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style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#E77724;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:21.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:white;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>YOUR VOICE MATTERS</span><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:.75pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span 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class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F9E8DC'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=size-321 style='margin:0in;line-height:30.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>Shape the U District for Next 20 Years</span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=size-161 style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>Every decade, Seattle opens a formal process to plan the future of a neighborhood from the ground up. That process is happening right now, and the stakes for the University District are unusually high. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>The <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>U District Regional Center Plan</span></strong> will set binding policy on the questions the 2017 rezone left unresolved: <br><em><span style='font-family:Lato'>\u2022 Will The Ave finally get the investment and protection it deserves?</span></em><i><br><em><span style='font-family:Lato'>\u2022 Will development projects build affordable housing here, not elsewhere?</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:Lato'>\u2022 Will the 5-acre open space deficit get addressed with real acreage and funding?</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:Lato'>\u2022 Will the people most at risk of displacement actually shape the outcome?</span></em></i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>Planning processes tend to reflect the voices that show up. The U District is <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>39% low-income</span></strong>, <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>87% renter</span></strong>, <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>51% BIPOC</span></strong>, <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>64% car-less</span></strong>, and home to one of the most <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>diverse small business communities</span></strong> in Seattle. <em><span style='font-family:Lato'>Those voices belong at the center of this process, not at its margins.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F9E8DC'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:19.5pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>Public Workshop</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=size-161 style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><strong><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>Tomorrow</span></strong><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'> (April 23), City planners will be at <a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-y/"><span style='color:#E77724'>U Heights Auditorium</span></a> from <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>6-8 pm</span></strong> to hear directly from residents, workers, students, and visitors. Come learn what is being considered, share what matters to you, and connect with neighbors who are asking the same questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>If you cannot make it in person, the City's <a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-j/"><span style='color:#E77724'>online survey</span></a> is open now until <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>May 4</span></strong>, available in English, Chinese, and Spanish. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>And if you know someone who rents in one of the new towers, runs a small business near The Ave, or has felt the pressure of this neighborhood changing around them, bring them with you or forward this email. The <em><span style='font-family:Lato'>draft</span></em> plan will not arrive until fall, and what gets written between now and then depends on who speaks up <strong><i><span style='font-family:Lato'>now</span></i></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>\u2022 Workshop: <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>Thursday, April 23</span></strong> from <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>6-8 pm </span></strong><br>\u2022 <a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-t/"><span style='color:#E77724'>U Heights Auditorium</span></a>, 5031 University Way NE<br>\u2022 <a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-i/"><span style='color:#E77724'>Survey</span></a> open now through <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>May 4</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:0%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'><img border=0 width=179 height=49 style='width:1.868in;height:.5138in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image003.png@01DCD2C4.14C65F00" alt="COMPLETE SURVEY"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td><td style='background:#F9E8DC;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:#F9E8DC'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" 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</span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#E77724;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:9.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:9.0pt;line-height:21.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:white;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>SHOW UP, NEIGHBOR</span><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:.75pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span 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style='line-height:300.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><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'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:30.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=size-321 style='margin:0in;line-height:30.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>Join Us at the Streetfair</span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td><td style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></div><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'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'> </span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:11.25pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Lato;color:#40220C'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><div><p class=size-161 style='margin:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>The <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>U District Streetfair</span></strong> is the best time of the year to talk with neighbors about making this neighborhood a better place to live. This May, along with the <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>U District Community Council</span></strong>, our shared booth will feature some of the most exciting initiatives we have ever brought to the public:<br>\u2022 </span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-o/"><span style='color:#E77724'>U District Regional Center Planning</span></a><br></span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>\u2022 </span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-b/"><span style='color:#DE1314'>Pedestrianizing The Ave</span></a><br></span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>\u2022 </span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-n/"><span style='color:#5FA317'>Expanding access to nature along Union Bay</span></a><br></span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>\u2022 </span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-p/"><span style='color:#368CCB'>Safer streets for people walking and biking</span></a><br></span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>\u2022 </span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-x/"><span style='color:#A441CC'>Summer outdoor concerts and movies</span></a><br></span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>\u2022 </span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-z/"><span style='color:#4A148C'>A World Cup\u2122 celebration</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'>We need <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>enthusiastic volunteers</span></strong> who love this neighborhood and want to share that enthusiasm with the thousands of people who walk past our booth. Drop a ping-pong ball, start a conversation, and help us build the case for a more walkable, livable, and joyful U District.</span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=size-161 style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#3F210B;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><a href="https://newsletters.udistrict.org/t/y-l-ahdyklk-dddrvdhs-v/"><span style='color:#E77724'>U District Streetfair</span></a> - <strong><span style='font-family:Lato'>May 16 & 17</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:Lato;color:#40220C;position:relative;top:-8.5pt;mso-text-raise:8.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:15.0pt;margin-right:15.0pt'><p style='margin:0in;line-height:0%'><span 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