STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Stormwater management will benefit the community in myriad ways. The proposed system. integrates the existing topography with native vegetation, to provide resilience and a more sustainable landscape that improves wildlife habitat. Also the designs explore how to connect green infrastructure in this area to accept stormwater runoff from the community center rooftop and roads.

Acknowledgments

This MLA Capstone Studio was envisioned to engage community members throughout the design process, such that we would learn early on of the neighborhood’s challenges and potentials and gain insights on the design proposals we develop. We are grateful to all the members of the Licton Springs-Haller Lake Neighborhood who met with us and gave us feedback at community meetings and design presentations. We also appreciate the insights we received from institution and agency representatives, design and planning professionals, and faculty. Our work grew more meaningful and inspired, thanks to all of you.

Special recognition goes to Lee Bruch with the Licton-Haller Greenways group, who has been a continued resource and supporter of the studio’s endeavors. Thank you for organizing our community meeting in January, for taking part in several of the presentations, and forwarding relevant material and opportunities to us along the way. Your help and insights were tremendous!

We thank Northgate Elementary, Hazel Wolf K-8 PTSA, UW Department of Landscape Architecture, Lowes, Cedar Grove, and Nathan Hale High School Horticulture Program for their support for materials to create the planters and murals at Northgate Elementary.

Thank you to all who shared ideas with us at the community meeting, design presentations or studio sessions, including (in alphabetical order):

Leah Anderson, Aurora Licton Urban Village

Leann Andrews, UW Landscape Architecture faculty

Rachel Berney, UW Urban Design and Planning faculty

Lyle Bicknell, Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development

Phoebe Bogert, Place

Jim Brennan, J.A. Brennan Associates

Lee Bruch, Licton-Haller Greenways

Jan Brucker, Licton Springs Community Council

Dongho Chang, Seattle Department of Transportation

Sue Costa Paschke, ELM Environments

Amy Cragg, GGN

Mike Cuadra, Licton Springs Community Council

Marty Curry, UW Urban Design and Planning faculty

Melanie Davies, Licton Springs Community Council and MIG | SvR

James Davis, Feet First

Gretchen DeDecker, Seattle Public Schools

Jim Diers

Shannon Glass, Seattle Department of Transportation

David Graves, Seattle Parks and Recreation

Laure Heland, UW Landscape Architecture affiliate faculty

Joanne Ho, Haller Lake neighbor

Sharon Holt, Aurora Licton Urban Village

Brock Howell

Jeff Hou, UW Landscape Architecture Chair

Liz Kearns, Licton Springs Community Council

Kas Kinkead, Cascade Design Collaborative

Amy Lindemuth, Mithun

Justin Martin, Greenwood Phinney Greenways

Anna O’Connell, Swift Company

Deidre Palmer, Northgate Elementary

Katie Pearl, Northgate Elementary

Robin Randels, Greenwood Phinney Greenways

Ashley Rhead, Seattle Department of Transportation

Iain Robertson, UW Landscape Architecture faculty

Dave Rodgers, MIG | SvR

Chris Saleeba, Alta Planning + Design

Katy Saunders, Makers

Alex Stone, Licton-Haller Greenways + National Park Service

Lori Tang, Site Workshop

Cathy Tuttle, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

Thomas Whittemore, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

Fred Young, Alta Planning + Design

Suzi Zook, Licton-Haller Greenways and all whose names we didn’t get at the Open House and other events.

Completing temporary art installations on Aurora Avenue North on May 30, 2016. Studio group [Christel Game, Jiaxi (Jessie) Guo, Chih-Ping (Karen) Chen, Zhehao Huang, Wenying (Winnie) Gu, James Wohlers, Will Shrader, and Seongwon Song] led by Julie Johnson (right last row) plus Kenna Patrick and Arisa Nakamura (center front row). Thanks to the person crossing the pedestrian bridge who kindly took photos of us!