The First Hill Improvement Association Celebrating 50 years... 1958-2008
November 2008 General Meeting NEW DATE AND LOCATION FOR THIS MEETING
Tuesday, November 18th, 6:30 pm Swedish Hospital "B"-Level Conference Room, #2 (next door to our usual meeting room)
Featured Guests This Month:
Donald Harris, Acquisitions Manager for the Seattle Parks Department, will update us on the search for a location for a new First Hill Park.
Denny Onslow, Executive Vice-President and Chief Development Officer for Harbor Properties, will be discussing design concepts for the revitalizing the Madison Street overpass over Interstate 5.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Response from Jan Drago, Seattle City Councilmember, regarding FHIA's recent concerns about changes to the proposed First Hill Streetcar
Click on the box to the left to view FHIA Letter to Jan Drago
Click on the box on the right to view Jan Drago's response
Sound Transit Proposition One Passes: Planning for the First Hill Streetcar to Begin Soon!
With the passage of Proposition One on November 4th, Sound Transit will now provide approximately $125 million towards the development and construction of a First Hill Streetcar. The actual development and construction of the line is anticipated to delegated to the Seattle Department of Transportation. We anticipate that we will begin discussions with SDOT in the near future to shape the direction of this important project. Watch for details here on our website.
A Brief History of the First Hill Improvement Association
"Welcome to First Hill...Seattle's First Neighborhood". This greeting meets motorists and pedestrians from all directions as they enter the First Hill neighborhood on major arterial routes. These signs were erected in 1992 to help raise awareness that there is a distinct First Hill neighborhood, separate from Downtown and Capitol Hill. A neighborhood that is home to thousands of residents, from struggling students to the very well-to-do; three of the city's largest medical complexes; a major university; and an organization that works in the interest of all of these diverse groups, the First Hill Improvement Association.
First Hill had it's beginnings as Seattle's first true residential neighborhood in the 1890's, and today is the city's most diverse neighborhood in terms of the variety of housing stock and the mix of businesses found in the area. The First Hill Improvement Association (FHIA) was founded in 1958 by a group of concerned residents, who fought attempts by the State Department of Transportation to have just one overpass connecting First Hill with downtown Seattle. Their efforts brought 4 overpasses, and created the foundation for a community group that has fought for the interests of the area for over 46 years.
The FHIA launched this web site in 2003 to help promote the area and keep citizens abreast of events in the community. We encourage everyone to visit often, and stay in touch with what is happening in the neighborhood, find out how it affects you, and how you can help make a difference.
We encourage your feedback. Contact us and let us know how we're doing, and what your concerns are. We'll be happy to have you join with us and help make First Hill not only "Seattle's First Neighborhood", but Seattle's BEST Neighborhood.
General Meeting Schedule for 2009
All meetings will be held at Swedish Medical Center, B-Level Conference Room #1, across from the cafeteria
Tuesday, January 13th, 6:30pm Tuesday, February 10th, 6:30pm Tuesday, March 10th, 6:30pm Tuesday, April 14th, 6:30pm Tuesday, May 12th, 6:30pm Tuesday, June 9th, 6:30pm Tuesday, July 14th, 6:30pm Tuesday, August 11th, 6:30pm Tuesday, September 8th, 6:30pm Tuesday, October 13th, 6:30pm Tuesday, November 10th, 6:30pm Tuesday, December 8th, 6:30pm
How to Contact Us...
Due to low utilization and the increasing use of e-mail, FHIA will be discontinuing its phone service as of November 15, 2006. To contact FHIA Board Members, please use the following links:
M Street Grocery is a welcome addition to the First Hill neighborhood. The M Street Project is the first of several major projects that will revitalize the lower Madison Street corridor.
For 18 months an artist's sketch filled this space, but finally the finished product is here! M Street by Holland Partners and OPUS NW.
