Urban Design and Planning (UrDP): CEP 302 Duwamish Links (Winter 2010)

Subject Guide for Urban Design and Planning Students.

Environment (Citizen Groups)

Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
An important coalition group in the remediation of the Duwamish River.
Nature Consortium Duwamish Greenbelt Restoration
People for Puget Sound Hamm Creek Restoration on the Duwamish
Stewardship Partners Salmon-Safe Farm Certification Program

Minority Community

Duwamish Tribe
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
US Congress H.R.2678 - Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act
Text of the bill introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott, 06/03/2009.
Chinese Americans (Historylink.org)
Japanese-American Citizens League Seattle
Korean-American Historical Society
Korean Americans in King County (Historylink.org)
Lower Duwamish Waterway Site, Seattle, WA, Hispanic Community Involvement Supplement
Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project African Americans and Seattle's civil rights history
US Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Assessment Lower Duwamish Waterway
Article breaks down the ethnic composition of the Lower Duwamish area.

Useful Books

Author: Matthew W. Klingle

Title: Emerald City: An Environmental History of Seattle

Publ: New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007

Location: BE Library NW Reference QH541.15 .C6 K55 2007

Author: West Seattle Herald/White Center News

Title: West Side Story

Publ: Seattle, WA: Robinson Newspapers, 1987

Location: BE Library NW Reference F899 .S46 W47 1987

Housing

King County Parcel Viewer
The Parcel Viewer is part of King County's iMap resource, providing GIS information.
City of Seattle, Office of Housing
Duwamish Co-housing
A co-housing cooperative in the Duwamish area.
Duwamish Bend housing project for war workers opens (in Seattle) in 1943.
Historylink article on Duwamish Bend Housing Project opened in Georgetown; it was operated by the Seattle Housing Authority.
Seattle Housing Authority
Seattle Housing Authority High Point Community

News Sources

Crosscut.com (Search Keywords “Duwamish” or “West Seattle”)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Searches only go back into 1980s.
Seattle Times
Washington State Newsstand
(Proquest accessed via UW Libraries E-Newspapers)
West Seattle Blog
White Center Now
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Webtowns: West Seattle
West Seatt;e Herald
Stranger Slog Archives

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Environment (Government Agencies)

US Government, Environmental Protections Agency (EPA), Region 10: The Pacific Northwest
Key page for EPA Pacific Northwest (Region 10) operations.
US Government, EPA, Lower Duwamish Site EPA ID# WA0002329803
Official EPA description of Duwamish Superfund site.
US Government, EPA, Superfund (CERCLA) in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
US Government, EPA, Lower Duwamish Waterway Site, Seattle, WA, Hispanic Community Involvement Supplement
Summary of Hispanic community presence in Duwamish area, c. 2002.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Case: Elliott Bay/Duwamish River, WA
Overview of "Case Documents" on right is very good.
State of Washington Department of Ecology
State environmental agency; enter "Duwamish" on page's search engine.
State of Washington Department of Ecology Links on Duwamish/Green Rivers
Huge bibliography of articles on Duwamish River ecology.
State of Washington Department of Ecology Toxics Cleanup Program: The Lower Duwamish Waterway
King County Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed Salmon Habitat Recovery
King County Water and Land Resources Division
Home page for King County Water-related links.
King County Green-Duwamish River Watershed Quality Assessment
King County Duwamish Estuary Subwatershed
King County Duwamish Waterway Programs
Specific information on King County activities with Duwamish River.
King County Volunteer for Salmon!
Web site lists many names of organization contacts.
Port of Seattle Lower Duwamish River Habitat Restoration Plan
City of Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment
The City of Seattle department focused on the environmental quality.
City of Seattle Ordinance on Duwamish Clean up
Official City of Seattle ordinance on its participation in the Duwamish clean-up.

Governance

Neighborhood Groups

Admiral Neighborhood Association

Alki Community Council

Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association

Fauntleroy Community Association

Georgetown Community Council

Greater Duwamish Neighborhood Planning

Junction Neighborhood Organization (JuNO)

Morgan Junction Community Association

South Park Neighborhood Association

Westwood/Highland Park Neighborhood Planning Committee

White Center Community Development Association

Southeast District Council
Southeast District Council Greater Duwamish District Council Bylaws
City of Seattle Duwamish Service Center
City of Seattle City Neighborhood Council
City of Seattle Neighborhood Plan Stewards
City of Seattle Public Utilities Property Finder
University of Washington Libraries Government Documents
Located on Suzzallo 1, experts here can assist in finding obscure government documents.

