University Community Urban Center

Sounding Board


The UCUC Sounding Board is a monthly forum for discussing issues related to implementing the UCUC Neighborhood Plan prepared by the Community and adopted by the Seattle City Council in December 1998. We meet at 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month, at the University Heights Center for the Community, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, Washington. All groups, organizations, and individuals interested in the UCUC Plan are invited to attend.

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Our next meeting is Thursday, September 20th, 2001, at 5:30 p.m., at University Heights Center for the Community.

Agendas and notes from previous meetings

Other meetings of interest


Issues being monitored by the UCUC Sounding Board

City purchase of U. Heights building and grounds
City purchase of Ravenna Woods
LINK Station Area Planning in the University District
Design and location of LINK stations in the University District
Impacts of LINK construction in the University District
Economic development in the vicinity of LINK stations
Transportation plan for the UCUC and Northeast Seattle
Seattle Transit Study for Intermediate Capacity Transit (ICT)
The AVE Project (new sidewalks, bus bulbs, and other improvements)
Northeast 50th Street improvements
Metro bus layover relocation (possible joint development)
Design guidelines for the UCUC
Proposed commercial master plan process (U. Village master plan)
Proposed development projects in the UCUC
Mitigation for Seahawks' use of Husky Stadium
Trans-Lake Washington Project

The Department of Neighborhoods is also monitoring progress in implementing the UCUC Neighborhood Plan.

The Approval and Adoption Matrix for the UCUC Neighborhood Plan is now available in HTML format.


Organizations usually represented at our meetings

The AVE Group
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods
Friends of Brooklyn
Friends of Ravenna Woods
Greater University Chamber of Commerce
Laurelhurst Community Club
Ravenna-Bryant Community Association
Roosevelt Neighbors' Alliance
Station Area Planning Group
University Congregational Church
University District Community Council
University Heights Center for the Community Association
University Neighborhood Service Center
University of Washington Administration
University Park Community Club
University Presbyterian Church

Links to other nearby neighborhood organizations

Eastlake Community Council
Montlake Community Club
University District Farmers Market
University District Food Bank
Wallingford Network


Send e-mail to: ucucsbd@scn.org Last updated September 7, 2001


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