PROPERTY STRATEGIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNSHELTERED LIVING City of Seattle MANAGING HAZARDS AT PERSISTENT UNAUTHORIZED CAMPING SITES • Most hazardous encampments removed after prioritization, notice, outreach, offers of safe alternatives and storage of belongings • Activation strategies discussed for persistent hazardous sites • Evaluation by field coordinators and Navigation Team • Strategy development by interdepartmental team and external partners (incl. WSDOT) • Typical situations include: • Protecting unsheltered individuals from site hazards • Protecting the public from hazards caused by encampments • Protecting a planned property use • Protecting infrastructure from fire PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TOOLS • Regular site maintenance and cleaning • Regular pressure washing of ramps and stairways to I-90 at Rainier Avenue • Making sites more welcoming for active public uses • Trail maintenance and vegetation management in the East Duwamish Greenbelt • Considering art, wayfinding, and vendor carts in 4th Avenue stadium corridor • Creating space for a different active public use • Considering dog parks at several sites • Yesler Terrace Farm • Angled Parking – Western Ave & Blanchard St. • Bike Facilities – Western Ave & Bell St. • Temporary fencing while alternatives are evaluated • Permanent fencing where necessary Green Space Partnership at work in the East Duwamish Greenbelt PROTECTING UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS FROM SITE HAZARDS I-90 Cloverleaf  Danger caused by crossing exit ramp in the curve  Danger to pedestrians  Danger to motorists  Considering strategies to make the fenced space useful to the community  Urban farming, dog park, or sports courts of some type Temporary Fence at James Street On/Off Ramp  Danger from cars at highway on-ramp Two East Duwamish Street Ends  Landslides and construction zone PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS CAUSED BY ENCAMPMENTS Ballard Locks Temporary Fence     Persistent trash problem despite dumpster Trash cascade down hill to waterway Site of multiple encampment removals Temporary fence while landscaping alternatives investigated Smoke from fires causing road closure PROTECTING A PLANNED PROPERTY USE Sound Transit  Staging area for East Link I-90 floating bridge construction  Storage of equipment displaced by highway pillar reinforcement WSDOT  Storage of equipment PARKS  Green Space Partnership restoration sites PROTECTING INFRASTRUCTURE FROM FIRE Concrete structures can be damaged by fires, particularly from large vehicles and wood structures Spokane Street Viaduct / West Seattle Bridge  Prevents parking at site of RV fires  Reserves commuter parking for commuters  City considering permit system for parking low-risk vehicles Magnolia Bridge  Prevents accumulation of propane canisters under the bridge Ballard & Emerson Bridge Abutments  Prevents parking larger vehicles and construction of encampment structures under bridge deck FENCING COSTS Costs as of June 30, 2017 • Protecting a planned property use: ≈ $400,000 • WSDOT ≈ $364,000; City ≈ $36,000 • Protecting infrastructure from fire: ≈ $484,000 • City ≈ $484,000 • Protecting unsheltered individuals from site hazards: ≈ $207,600 • WSDOT ≈ $163,000; City ≈ $44,600 • Protecting the public from hazards caused by encampments: ≈ $3,000 • City ≈ $3,000 • Total: ≈ $1,100,000 (WSDOT ≈ $527,000; City ≈ $573,000)