The City of SeaTac is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to help carry forward and complete a multi-year effort to reimagine and update the 22-year-old City Center Subarea Plan and related development standards. This work is deeply rooted in past planning and community conversations, including the City Center Plan Update Phase 1 Vision Report (2020) and technical analyses through early 2024. Since then, the City has advanced a broader vision for SeaTac’s future through the Envision SeaTac 2044 Comprehensive Plan, which includes a dedicated Urban Center chapter outlining a framework for “urban villages”. This updated framework sets the stage for a more focused subarea plan that centers equity, opportunity, and walkability in the heart of the city, and the central urban village, a place we’re calling SeaTac Central. SeaTac Central currently covers about 40% of SeaTac’s designated Urban Center, making it a key component of both the City’s and region’s efforts to facilitate the creation of compact, walkable, equitable, transit-supportive urban neighborhoods. Phase 1 resulted in the 2020 Vision Report, which outlined a community-supported framework for future planning efforts. The new subarea plan will build upon the City Center Plan Update Phase 1 Vision Report (2020), and other foundational work, including baseline conditions analysis (2022) market feasibility studies, and transportation infrastructure assessments. It will also integrate the goals and policies adopted in the Envision 2044 Comprehensive Plan.
