HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DESIGN IN BEACON HILL, SEATTLE, WA

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1 HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DESIGN IN BEACON HILL, SEATTLE, WA NEW PARTNERS FOR SMART GROWTH CONFERENCE FEBRUARY, 2007 Ngozi T. Oleru, Ph.D. Division Director Environmental Public Health Division Public Health Seattle&King County

2 Overview Neighborhood Light Rail project Conducting the HIA in Beacon Hill Closing thoughts

3 Beacon Hill Neighborhood Geography Character Existing Street Features Light Rail Station site

4 Puget Sound Lake Washington Beacon Hill

5 Beacon Hill the early days 1889 Boston financier named after hometown 1912 street car connects Beacon Hill to rest of Seattle Waves of immigrants with common goal of success

6 Beacon Hill today Geography has kept the neighborhood distinct Diverse community Several bus routes Central business core reduced

7 Site Map Beacon Ave. SITE

8 Beacon Hill Today

9 Beacon Hill Light Rail Station

10 WHO S INVOLVED?

11 KEY ELEMENTS OF THE BEACON HILL HIA

12 Health Indicators Rate per 100,000 (95% CI) King Co. Seattle Beacon Hill Overweight

13 Health Indicators Rate per 100,000 (95% CI) King Co. Seattle Beacon Hill Motor vehicle accident deaths

14 Health Indicators Rate per 100,000 (95% CI) King Co. Seattle Beacon Hill No Physical Activity

15 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots

16 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Beacon Hill Assets

17 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park T P Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge Improvement Council Farmers Market Newspaper Churches

18 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Beacon Hill Assets Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge Improvement Council Farmers Market Newspaper Churches

19 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge I t C l Supports Department of Neighborhoods, public transport, Planning Dept, police, fire, P-patch network, schools, ambulance, Parks and Recreation, PHSKC

20 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Beacon Hill Assets Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge Improvement Council Farmers Market Newspaper Churches Supports Department of Neighborhoods, public transport, Planning Dept, police, fire, P-patch network, schools, ambulance, Parks and Recreation, PHSKC

21 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Built Infrastructure Bus routes Sidewalks and parks Expansion - unused buildings Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge Improvement Council Farmers Market per s ports ghborhoods, public g Dept, police, fire, chools, ambulance, ion, PHSKC

22 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Beacon Hill Assets Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge Improvement Council Farmers Market Newspaper Churches Built Infrastructure bus routes sidewalks and parks Expansion - unused buildings Supports Department of Neighborhoods, public transport, Planning Dept, police, fire, P-patch network, schools, ambulance, Parks and Recreation, PHSKC

23 Asset Mapping Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Economic Small businesses New development Cultural attractions Real estate Chamber of Commerce bus routes sidewalks and parks Expansion - unused buildings Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce e Council et s rhoods, public t, police, fire, ls, ambulance, Parks and Recreation, PHSKC

24 Asset Mapping Economic Small businesses New development Cultural attractions Real estate Chamber of Commerce Built Infrastructure bus routes sidewalks and parks Expansion - unused buildings Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Beacon Hill Assets Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Neighbors Pedestrian Taskforce Beacon Ridge Improvement Council Farmers Market Newspaper Churches Supports Department of Neighborhoods, public transport, Planning Dept, police, fire, P-patch network, schools, ambulance, Parks and Recreation, PHSKC

25 Asset Mapping Economic Small businesses New developmen Cultural attraction Real estate Chamber of Com Natural Beacon Hill Playfield Cheasty Blvd Trail Jefferson Park Dr. Jose Rizal Park Triangle Park P-patch garden plots Services El Centro de la Raza Churches Library Harborview Hospital Odessa Brown Clinic Built Infrastructure bus routes sidewalks and parks Expansion - unused buildings Social Community Council Beacon Alliance of Taskforce dge nt Council Market r orts hborhoods, public Dept, police, fire, P-patch network, schools, ambulance, Parks and Recreation, PHSKC

26 COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.

27 WALKING AUDIT

28 Where are We At? Literature Review & Impact Assessment Getting Through to Policy Makers