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Next Wednesday the 16th, the Planning Commission will review a multi-family land use proposal (Pier 67) on the westside of Avondale Road, north of 104th Street. 10431 Avondale. Besides, single family dwellings, I hear senior housing and assisted living of sorts are planned. This excites me because it brings a diversity of economic segments and household types. And, the land use doesn't conflict with the character of our Education Hill neighborhoods.
One of my questions is the challenge of ingress and egress at Avondale Road. Well, I guess if other multi-family complexes can navigate Avondale Road, Pier 67 can too. It's also nice there's a bus stop at 104th and Avondale. Residents could ride scooters to the bus stop right?
Stormwater runs off the western hills. Of course, the city requires keeping our stormwater clean. Thus, Pier 67 will install two "wet vaults." and maintain a bioswale to filter dirty water before it enters Bear Creek. Pier 67 management are good stewards of our environment.
To make this all work, and bring diversity to this part of Avondale zoning would have to change from 4-dwellings per acre to 12 (or more) dwellings per acre. The Planning Commission is holding a HEARING, next Wednesday the 16th at 7 p.m. They're asking for comments on zoning and the neighborhood element.
Please email your comments to the Planning Commission at: planningcommission@redmond.gov
The Planning Commission unanimously denied the amendment. 7/11/2021
--Bob Yoder, 6/11/2021
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But I'm getting off on the tangent what I really wanted to say besides the fact that infrastructure is always an issue, is I'm not sure senior housing should be ideally is ideally situated to be that far out. Many seniors need to be really close to very good transportation more than just a single bus route that may or may not go where they're needing to go. Senior housing really should be in the downtown core so they can get to the light rail system as it's coming in as well as the main bus depot. Many seniors also do not drive so having access to the senior center by foot would be ideal rather than being way out in Avondale. I know this because many seniors that I work with in Redmond are intentionally not living out there for this reason. I'm all for diversity and housing but it also needs to be considered where in the city is best for various populations
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I am a senior, and I live far away from amenities and transportation. I live in the single family house I bought 45 years ago. I would like to move, and we constantly get unsolicited offers from families who want to buy our house. I have no mortgage, but there is no-place to move to. As far as location, within a quarter-mile of Pier 67 there are two, much larger, retirement/assisted living facilities. Depending on your definition, both are further from amenities than Pier 67. Senior facilities also provide van-pool service for their residents. There is no place that light rail or the existing bus service can take me that does not require a lot of walking before the ever-so-pleasant experience of sitting on a bus or light rail car. As an experiment, rent a walker and try getting on and off a Metro bus. They do have wheelchair lifts that add 5 minutes a leg to your journey. For most seniors, transit is the choice of last resort.
ReplyDeleteIn the first Planning Commission Hearing of Project 67 staff recommended R-4 SFH urban over multifamily. However, they're waiting for the Technical Committee report before the Hearing ends.
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