Category Archives: Neighborhood Planning

North 143rd Sidewalk Project Update

Just wanted to update you on the progress for the N 143rd Street sidewalk project. SDOT is proceeding with designing a concrete sidewalk on the northside of N 143rd Street from 1st Ave NW to the existing asphalt walkway just west of Linden Ave N.

Neighborhood Plan Update- Community Workshop 3-12-11

Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake Neighborhood Plan Update Meeting 1 — Saturday, March 12th, 2011, 9 a.m. to Noon. Broadview-Thomspon K-8 School (Cafeteria) 13052 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle Join us following the meeting for an open house (with food) from Noon to 1:00 p.m. We want to hear from you. What makes Broadview-Bitter…

Design Review for Building at Old Car Wash Site in Broadview

DPD has posted a notice of a design review for a new building at the site of the now closed car wash across from Bick’s restaurant on Greenwood. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposal is for a four level mixed use building. On grade parking for 43 vehicles with three levels of multi-family above (54 units) and…

Broadview Neighbor Appreciation Day

Neighbor Appreciation Day Coordinator: Pat McCoy Email: patamccoy@gmail.com Phone: 206-283-0725

Neighborhood Matching Fund Workshops

The Depart of Neigborhoods has announced some public workshops about how to apply for a matching fund grant.  The press release is below. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods hosts free Neighborhood Matching Fund workshops for the Large Projects Fund Letter of Intent due February 14, 2011 January 3, 2011 (Seattle, WA) – The Seattle Department of…

City Council May Restore Neighborhood Coordinators

At the City Council Budget Committee meeting on November 4th an amendment to the proposed budget was discussed.  It proposes to restore 5 neighborhood district coordinator positions, at 80% of full time.  Some of the funding would come from having all 12 of the coordinators at 80% of full time.  Another amendment would reduce the funding…

Stone Ave. N Site Considered for Homeless Camp

According to an article in the Seattle Times a citizens panel appointed by Mayor McGinn recommends that Seattle put a permanent homeless encampment on city land within a month.  Mayor McGinn’s staff has sent a list of seven possible city-owned sites that are large enought for an camp of 100 to 150 people.  One of those is…

Design Review for Cyndy’s Replacement

An important design review meeting about the building to replace Cyndy’s House of Pancakes at N105th St. and Aurora Ave. N is being held on October 25.  As reported earlier this year, the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) is proposing to build 87 units of low income housing on the site.  Here is a link…

BROADVIEW/BITTER LAKE/HALLER LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN UPDATE

Eight members of the newly named Neighborhood Advisory Committee (NAC) met at the Broadview Library with City staff who will work with us on updating our 1999 neighborhood plan. Dan Stern, Edmond Ryan, Gloria Butts, and Susan Eastman Jensen are part of the group and live in Broadview. Josh Freedman and Rick Barrett attended from…

Looking for something to do this Labor Day weekend in Broadview?

Consider a hike in Carkeek Park.  There are about five miles of trails winding through the woods.  Over the past ten years many volunteers have worked to much improve the trails. Trail maps are available on the kiosks.  The photos show  a new trail that volunteers built this year, connecting the Environmental Learning Center to…