Updated Bike Guide with the latest information

Seattle Department of Transportation has published an updated, refreshed 2022 bike guide to help new and experienced cyclists prepare themselves to travel safely and efficiently through the city.  

Image of two adults and three children riding bikes around a traffic circle on a cloudy day.

Family biking is one of the few new sections added that includes recommendations on how to introduce children of various ages to riding a bike, and highlights programs offered for Seattle students. With our work on Safe Routes to School, we fund the “Let’s Go” program and encourage alternative transportation options for getting to school such as starting a bike train or using Safe Route maps to find routes that travel along Stay Healthy Streets and Neighborhood Greenways

The full article is at this link.

As NE 130th Station Opening Slips to 2026, SDOT Moves to Improve Station Access

From The Urbanist

Months after the Sound Transit board voted to accelerate the construction of Sound Transit’s NE 130th Street light rail station from 2031 to 2025, Sound Transit has announced that the earliest the infill station between Northgate and Shoreline South Stations will open is 2026. The delay was announced last week at Sound Transit’s system expansion committee meeting, where board members were told that the agency was now working toward a station opening in the second quarter of 2026, just short of two years after the currently scheduled start date for the rest of the Lynnwood Link extension.

The delay is not unexpected, with many major projects across the region still recovering from the monthslong work stoppage caused by the concrete worker’s strike. While disappointing, the added delay in opening what will be Seattle’s northernmost light rail station and its last new station until the 2030s could give the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) a greater head’s start on ensuring that 130th Station, which suffers from considerable station access issues, is more accessible to riders by the time it opens for service.

In early 2021, SDOT released a study on how station access could be improved for people accessing it from all directions, ranking the projects that would do the most to improve access. Now, the department is seeking a federal grant through the Puget Sound Regional Council to construct a slate of projects that it says would start construction in 2025, completing not far from the 2026 opening date for the station if all goes according to plan.

Of the 3,400 daily riders expected at NE 130th Street Station, Sound Transit expects just 10% to arrive by personal car in large part because the station won’t have a parking garage, unlike the nearby Shoreline South Station at 148th Street. The remaining passengers are anticipated to be roughly split between bus transfers and direct walk or bike trips. Currently no buses serve the area where 130th Street station will be, and biking facilities in the area are not robust.

In the next few years, Metro will plan a restructure of the bus routes in the area, where at a minimum Route 75 will be rerouted to provide direct service between Lake City and the light rail station. Metro’s long range plan envisions frequent service along 130th and 125th connecting the light rail station with other north-south transit options on Lake City Way and Aurora Avenue N.

For more details go to The Urbanist article.

 

Aurora Avenue Safety Project Launches, Merged with Bus Upgrades

From The Urbanist

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is beginning the outreach phase of its Aurora Avenue N planning study, a pivotal step toward vitally needed improvements that will help to fix one of the most deadly roads in the entire city. Originally planned as a bicycle and pedestrian safety study, SDOT has also announced that they will be teaming up with King County Metro to plan transit improvements on Aurora Avenue at the same time.

When the Washington State legislature allocated $50 million to fund construction of safety improvements on Aurora, it also passed legislative language setting a strict timeline for SDOT’s completion of the corridor study. The department has until September 30, 2023 to “fully complete” plans, and those plans must “prioritize designs that ensure slow vehicle speeds and systematic improvement to the quality of multimodal access,” per the state’s supplemental transportation budget passed this year.

Continue reading here.

PhinneyWood Art Sale & Stroll

Saturday, June 18, 2022
12-4 pm

Phinney-Greenwood neighborhood yards

& Phinney Center Lower Parking Lot

6532 Phinney Ave N.
Seattle, 98103 | directions

PhinneyWood Art Sale & Stroll

Love art and all things handmade? Come out to Phinney-Greenwood and visit outdoor pop-up galleries and boutiques in neighborhood yards!

Using our mobile map as your guide, take a stroll or drive around the neighborhood and peruse art, jewelry, photography, cards, clothing, accessories, textiles, pottery, and more. In addition to sales in yards, we will have booths at the Phinney Center lower parking lot as well!

