New N 125th St. Sidewalk Now Finished

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Updated: March 7, 2012

The new concrete sidewalk on the north side of N 125th St. from Greenwood Ave. N to the Interurban Trail (Lowe’s) is now finished.  Crews finished landscaping recently.  Local residents can and do now walk to and from on a safe, convenient walkway.

This project was selected using the Seattle Pedestrian Master Plan, which is a long-term master plan to make Seattle the most walkable city in the nation. This project is part of the Bridging the Gap transportation levy approved by Seattle voters in November 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is also some art stamped into the concrete at several places along the sidewalk.  Here is one of the art pieces.

 

 

 

Long-term lane closure coming to southbound SR 99/Aurora Avenue North

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Updated: March 1, 2012

Long-term lane closure coming to southbound SR 99/Aurora Avenue North

Drivers face increased congestion for the next six weeks on southbound State Route 99/Aurora Avenue North approaching downtown Seattle. Anticipated backups begin March 6 when crews building the SR 99 tunnel narrow southbound Aurora from three lanes to two between Republican and John streets, just north of the Battery Street Tunnel.

 The lane closure is scheduled to last through at least mid-April and will give crews space to relocate utilities buried up to 15 feet beneath the westernmost lane of the roadway. Relocating the utilities will allow crews to begin building the SR 99 tunnel’s north portal, which will be located near Harrison Street between Sixth Avenue North and Aurora.

 As a result of the lane closure, King County Metro Transit will begin detouring buses that use this section of southbound SR 99/Aurora Avenue North at 9 p.m. Monday, March 5. More information will be available soon at King County Metro’s Alert Center.

Drivers can find regularly updated traffic closure information for downtown Seattle on the construction traffic update.

Attend Important Meeting About Our Neighborhood Plan

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Updated: February 29, 2012

Congratulations

Broadview – Bitter Lake – Haller Lake!

After much community effort, your neighborhood
plan update is finished.  We are now ready to take action to make
Broadview, Bitter Lake and Haller Lake the neighborhoods we strive for.

Please  join us to make a vibrant and healthy Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake:

Tuesday, March 13

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Broadview-Thomson K-8 School

13052 Greenwood Ave. N.

During the past year we identified
what’s important to preserve and what to make better.  We identified
general approaches to achieve our goals.  Join us on March 13th to start
working on these tasks:

  • Create a Linden Ave N Village Center: that is a vibrant neighborhood and where neighbors
    come together to shop, dine, and play.
  • Transform Aurora Ave. N:  to be a great business district and a safe place
    to walk, take transit and drive.
  • Build Community:  that is identifiable, interconnected and resilient by
    strengthening organizations and neighborhood activities.
  • Improve Safe Walking and Biking:  along a network of major streets that connect
    people and places, and promote a sense of place and a healthy environment.

This workshop is hosted by the
Broadview – Bitter lake – Haller Lake Neighborhood Advisory Committee.

 

Learn about Bike Greenways

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Posted: February 19, 2012

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 and less able bodied.  They will be another option to the bike lanes and sharrows that we have on busier streets.  Greenways are generally for low traffic streets (less than 500 cars / day).  While Portland has stop signs to stop traffic at intersections along their Greenways, it’s unlikely that Seattle will go that route and will instead stick with the existing system of traffic circles at intersections.  Connecting across barriers of arterials will require safety improvements that could be on-demand signals, median refuge islands in the middle, etc.  A pilot is underway in Wallingford where Cathy Tuttle, from Spokespeople, is the chief organizer.

If you’d like to get involved in the Greenways movement here in our neighborhood or on a citywide basis, there are a couple of ways  to do that:

Join the google group.   phinneywood-greenways@googlegroups.com

  1. Join the facebook group.  Phinney / Greenwood Greenways
  2. Visit the interactive map and take a look at our neighborhood routes already suggested / add your .02 to the route ideas.
  3. Go to the next meeting at Greenwood Library on Thursday March 8th at 6pm.
  4. Read more about Greenways at Councilmember Bagshaw’s blog.

