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Time To Grow Up

Mayor Greg Nickels says a taller, denser downtown is inevitable, even desirable. But critics like Peter Steinbrueck say bigger isn't better unless you do it right.

A A A Comments By Philip Dawdy Wednesday, Aug 10 2005
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Others, like Rasmussen, want to ensure that the process is careful and thorough, especially when it comes to determining how to create open space, schools, and community centers along with the housing—amenities as they are known in planner-speak. Such amenities are usually funded through incentives for developers or impact fees.

"When heights increase, you are making gold for owners of the property," said Rasmussen. "The question is: How much of that gold will be shared with the public?"

Mayor Greg Nickels is in a hurry to develop downtown but says, "We've got to do it gracefully."
Photography by Laura Schmitt
Mayor Greg Nickels is in a hurry to develop downtown but says, "We've got to do it gracefully."

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Speaking Up About Growing Up

The public will have a chance to weigh in on Mayor Greg Nickels' proposal on Monday, Aug. 15, in a public forum scheduled for City Hall at 5:30 p.m. Vancouver, B.C., planners Ray Spaxman and Larry Beasley are slated to attend. A series of formal public hearings, at which City Council members will take public testimony, are scheduled for late September. For a copy of Nickels' proposed changes and plans, see www.seattle.gov.

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• The Vancouver planners' report.
• City Council member Peter Steinbrueck's review of the mayor's downtown height and density proposal.

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