| In the summer of 2005, Redmond began a project focused on
implementing and refining the Overlake Neighborhood Plan, last
adopted in 1999. That update was informed by a citizen’s advisory
committee representing residents, businesses, and other stakeholders
in the Overlake Neighborhood. This project is concurrent with
planning for Sound Transit Phase 2, which involves the extension of
light rail across Lake Washington to downtown Bellevue, Overlake
and downtown Redmond. The primary study area for this project is
shown on this map. It
includes those portions of the Overlake Neighborhood that are the
focus for employment, shopping and services, and multi-family
residences. Together these areas comprise 45 percent of the City’s
commercial floor area, are where over 40,000 people work, are home
to several major corporations and headquarters, and contain nearly
2,200 residences.
Key questions addressed as part
of this project include:
- What are the challenges and opportunities to achieving the
vision for Overlake Village (the shopping area)?
- How can City planning, zoning and investments help attract and
retain the kind of development envisioned for Overlake
Village (the shopping area)?
- What are Redmond’s preferences regarding the future character,
amount and pace of development in Overlake and the supporting
transportation system, including high capacity transit?
- What are the potential transportation impacts associated with
additional development in Overlake, including potential impacts on
nearby residential areas in Redmond and Bellevue?
- What transportation and other improvements and funding
strategies would be needed to support additional development in
Overlake through 2030?
- What are the opportunities to improve connections within the
Overlake Neighborhood, as well as between Overlake and nearby
residential neighborhoods?
The rationale page describes the
reasons for refining and implementing this plan.
The "Action Alternative" page
describes the alternative that is the basis for the neighborhood
plan updates and that was evaluated in the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS).
The "Alternatives" page describes
the three alternatives considered for Overlake in 2030. These
alternatives were presented at the
November 2006 Open House.
The long-term vision for each area of the neighborhood is
described on the “Vision” page.
The “Urban Center” page describes the process the City
took to change Overlake’s regional designation from “Advanced
Technology and Manufacturing Center” to “Urban Center.”
The “Neighborhood Overview” page describes the boundaries of the
Overlake Neighborhood and the current characteristics of what’s
there now.
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