Historical Sources

Vintage Seattle (Blog)
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Historical Sites Database
Spotty but some in-depth coverage of historic buildings in Seattle.
City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development Resource Center
The city agency to search to find plans and other data on commercial buildings in the city.
State of Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation WISAARD
WISAARD has in-depth information on historic buildings in the state.
City of Seattle Municipal Archives
Use for historic images.
King County Snapshots
Images.
University of Washington Libraries Department of Special Collections Pictorial and Graphics Collections
Important repository of images, maps, and a comprehensive collection of Pacific Northwest information.
Washington State Archives, Puget Sound Regional Branch Property Cards
Photos of all buildings in King County were taken from the 1930s-1960s.
Seattle Public Library Local History Links
Seattle Public Libraries Branches Map
The Deldridge, South Park, West Seattle, High Point, Southwest Branches may have neighborhood information not found elsewhere.
Historic Seattle
An important historic preservation organization in Seattle.
Highline Historical Society
Local West Seattle history organization.
Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI)
MOHAI has a large collection of photos and artifacts related to Seattle history.
Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
Southwest Seattle Historical Society

Planning

City of Seattle Comprehensive Plans
City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Existing Neighborhood Plans
Puget Sound Regional Council
King County Comprehensive Plans
King County iMap Tool
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington Planning
An excellent source of information on cities and towns in WA.
American Public Works Association
"...An international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services."
American Planning Association, Washington Chapter
"...An organization of people with an interest in land use, housing, transportation, environmental, economic and social planning."

Public Health

King County and Seattle Public Health
Seattle and King County Health Departments merged in 1951.
City of Seattle Public Health
The Health Status of American Indians and Alaska Natives Living in King County (2001)
EthnoMed
Harborview Medical Center's ethnic medicine website
National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results: Seattle and Puget Sound Registry
US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Public Health Assessment: Lower Duwamish Waterway Seattle, King County, WA
Port of Seattle Seaport Statistics
Sodo Business Association Duwamish ITS Project Phase III
State of Washington SR 99 Intelligent Transportation Systems Project
This link was not working on 01/28/2010, but was on 01/24/2010.

Environment (News Coverage)

Use the Washington State Newsstand link at bottom to find more articles.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer 12/06/2000 “Duwamish Proposed as Superfund Site”
Seattle Times 10/03/2004 “The Road Back From Seattle’s Superfund Sewer to Haven Once More”
Seattle Post-Intelligencer 02/09/2009 “Pristine Future Envisioned for Duwamish River Valley”
West Seattle Herald 05/15/2009 “Hope, hard work ahead for Duwamish River cleanup effort”
Spokane Examiner 05/19/2009 “Duwamish river rescue—Community races to save Seattle’s forgotten river”
Seattle P-I 07/15/2009 “Duwamish Tribe tries for federal recognition—again”
King 5 TV, 12/17/2009, “Duwamish Fish Freeway Gets Rest Stop”
Frontline (PBS) How to Clean up a Superfund Site
See also http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters to watch the program.
Washington State Newsstand
Use the Washington State Newsstand for other news articles on the Duwamish area.

Horticulture/Urban Agriculture/Local Food

Jobs/Business

Boeing Joins Partnership to Address Lower Duwamish River Cleanup
Company statement of 04/19/2000 on the Duwamish environmental situation.
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services
This is the Boeing subsidiary closest to Duwamish today.
Nucor Bar Mill Seattle
An industrial neighbor of the Duwamish.
Puget Sound Regional Council
A group that does comprehensive economic planning.
Seattle Industry
A local business publication.
SODO Business Association
South Seattle Community College Georgetown Campus Apprentice Related Training
Nearby community college job-training program.
West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
City of Seattle Greater Duwamish Manufacturing and Industrial Center Plan 1999
Duwamish River: Its Place in the Seattle Industrial Plan
“Duwamish River: Its Place in the Seattle Industrial Plan” Economic Geography, 26:2, 04/1950, p. 144-154
Green Collar Jobs
Green Jobs Search.org