• Create a waterfront for all.
  • Put the shoreline and innovative, sustainable design at the forefront.
  • Reconnect the City to its waterfront.
  • Embrace and celebrate Seattle's past, present and future.
  • Improve Access and Mobility.
  • Create a bold vision that is adaptable over time.
  • Develop consistent leadership-from concept to construction to operations.
Waterfront For All

To succeed, the waterfront must bring people to the water’s edge–allowing them to experience the water itself and the unique geography and ecology of Elliott Bay. At the same time, we must take bold steps to improve the natural shoreline ecology while also preserving and enhancing the maritime activities that remain central to the Central Waterfront. The waterfront should, in its design, construction and operation, reflect Seattle’s commitment to sustainability, innovation and responding to climate change.

Guiding Principles
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It's Your Waterfront

The Central Waterfront Committee is made up of a wide range of volunteer community representatives and leaders, and has been created by a Seattle City Council resolution. They provide broad oversight of the project design, financing, public engagement, and long-term operations and maintenance. 

The Central Waterfront Committee developed the following Guiding Principles to capture the key civic goals and objectives that should shape the creation of new public spaces on the Central Waterfront project. They expand on established principles from existing city policies, and civic efforts.

  • Create a waterfront for all.
  • Put the shoreline and innovative, sustainable design at the forefront.
  • Reconnect the city to its waterfront.
  • Embrace and celebrate Seattle’s past, present and future.
  • Improve access and mobility (for people and goods).
  • Create a bold vision that is adaptable over time.
  • Develop consistent leadership–from concept to construction to operations.

Committee pages

Learn about each committee, the members and when the next meeting is by following the links below.

New! Strategic Plan
Prepared by Central Waterfront Committee
July 2012

Central Waterfront Committee
Membership Chart

Full Committee

Executive Committee

Outreach Subcommittee

Finance & Partnership Subcommittee

Long Term Stewardship Subcommittee

Design Oversight Subcommittee

Stakeholders Group