The process is definitely in motion, but it’s not too late to join in and contribute your ideas and energy.   Robin Randels who lives in Phinney Ridge is the organizer and she could use help.  About a dozen people attended the first meeting.  About 25 people attended the second meeting  this past week.

Broadview Eight Weeks to Trim Your Waste -Diverting Textiles

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Updated: February 16, 2012

Waste Management’s Think Green Recycling Challenge is going to end in March, these are the last weeks to reduce and reuse and recycle!

With two months to go, we are in the thick of our competition. Check out the campaign: http://www.wmnorthwest.com/seattle/seattlerewards.html

It’s still anyone’s ballgame, and we want to share some tools that will really make a difference in your neighborhoods.  Every week for the next seven weeks, WM will be sending tips on ways for the competing neighborhoods to successfully reduce their waste. 

Eight Weeks to Trim Your Waste – Diverting Textiles

Hello Think Green Recycling Challenge Partners-

I hope with last week’s resources, you are finding your waste a little trimmer. 

In my trunk, I have been carrying a pillow too old to donate to Goodwill.  As a diligent recycler, I couldn’t send it to the landfill, so it occupied my trunk until I could find a good home for it. 

In my search for a better way to retire my pillow, I discovered Retex, a local textile recycler.  They collect textiles – wearable or not – at convenient drop boxes throughout the city.  They accept any kind of clean, dry, fabric-based product or shoe.  The textiles are shipped to South America or Europe, where reusable textiles are separated from non-reusable fibers.   The non-reusable fibers could become anything from rags, to upholstery, insulation, or even paper!  Their methods support creating jobs in under-developed nations, while keeping waste out of our landfills.  To learn more about Retex, visit their website: http://www.retexnorthwest.com/.

Utilizing this convenient service, will help make the world a better place, but it could also help your neighborhood win this competition!  You may have seen a Retex bin at your neighborhood gas station, grocery store, dry cleaner, or shoe store.  Below is a list of their Seattle drop-off locations.  Happy recycling!

 

For Shoes: All Other Textiles:
West Seattle: Magnolia:
The Sneakery Shell Station
4736 California Ave. SW 3317 W GOVERNMENT WAY,
Seattle, WA  98116 SEATTLE 98199
   
Greenwood: Ballard:
The Chocolate Shoe Box Shell Station
7410 Greenwood Ave. N. 5500 15TH AVE. NW
Seattle, WA  98103 SEATTLE 98107
   
Wedgewood: University District:
The Shoe Advantage Shell Wallingford
1008 NE 65th St. 210 NE 45TH STREET,
Seattle, WA  98115 SEATTLE 98105
   
Capitol Hill: Beacon Hill:
Fleet Feet Sports Shell Beacon Hill
911 E Pine St 2424 BEACON HILL AVE S.
Seattle, WA 98122 SEATTLE 98144
   
Wallingford: Wedgewood:
Shoes “n” Feet Wedgewood Market
3409 Stone Way N. #102 6256 35TH AVE. NE
Seattle, WA  98103 SEATTLE 98115
   
  Greenwood:
  Friendly Food Mart
  10500 GREENWOOD AVE.
  SEATTLE 98133
   
  Lake City:
  Chevron
  11750 LAKE CITY WAY
  SEATTLE 98125
   
   
  West Seattle:
  Nutone Dry Cleaners
  9654 17TH AVE. SW
  SEATTLE. 98106

  Kristin Kinder

Education and Outreach Coordinator

Waste Management

(425) 647 – 1374 cell

kkinder@wm.com

 

Waste Management recycles enough paper every year to save 41 million trees. Please recycle any printed emails.

Shoreline Farmers Market

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Posted: February 11, 2012

Greetings Broadview Community Council and Residents!

As you may or may not have heard, there is a new Farmers Market coming to the N Seattle, Shoreline area this summer.

The Shoreline Farmers Market will be opening June 16th of this year.

This Farmers Market will benefit residents of North Seattle and particularly, the Broadview neighborhood.

I grew up in Broadview and my parents any many friends still live there. This said, I am extremely excited to be able to offer the community another option for high quality, locally grown and produced food! Integrating the North Seattle and Shoreline communities is another benefit of this weekly event as well as the promotion of healthy, active, sustainable lifestyles.

