This Subarea Plan will propose a series of revitalization and funding strategies to address the prolonged housing needs, infrastructure deficiencies, improve the quality of life, increase economic opportunity, and place brownfields and other underutilized properties back into productive use. This project will also address and seek to prevent the displacement of the existing residents and businesses as this area improves over time.
The Subarea Plan will result in a final document comprised of elements related to the community’s vision for its future, as well as land use and urban design, housing, transportation and mobility, utilities and drainage, open space and environment, economic development, and an action plan that will provide steps to implementation.
This project was created from opportunities presented by the combination of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, an EPA Brownfields Grant, an Integrated Planning Grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology, and a direct investment from the Northeast Public Development Authority (NEPDA). A significant amount of past planning work has already occurred in Northeast Spokane and the project recognizes this and aims to build from those efforts to create a plan that will lead to tangible results in the short and midterm by providing comprehensive and realistic action and funding strategies.
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The following are supporting technical documents which will inform the goals and policies that will be listed within the final Hillyard Subarea Plan Document.
The purpose of conducting a market analysis is to learn about trends in population, housing, employment, and real estate within the Hillyard Focus Area. This information is then used to project future population and job growth in order to estimate the future demand for residential, commercial, and industrial land uses.
The Urban Framework Plan (UFP) shows aspirational changes in the Hillyard Focus Area related to land use, infrastructure, and urban design. The goal is to leverage investment to enhance the neighborhood. Additionally, the UFP identifies 53 catalyst sites. These sites have been determined to have great potential for reuse, development or additional property investment.
The Redevelopment Scenarios show potential redevelopment and new development in the Hillyard Business District and along the East Wellesley Corridor District.
The goals of the proposed land use changes are to diversify and intensify the types of uses allowed through out the Subarea Plan Focus Area. The proposed changes located in “The Yard” would stay true to the area’s industrial roots while allowing a greater range of uses around the Wellesley Corridor. The proposed land use changes along Valley Springs Road would allow for a denser and more amenity-rich neighborhood.
The Subarea Plan will approach reuse and revitalization planning as a series of six “Plan Areas” with the goal to recognize and address the unique land use and infrastructure needs for these geographic areas within the larger Focus Area. Plan Area boundaries may be adjusted through the planning process to recognize existing structures, parcel lines, and stakeholder recommendations.
The Subarea Plan Area encompasses the parcels and public rights-of-way within the Hillyard neighborhood (including its business district), the east Hillyard industrial area (also referred to as “the Yard”), portions of the east and west residential Hillyard Neighborhood and the western slopes of Beacon Hill. The approximate 1,740-acre Plan Area is generally bounded by Crestline Street to the west, East Wellesley Avenue/Garnet Avenue to the South, South Havana Street/North Fancher Beacon Lane to the east, and East Francis Avenue to the north.
The Subarea Plan project will include the following key components:
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Tim Thompson, AICP
Principal Planner
City of Spokane Planning & Economic Development
509.625.6893
hillyardplan@spokanecity.org
Jesse Bank
Executive Director
Northeast Public Development Authority
509.795.0290
jesse.bank@northeastpda.com
Jackie Churchill
Planner I
City of Spokane Planning & Economic Development
509.625.6986
hillyardplan@spokanecity.org
Ryan Shea
Planner II
City of Spokane Planning & Economic Development
509.625.6087
hillyardplan@spokanecity.org
