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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Passing on for our information <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development <SeattleOPCD@subscriptions.seattle.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 19, 2026 2:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> jacobstruiksma@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> OPCD March Newsletter - Station Area Planning, Food Justice, Planning Commission Positions, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><a name="gd_top"></a></td><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span></tr></table><span style='mso-bookmark:gd_top'></span><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse' id=yahoo><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-1-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#0047B9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-header><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#0047B9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img width=400 height=100 style='width:4.1666in;height:1.0416in' id="_x0000_i1052" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2023/10/8427964/opcd-logo2_original.png" alt="Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development - white letters"></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EDECE9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-2-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-body-1><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EDECE9;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:#0E4496'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#0E4496;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal'>OPCD in Community<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'><img width=560 height=408 style='width:5.8333in;height:4.25in' id="_x0000_i1051" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2026/03/13366559/6780717/img-0035_crop.jpeg" alt="Six people sitting on a stage for an event, having a discussion. One person is holding a microphone and speaking into it."></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=gdcaption style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Rico (center, holding microphone), joined City Council President Joy Hollingsworth, Office of Economic Development Acting Director Beto Yarce, and Washington State Department of Agriculture Director of Food Systems Initiatives Katie Rains for a town hall conversation at the Seattle Food Summit. The panel was moderated by Mariah DeLeo of the Good Business Network of Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>The City of Seattle teamed up with the <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgoodbusinessnetwork.org%2Fgood-food-economy%2F%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/32Wjw1vdh5gh78c6kSjsQq-fHyg53X6FrXuOPYB8qBs=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Good Business Network of Washington</span></a> to host more than 300 food partners at the <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fgoodbusinessnetwork.org%2Fgood-food-economy%2Fgood-food-connections%2F%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/U4Kj2lZJyEUYM98laL518-_z7H-VyWCu1x8YQfh_VnI=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Good Food Connections + Seattle Food Action Plan Summit</span></a> at Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the Seattle waterfront. The <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.seattle.gov%2Fenvironment%2Ffood-policy-and-programs%2Ffood-action-plan%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/DWwla7nhbvhQoWsDfhq3-x4ThzduA0TN_3QgJDc_mbk=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Food Action Plan</span></a> is Seattle\u2019s roadmap for a more sustainable, fair, and strong local food system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Director Rico Quirindongo was invited to participate in a Town Hall discussion at the summit. Thank you to our many City and community partners for putting on a great event!<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-3-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=columns-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=column-heading><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 15.0pt 0in 15.0pt'><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:#0E4496'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;background:#0E4496;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal'>West Seattle and Delridge Station Area Planning<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Share Your Thoughts on our Surveys!<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>We are working with communities across West Seattle to plan for growth, livability, and improved mobility in the neighborhoods around future light rail stations. We want to hear from you! Let us know what your priorities and ideas are for your neighborhood by taking our survey by <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>March 27.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>West Seattle Junction<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>West Seattle Junction is a hub of community life that offers a walkable, connected lifestyle with a strong neighborhood identity. As we plan for new light rail stations, the City and community will work together to develop a vision and action plan to grow West Seattle Junction as a transit-oriented neighborhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Delridge<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>The community and City collaborated on a vision for community development in the 2018 North Delridge Action Plan. As we plan for new light rail stations, the\u202fCity\u202fand community will work together to update the vision and action plan and identify strategies to grow Delridge as a transit-oriented neighborhood for current and future generations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fsurvey.alchemer.com%2Fs3%2F8694303%2Ffbd736bb1985%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/Y-a-umJdRwR1qz-8NXLAvJrOoyyIZlxtgJhVyneCNAI=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>West Seattle/Delridge Survey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=left-column><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'></td></tr></table></div></div></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=right-column><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EDECE9;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=row-4-bg><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' id=main-body-2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#EDECE9;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background:#0E4496'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;background:#0E4496;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;font-weight:normal'>Regional Centers Planning Surveys<o:p></o:p></span></h1></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'><img border=0 width=570 height=260 style='width:5.9375in;height:2.7083in' id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2026/03/13365879/6780718/northgate-5-fbx-wide_crop.png" alt="Northgate Regional Center Draft Plan, Comment period now open. A stitched together photo collage of the Northgate neighborhood is in the background."></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Northgate<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>The <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.seattle.gov%2Fdocuments%2FDepartments%2FOPCD%2FOngoingInitiatives%2FUrbanCentersPlanning%2FNorthgate%2FNorthgateRegionalCenterDraftPlanFeb2026.pdf%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/_H1VIFZ6hbZ7ecu10HOXdpwgCdhtB1kLWWdxIJX0Vtg=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Northgate Regional Center Draft Plan</span></a> addresses place-specific policies and actions to ensure that the Northgate Regional Center can successfully accommodate future growth and become more equitable, vibrant, and resilient. The public comment period began on March 11 and ends <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Friday, April 10</span></strong>, with an informational session on Wednesday, March 25, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. We look forward to reading your comments!<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fg%2F1d11kC2BeN%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/d9YdM1cgrTzv7W7kqZfAvsFmOG8SLVqIEBawJa6TSXE=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#0E4496;text-decoration:none'>Northgate Regional Center Draft Plan Survey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'><a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fmeet%2F21752371428812%3Fp=tZesI10mREWVF70mKU%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019d07fddb50-21118ea8-6f94-429f-9f44-3681cf1924b2-000000/Q0DMT7GY2PuygL4fjZNssOmNTlqCZ62TQrQbVVqPV5A=449" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#0E4496;text-decoration:none'>March 25 Virtual Info Session</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:7.5pt;text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div></td></tr></table></div><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>South Lake Union (SLU)<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=gdp style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>As SLU grows and changes, the City of Seattle is planning for the neighborhood's future. This survey asks about your experience at SLU today and your dreams for its future. Your input will help guide the early phases and strategies for the SLU Regional Center Plan. 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