The market will be held seasonally on Saturdays. The location is officially under review by the City of Shoreline, but will be situated within the Park at Town Center area in Shoreline. All proposed locations are right on the Interurban Trail which runs through Broadview into Seattle.

Currently Farmers Markets in the Area are (distances based on a central point @ 3rd/125th):

Lake City Farmers Market, Thursdays (3.3 miles) Phinney Farmers Market, Fridays (3.5 miles) Ballard Farmers Market, Sundays, Year Round (4.5 miles) Edmonds Farmers Market, Saturdays (8.0 miles)

The Shoreline Farmers Market will be 3.1 miles from the same point in Broadview. It is easily accessible by bike on the Interurban Trail (18min), by bus (358), and by car (8 min, plenty of parking at all three proposed locations). Broadview residents will have another great community asset with the establishment of the Shoreline Farmers Market. We would now just like to *inform them* and this is a great place to start!

Please contact me directly with any questions, comments, concerns.

Also please forward this email along as you see fit!

Thank you so much for your time and I hope to hear from you soon!

Brendan Lemkin

 Founder

Shoreline Farmers Market Association

(206)369-6634

info@shorelinefarmersmarket.org

www.shorelinefarmersmarket.org

Proposed Reduction in Metro Route 28 Service Postponed, for Now, But…

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Posted: February 5, 2012

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 comment.  If you want to preserve current service speak up!

I just wanted to send you a quick update to let you know that our revised service change proposal for September 2012 is now available online at: http://metro.kingcounty.gov/have-a-say/projects/restructuring-system.html.

Last November, Metro asked for public comment on suggested service changes related to the Sept. 2012 start of the RapidRide C and D lines. We’ve incorporated that feedback into a revised service change proposal that is now ready for public review. Like the changes we originally suggested last fall, this proposal includes changes to routing, frequency, and the times of day when routes will operate.

Would you help us inform the people you serve about this revised proposal and their opportunities to provide input?

Public meetings

Please join us for one of these open houses or check our online calendar for a presentation or information table in your neighborhood. We’ll continue to update this calendar as additional events are confirmed, so please check back for the latest schedule.

Feb. 13 – Ballard (Ballard High School,
1418 NW 65th St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

Feb. 15 – West Seattle (Madison Middle School,
3429 45th Ave SW, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

Feb. 16 – Delridge/White Center (Chief Sealth High
School, 2600 SW Thistle St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

Feb. 21 – Downtown Seattle (Union Station, 401 S Jackson St, Seattle,
12-2 pm)

Feb. 23 – Queen Anne (Queen Anne Community Center,
1901 1st Ave W, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

Feb. 27 – Central Area/Mt Baker (Washington Middle
School, 2101 S Jackson St, Seattle, 6-8 pm)

Broadview Neighbors, looking for fun activities to get through these winter days?

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Updated: February 3, 2012

Book Larder

Looking for some new activities while waiting for our warmer days? I recently stopped by a new book store  Book Larder.  It opened last October and is located in the upper Fremont area.   What a great book store!  As big book chain stores close one wonders how a new small book store will do in this economy. I think they have found a great niche.  Book Larder offers a wide, carefully selected collection of new, collectible and imported cookbooks. This store is just the thing for Seattle food lovers.  As you know, we in Seattle use good food to deal with our long and dark winters. In addition to books, the store offers author events, cooking classes, demonstrations and other food related discussions. On the day you visit give yourself some extra time, you might have picked a day when they are offering tea and cookies. Book Larder is located at: 4252 Fremont Ave N, 206-397-4211 and link to website:www.booklarder.com  Check out upcoming events.

Another fun event this month is the NW Flower and Garden Show. It has always been a great winter break for me while I wait to get into my garden.  This year they are making it easier to attend classes.  Check out their website for great speakers. Also Swanson’s Nursery is offering   “Early Bird” tickets now on sale up to February 7th.

 We are always looking for new places and events to share with our community. If you have one  to share email me at : sgeorge@broadviewseattle.org  and if you have pictures even better.

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