Chat with the makers and meet the person behind your beautiful new purchases.

Participating Artist and Maker List

Meet some of the Artists and Makers

PhinneyWood Art Sale & Stroll Event Map

 

 

The Cellar Homebrew store has closed after 51 years of business in Broadview

By Will Murray

The Cellar Homebrew store opened in 1971 in the basement of 323 N 145th the building which currently houses Kiriba Sushi and later moved across to the west side of Greenwood at 144th then for the past 20 years to 14321 Greenwood Avenue.

In 1978 President Carter signed legislation which legalized homebrewing “for personal or family use”. The legalization of homebrewing  contributed to the growth of the craft beer industry, 90% of the pioneer craft brewers started out making homebrew. 

The current owner closed the business Tuesday May 31st due to the economy and labor shortages. For many years the Cellar was part of the Northwest’s thriving winemaking and craft brewing industry and concentrated on servicing the home brewing and winemaking community. Customers found fresh hops, grain and yeast for homebrewing and helpful advice. A large volume of Eastern Washington wine grapes would find their way to the cellar every fall and winemakers would gather and press grapes to create their home vintages. 

A paint store is set to open in the Cellar’s old space.

 

Greenwood Sidewalk Project: N 117th – 125th St

Seattle Department of Transportation is installing new sidewalks along both sides of Greenwood Ave N between N 117th St and N 125th St. These new sidewalks will fill critical gaps and help connect residents to frequent transit services, schools, and other neighborhood destinations. 

See project information at this link.

What’s Happening Now?

Updated June 1, 2022 Construction has started on the east side of Greenwood at 125th St and will progress southward toward 117th St. Once the east side is complete, crews will switch over to the west side and work their way back north to 125th. As the new sidewalks are completed, landscaping work will begin. You will see a combination of trees, shrubs and grass in the planting strips. Landscaping in the planting strip has been determined by SDOT Urban Forestry using several safety factors such as meeting clearance requirements and proximity to other trees, poles and driveways. This project will install 49 new trees along the corridor, and will provide the additional trees necessary to meet the 2 for 1 Executive Order Standard to be planted by SDOT Urban Forestry.

Police Investigating Shooting at Aurora Motel

 

A 26-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting at an Aurora motel late Wednesday.

Just before midnight, police were called to the motel in the 12000 block of Aurora for reports of gunfire.

Officers found the 26-year-old man laying in the parking lot.

Police learned the victim had been speaking with a second man in the parking lot before the man pulled out a gun and shot the victim. The suspect then fled the scene in a vehicle.

Medics transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. 

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000

Bitter Lake/Haller Lake walk and talk session with Aurora Reimagined Coalition

Forwarding this email from Aurora Reimagined Coalition….  in case you would like to join them.

Good afternoon all,

I’m writing to invite you all to a walk and talk session that the Aurora Reimagined Coalition is planning for the Bitter Lake/Haller Lake section of the Aurora corridor next Wednesday, April 27 at 2:30pm. We’ll begin at 130th and Aurora, at the east side of the pedestrian overpass. From there, we hope to see the Ingraham students who cross Aurora at the end of their school day. Then, we’ll walk a few blocks south to see the intersection of the proposed bike crossing and bike routes around 128th. We’ll then walk north up to 135th to observe the issues with sidewalks on the west side of the road. We’ll finish our walk with some time to debrief in the conference room at the Cambridge apartments at 130th and Aurora. The address of the Cambridge is actually 13030 Linden Ave. N, but is accessible from Aurora. We’ll finish our time together by 4:30pm. 

The Aurora Reimagined Coalition is a grass-roots, all volunteer organization that has been working for a little more than a year to advocate for a safer Aurora. We want to be in conversation with those who live and work along Aurora as we shape proposals, especially for this neighborhood closest to Haller Lake and Bitter Lake because of the unique characteristics of the community and the specifics of the roadway in this section. We are hoping that this session will be an opportunity to continue the conversation with all of you. If you have questions or suggestions, don’t hesitate to let me know. 

We hope you can join us!

Laura Baumgartner

Haller Lake United Methodist Church

13055 First Ave. NE

Seattle, WA 98125

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