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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 your information <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</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 &lt;SeattleOPCD@subscriptions.seattle.gov&gt; <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2026 11:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> jacobstruiksma@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> OPCD May Newsletter - North Aurora, ADUniverse, EDI Updates, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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_i1059" 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'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>North Aurora Initiative Kicks Off With Two Community Connections Parties<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;color:white'><img width=570 height=299 style='width:5.9375in;height:3.1111in' id="_x0000_i1058" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2026/05/13723628/nai-pop-in-party-invitation-d2-social-4-facebook-li_original.png" alt="North Aurora Initiative Community Connections Pop-In Party flyer."></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><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're developing a Community Action Plan for the North Aurora Corridor and surrounding neighborhoods and we want your input!&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><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'>Join us at one of our Community Connections Pop-In Parties to meet with our staff, local organizations, and other City departments. Meet your neighbors, learn about future planning in North Aurora and help shape the future of your neighborhood. Food, fun, and face paint provided!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.25pt;margin-right:0i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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=182 height=118 style='width:1.8958in;height:1.2291in' src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2026/05/13724065/6905912/aduniverse-housingtypes_crop.jpg" align=right hspace=5 alt="An illustration of a house with a decorative background." v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>The City of Seattle is now accepting submissions of ADU and middle housing designs to expand our gallery of pre-approved designs on ADUniverse. We invite architects, designers, and homebuilders to submit their work for consideration.<br><br>To submit, review our Submission Guide, which outlines all requirements, the submission process, and selection criteria. Submissions are due by July 3, 2026. Visit our website for more information.<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%2Fwww.seattle.gov%2Fopcd%2Fcurrent-projects%2Fencouraging-backyard-cottages%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019e4bdc3d55-ac056b29-9099-467d-a098-66189d6d564b-000000/RiA4LPoM_3WY4sPlY263UIesBholLeoLGuhesL43UMA=452" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#0E4496;text-decoration:none'>ADU Website</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;display:none'><o:p>&nbsp;</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="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'>Our ADU Work Featured in Case Study<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'>Our ADU work was recently used in Pew as a case study for how cities improve housing affordability. <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.pew.org%2Fen%2Fresearch-and-analysis%2Freports%2F2026%2F05%2Fpreapproved-building-plans-help-cities-improve-housing-affordability%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019e4bdc3d55-ac056b29-9099-467d-a098-66189d6d564b-000000/4Ffn_VhgSY1QNf3Xjxz49aSqWpElgYg9dCZLUKDiwrY=452" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Click here to read Pew's article</span></a>.<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="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'>Nick Welch Earns Honorary AIA Seattle Membership<o:p></o:p></span></h2><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="A headshot of a person with a beard, against a white background." style='position:absolute;margin-left:15.55pt;margin-top:0;width:66.75pt;height:66.75pt;z-index:251659264;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f">
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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'>Last month, EDI kicked off its year\u2011long strategic planning process with a packed and energizing two\u2011day agenda. Our consultants from Urban American City and Agency Landscape + Planning flew in from across the country and joined local consultants from Environmental Works and EDI staff for a guided driving tour of Seattle neighborhoods experiencing or vulnerable to displacement.<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'>The group visited several EDI grantee sites; including Rainier Beach Food Innovation Center, Ethiopian Community in Seattle, and Africatown Plaza and heard firsthand about the organizations work and partnership with EDI. The second day brought together our staff, EDI Advisory Board members, grantees, and community partners for activities exploring our shared understanding of anti\u2011displacement and equitable development. The consultant team also spent time learning more about OPCD\u2019s broader efforts and how they intersect with EDI.<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'>The day closed with an engagement design workshop that began shaping a community\u2011driven process for the strategic plan. Participants left excited for next steps, including a landscape analysis, deeper data review, and the first in a series of multi\u2011day sessions that will bring more City, grantee, and community partners together to evaluate the program and plan for the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><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'>Office to Residential Update<o:p></o:p></span></h1></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'>Seattle\u2019s Office to Residential Program Hits Major Milestone<o:p></o:p></span></h2><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 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_17" o:spid="_x0000_s1027" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="A large building next to railroad tracks." style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;width:135.75pt;height:102pt;z-index:251660288;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-wrap-distance-left:3.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:3.5pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:line;mso-width-percent:0;mso-height-percent:0;mso-width-relative:page;mso-height-relative:page' o:allowoverlap="f">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=181 height=136 style='width:1.8888in;height:1.4166in' src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2026/05/13724413/6905915/2601elliottavebuilding_crop.jpg" align=left hspace=5 alt="A large building next to railroad tracks." v:shapes="Picture_x0020_17"><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Our Office to Residential Conversion Sales and Use Tax Deferral Program has reached a major milestone, with 401 total units (including 42 affordable units) now in the pipeline across four conditionally approved projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>Leading the way is our newest and largest project at 2601 Elliott Avenue. This project will fully convert the former RealNetworks/Zulily headquarters into 260 modern residential units (with 26 designated affordable). The development will completely replace the building's interior, add resident amenity spaces, and create 1,100 square feet of ground-floor retail, all while restoring key exterior elements to honor its history as a historic waterfront cannery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#262626'>For more information on this and additional projects, please visit our <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.seattle.gov%2Fopcd%2Foffice-to-residential%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019e4bdc3d55-ac056b29-9099-467d-a098-66189d6d564b-000000/b4xd4vfytlXwCWNJZwK-yVrcGMGEUmF3J5jgwNzKe1M=452" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Office to Residential website</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></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-5-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-3><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 0in 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'>Seattle Climate Action Plan Survey<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=321 style='width:5.9375in;height:3.3472in' id="_x0000_i1054" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/WASEATTLE/2026/05/13725574/6905916/ose-cap-social-2_crop.png" alt="Help create Seattle's Climate Action Plan. Take Our Survey. A person rides a bike with their dog as a passenger."></span><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><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'>Help shape <a href="https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.seattle.gov%2Fenvironment%2Fclimate-change%2Fclimate-planning-and-data%2Fseattle-climate-action-plan%3Futm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019e4bdc3d55-ac056b29-9099-467d-a098-66189d6d564b-000000/KyPbNablwBylN5fP8KmUeqJAdkK20thxAeCZzUAYwrQ=452"><span style='color:#0047BA'>Seattle\u2019s Climate Action Plan</span></a> update! The plan will map out strategies to reduce pollution, prepare for climate impacts, and build a healthier city for all. Your feedback will directly inform the draft plan and help identify community priorities, risks, and solutions that matter most. Take this 10-minute survey to tell us about the climate issues and solutions that are most important to you.<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.cloud.microsoft%2Fpages%2Fresponsepage.aspx%3Fid=RR7meOtrCUCPmTWdi1T0G1aRZF1slh9Kks5kzlNBuetUQ1ZCUUxBM1VYQzlLMkFYQVA2NDdBQTZaTS4u%26route=shorturl%26utm_medium=email%26utm_source=govdelivery/1/0100019e4bdc3d55-ac056b29-9099-467d-a098-66189d6d564b-000000/bufdb_K_SvEngk6EX9oxJO19Vf9l2BKeDluJHJue7WY=452" target="_blank"><span style='color:white;border:solid #0E4496 6.0pt;padding:0in;background:#0E4496;text-decoration:none'>Seattle Climate Action Plan Survey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span>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