Urban Design and Planning (UrDP): CEP 303 Social Structures and Processes Spring 2014

The Seattle Times Archives has all issues of the newspaper from 1900-1984. It is a fine resource for background on specific issues or people. When searching, always type in "Seattle Times" on the first line and select "standard title" in the dialog box to the right. You can add search lines to add facets to your queries.

MicNews has microfilm copies of newspapers that were published for the University District. The most important was the University District Herald, that ran from 1917-1974. It became called "University Today" in 1974.

November 28, 2013, article on U-District city planning.

Proposed U-District Square, above the Metro light rail stop, "could revitalize neighborhood."

The University Manor Apartments sold for $13 million in mid-April 2014.

August 29, 2012, article by Clair Enlow reprinted from the Daily Journal of Commerce.

August 6, 2013 story on the U-District's high-crime corner

Neighborhood news.

Blog for the residential neighborhood to the north of the U-District.

Blog for the neighborhood west of U-District.

Blog for residential neighborhood to the east of the U-District.

Site of the local homeowners' group.

The Seattle Municipal Archives offers a range of government documents, maps and photographs about various neighborhoods such as the University District.

Search the collections under the "How Do I Find...?" heading.

The Seattle Room has many clippings files collected by Seattle Public Library staff broken down by topics. Searching their "University District" file may yield information.

Each branch of the SPL often contains archives of information pertinent to its neighborhood.

This library provides research materials, particularly photographs, of the city.

This site has maps of 911 Incident Responses, Police Reports and Monthly Crime Statistics.

One of six Neighborhood Service Centers operated by the City of Seattle.

Urban design document drawn up by a variety of community leaders, including Marty Curry.

City of Seattle programs serving homeless youth.

U-District Urban Design EIS Scoping Summary dated October 30, 2013.

City's site on current urban design discussion in the U-District.

The City of Seattle engaged a consultant, Heartland, to study real estate trends in the U-District; report dated June 2013.

2010 Census data broken down by Seattle DPD.

DPD maps show current building activity in U-District.

This map allows zooming in to see zoning breakdowns.

This important Seattle Strategic Plan document discusses the City's Urban Village design strategy.

SPD Blotter article on April 11, 2014 robbery at the Wells Fargo bank.

This site maps and lists recent criminal activity in the University District.

A food bank for underprivileged residents of the U-District.

The web site of the weekly farmers' market in the U-District.

This group's web site say of itself: "The U District Partnership is more than just one person or organization. As the name suggests, it is a partnership of organizations, volunteers, and sponsors who are working together to create a lasting change in our shared community, the U District." See also the Partnership's site on the neighborhood's urban design framework: http://udistrictpartnership.org/our-projects/urban-design-framework/

This street fair has been a U-District tradition since 1970.

This up-scale shopping center's web site.

The web site says: "The University District Youth Center (UDYC) provides homeless, at risk, runaway, and/or street involved youth ages 13-22 the opportunity, tools, & support in transitioning to improved living while creating a safe, nurturing environment that values and respects the cultural diversity of the youth we serve."

The web site says: "ROOTS provides shelter and other essential services to homeless young adults."

"Zine Project Seattle is a blog dedicated to writing by homeless youth."

Food and services for homeless teens.

This dot com site has stats on the U-District. Warning: It does not say where they got their information!

Site discusses Seattle Downtown growth compared to that of the neighborhoods.

King County iMap provides GIS layers providing information on real estate parcels, hydrography, elevations and public buildings. It also has historical aerial photos.

Shows stops and lines serving the University District.

This report provides background on the King County Assessor's 2013 Property Value reassessments for the Ravenna and University Districts.

Supplies current information on the Burke-Gilman Trail.

A current bike map prepared by the King County Department of Transportation.