Northgate TOD
Seattle, WA
Urban design for identification and development of alternatives for improvements to the Northgate Urban Center.
Together with the City of Seattle, Sound Transit and King County, Hewitt led a series of workshops that examined public projects being planned in the Northgate neighborhood. Transit, public facilities, mixed-use residential development and open space are key components of the urban design alternatives that guide public and private investment opportunities and siting alternatives.
A significant part of the study focused on illustrating strategies for stormwater retention and stream restoration in the urban area around Northgate and how various strategies would work over an entire urban drainage basin. Sketches and illustrations addressing the "natural strategies" for the Northgate Urban Center allowed neighbors, interest groups and City staff to make well-informed decisions about future development.
