's neighbors, architectural history, topography, density, and lush tree canopy. Nathan says, "this design could represent no other area, and in being as such it is a powerful expression of the identity, character, and presence of First Hill."
We thank the thousands of people who voted in the selection process, and a grateful to each of the artists who submitted thoughtful proposals for consideration.
After final permitting and review, this project will be installed during the late spring/early summer by our partners at Urban Artworks. Many volunteer opportunities are coming, so stay tuned!
This project is generously supported by Only In Seattle.
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Review the Your Voice, Your Choice Proposals
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Your Voice, Your Choice is a process in which Seattle residents decide how to spend a portion of the City's budget. In 2017, Your Voice, Your Choice is focused on Parks & Streets, with community members helping decide how to spend $2,000,000 of the City budget on small-scale improvements to streets and parks in our neighborhoods.
In February. community members submitted potential projects to be funded throughout the city. The District 7 and District 3 are online for your review. The process is now moving forward to the project development phase, with a citywide public vote in June.
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The First Hill Streetcar is Out of Service for Testing
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The First Hill Streetcar is currently experiencing a service interuption for an undetermined amount of time due to a tripped circut that cut electricity to internal controls.
In the meantime, King County Metro will be operating a weekday peak shuttle bus along the streetcar route. To plan around this interuption, please view this document.
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Apply to be on Seattle Central College's Standing Advisory Committee
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Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is seeking interested community members from neighborhoods surrounding the college to participate on the Seattle Central College Standing Advisory Committee (SAC). This committee provides feedback on projects planned and under development by the college to ensure it complies with its Master Plan. The Master Plan describes zoning rules, long range planning of the property, and transportation planning.
Community members who have experience in neighborhood organizing and issues, land use and zoning, architecture or landscape architecture, economic development, building development, educational services, or just an interest in their neighborhood’s future are encouraged to apply. Applications are due March 20th.
For more information and application details, click here.
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The First Hill Improvement Association is a membership based organization that relies on the support of people like you to fund our work. FHIA works every day to implement our Strategic Plan and to make First Hill a safe, welcoming, and vibrant place for all.
Your support, financial and otherwise, is critical to helping us achieve victories in better development, increased retail space, a new vision for First Hill Park, increased partnerships, and creating fun opportunities for neighbors to come together. Learn more about our accomplishments here.
Membership rates begin at $5. If you are interested in joining FHIA, you can do so online here. Thank you for considering it, and for being our neighbor.
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Chances to get involved in your community abound of First Hill. Here's a few to consider!
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Review the First Hill Park Concept Updates
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The First Hill Improvement Association continues to lead the community through the First Hill Park renovation project. Now in Phase 2, the concept has further refined to meet the project goals of a safe, vibrant, and pleasant place that is well-used by the community and welcoming to all.
Our Landscape Architecture team at SiteWorkshop are leading design development. We're planning to complete the 65% design phase in May, with final designs and bidding by end of 2017. Construction of the park update will begin early 2018! |
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First Hill was Selected for this Year's Find It, Fix It Community Walk
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Mayor Ed Murray announced the six neighborhoods where he will host his annual Find It, Fix It Community Walks, including First Hill!
Now in its fourth year, these walks bring City officials, business owners, and community members together to address each neighborhood’s needs.
Mayor Murray will lead the Find It, Fix It Community Walks in the following neighborhoods: Wallingford (Tuesday, March 14), Little Brook, Northgate, Highland Park, North Beacon Hill, and First Hill.
Each walk will follow a route determined by community members on Community Walk Action Teams convened by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Specific dates and locations to be determined, so stay tuned!
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Provide Feedback on the Madison BRT at In-Person and Online Open Houses
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The Seattle Department of Transportation is seeking input on updated designs based on feedback from last August for the Madison Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
The Madison BRT will run from 1st Avenue to Martin Luther King Jr Way along Madison Street, serving First Hill and connecting us with our neighbors to the east and west. The final design of the project is expected to be complete by the end of the year, with construction planned to begin in 2018 with service beginning in late 2019.
More information about the project can be found online here.
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Attend the Town Hall Meeting with Councilmember Tim Burgess
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Skyline at First Hill is hosting a presentation by citywide Councilmember Tim Burgess on
Thursday, March 30th at 7:30PM
At Skyline at First Hill (725 9th Avenue)
"At a time when we witness dysfunctional politics at the state and federal levels, local governments can lead the way with a collaborative approach, smart policies and evidence-based solutions," according to Tim Burgess, Seattle City Council member and Chair of the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods & Finance Committees. What better way to welcome Spring than to learn of the Council's priorities, as outlined in its budget? You will have an opportunity to ask questions after a 40-minute presentation.
SkyLine at First Hill is the lead sponsor and the First Hill Improvement Association is also sponsoring this event.
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The Seattle Office for Civil Rights has Launched a New Hotline to Report Discriminatory
Harassment
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The Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) has created a new hotline to anonymously report discriminatory harassment. Discriminatory harassment can be defined as behavior that interferes with your civil rights and is directed at you because of your race, religion, gender and/or gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or national origin. SOCR works to protect people against discriminatory harassment in housing, employment and in public places. To report discriminatory harrassment, please call 206-233-7100 or file an online complaint here.
Physical violence, property damage and threats should be reported directly to the Seattle Police Department by calling 911. You can also view bias/hate crime data here.
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First Hill News and Updates
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- City Planning 2017 Changes to Speed Up First Hill Streetcar (CHSeattle)
- Councilmember Wants Compensation for First Hill Streetcar (Capitol Hill Times)
- I-5 Support Columns to Get Colorful, Artistic Upgrades (KOMO News)
- First Hill Park Getting Facelift for Big 40 (Capitol Hill Times)
- Seattle Now & Then: First Hill and Yesler Terrace (Paul Dorpat)
- Jayapal talks health care, climate change, fake news, battling Trump (CHSeattle)
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The First Hill Improvement Association serves the First Hill community through advocacy, information dissemination, event programming, and stewardship of resources. Our mission is to make First Hill a safe, vibrant, and inviting place for all. If you want to become a member, have a community announcement you'd like included in this newsletter, or just want to say hi, contact FHIA Director Alex Hudson at alex@firsthill.org.
Thanks for being our neighbor!
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