Courtesy of Kate Martin from Greenwood here is some information about development of greenways in a nearby neighborhood. Greenways Planning / Participation There is planning underway city-wide to map Greenways. Greenways are a new (new to Seattle) kind of bike route that is more kid-friendly / family friendly and suitable for older folks as well…
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Last fall King County Metro proposed eliminating most bus service on Route 28 above NW 103rd St. Based on public response Metro has deferred this change for now. Here is the current statement from Metro about Route 28. Recently Ashley DeForest, Community Relations Planner at Metro, sent the following e-mail about upcoming meetings where you can…
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The new concrete sidewalk on the north side of N 125th St. from Greenwood Ave. N to the Interurban Trail is starting to take shape. Concrete has been poured for about half of the length. It’s a good thing there will be a real sidewalk soon. The asphalt “sidewalk”…
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has a program to fund improvements for safe ways for school students to walk or bike to school. They just announced the current round of application and selection. Anyone in our neighborhood interested? WSDOT today issued a “call for projects” for our Safe Routes to School program. The…
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Sustainable Works, a local non-profit, has a program to help residents reduce home energy use and costs. Here is their recent press release. Seattle, Wash. (January, 2012) –Seattle residents have an exciting opportunity to access stimulus funds to improve the energy efficiency of their home through a City of Seattle program called Community Power Works….
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The neighborhood plan update that has been going on for the past year has reached the stage where there are concrete ideas on what the updated plan should contain. At an open house on Nov. 5 display boards presented some of those ideas. Below is a brief description with links to the display boards online. …
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Doug Cox, Associate Planner with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) says that construction of the new sidewalk on the north side of N 125th St. from Greenwood Ave. N to the Interurban Trail is scheduled to begin on January 3rd. According to an update posted on the project website, “SDOT and its contractor will mobilize and…
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A recent press Release from King County announced Federal funding for Rapid Ride on Aurora Ave. N. : King County Executive Dow Constantine and members of the Metropolitan King County Council today expressed their appreciation to Congress for appropriating $37.5 million for two more Metro Transit RapidRide lines. The measure passed in both the House and Senate…
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