A Community News Website for Broadview
Foss Home and Village is hosting a farmers market Saturday August 27th at N 130th and 1st Ave NW 10AM-3PM. Stock your kitchen with fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables from local growers. Beautiful flowers and handmade crafts will also be available. Purchases should be made with cash or check.
Foss is a not for profit organization having served the community since 1929. To learn more www.fosscare.org or contact 206 364 1300
Be sure to attend the Tuesday, September 20, meeting of the Broadview Community Council to hear our Mayor talk about the successes experienced through the current Families & Education Levy. Not only does this funding assist with academic programs for low income students but also it provides school-based health clinics, early learning programs, and college readiness programs for middle and high school students.
We’ll leave some time for you to pose your questions to the Mayor through submitting them on a card just so we can cover as many queries as possible in the short time available. Also, we’ll have an information table for this ballot initiative and information about other programs and issues of importance to our community.
We’ll have sign in and social time at 6 p.m. and at 6:30 Board members will brief you on issues and activities in or having an effect upon our community. As usual, we’ll be at Luther Memorial in the Fellowship Room (13047 Greenwood Avenue North).
News Release From Seattle Public Schools
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Contact: Teresa Wippel, Communications, (206) 252-0203
Starting this fall, Seattle Public Schools elementary and K-8 students attending their neighborhood school will have shorter bus rides, thanks to new transportation zones approved by the Seattle School Board earlier this year.
The goal behind these neighborhood-based transportation zones is to streamline bus routes for attendance-area elementary and K-8 schools, decreasing the bus ride time for neighborhood schools to 25 minutes or less and saving an estimated $4 million by using fewer buses and less gas. To accomplish this, some buses will cover three routes in the morning and afternoon instead of the more traditional two routes.
“With more efficient routing, buses are less likely to encounter the traffic delays that occur on longer routes, so families will find departure and arrival times to be more reliable,” said Tom Bishop, SPS transportation manager. “In addition, the more streamlined routes will also benefit the environment by taking up to 80 buses off the roads and reducing the district’s carbon footprint.”
Transportation zones will include the entire attendance area of a school, extending to areas within a 1.25-mile radius from the school in each middle school service area. Existing walk zones to schools would still apply.
As a result of the plan, an estimated 3,600 elementary students who received transportation in the 2010-11 school year now reside outside of the new transportation zones. They will still be eligible for the following transportation:
Students who live within a half of a mile from the Transportation Zone boundary can walk to a yellow bus stop within the zone. Seats will be allocated on a space-available basis.
School bus routes are assigned in late summer after student assignments are complete. As a result, families should expect to receive a letter with their route information in late August, prior to the start of the school year.
Families looking for the transportation zone nearest their school can visit the Planned Transportation Zones page here: http://bit.ly/oZEQ8i. Additional information can also be found on the Frequently Asked Questions page at http://bit.ly/n7E7FC.
Two other transportation-related reminders:
√ Families should work with their students to prepare them for riding the bus. This includes visiting the bus stop with your child, practicing the walk to and from the bus stop, and discussing what your child should do if he/she misses the school bus.
√ For the first two weeks of school (through Sept. 16) all buses will be running late – it’s part of our effort to ensure students are on the correct bus by checking them in as they board the bus and off as they depart.
Here are attached maps showing safe walking maps and transportation zone maps for the schools in your area that will be affected by the new Transportation Zones this fall. I have also attached our list of frequently asked questions about the new zones, community stops and related information as an FYI.
Following the March Broadview Community Council meeting where disaster preparedness was discussed a working group of neighborhood volunteers in Broadview has formed to improve preparedness for major disasters such as an earthquake. During the spring and summer the focus of the group was on promoting household and block preparedness. Several blocks have started organizing response teams at the block level, using Seattle’s SNAP program.
At the August meeting of the work group a sub group was formed to focus on developing one or more emergency communication hubs for our neighborhood. In the event of a major earthquake that destroyed normal communcation channels volunteers would staff a hub, providing a means of communication among people in our neighborhood and with the city via radio. Seattle Department of Neighborhoods is focusing its fall 2011 round of Neighborhood Matching Small & Simple Fund grants on funding groups to help community members connect, organize, and plan for emergency situations with their neighbors. The sub group will apply for one of these Small & Simple grants to pay for supplies needed to set up emergency communication hubs in Broadview.
The Broadview Emergency Preparednes work goup welcomes other volunteers who would like to get involved in preparedness, whether at the block level or supporting emergency communication hubs. In addition to improving our neighborhood’s preparedness, the community match for the Small and Simple grant is volunteer hours spent planning and organizing of the hubs.
If you would like more information or would like to volunteer contact Carl Leon at carl@wingrider.net
August 18th 4-7pm Community Tour of Viewlands
August 27th 9-12pm School Beautification Party
September 1st 4-6pm Meet Your Teacher/Find Your Room
September 3rd 10-1pm School Beautification Party
September 7th 9:30 – 3:35pm First Day of School
Kindergartners with last names beginning with A-L, all 1st -5th graders
September 8th 9:30 – 3:35pm Kindergartners with last names beginning with M-Z, all 1st – 5th graders
September 9th 9:30 – 3:35pm All Students 2:45 – 3:15pm All School Assembly
September 17th 10 – 1pm Fall Planting Party
October 4th 6:45 – 8:00pm Curriculum Night
Feel free to call me at (206)252-0397 or email me at llescobar@seattleschools.org. I am looking forward to being a vital part of the Broadview neighborhood.
Lisa Escobar
Principal, Viewlands Elementary School
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is conducting an update to the Transit Master Plan. Recently SDOT released a map showing some possible transit corridors and possible options for transit along them.
For the whole article click on this link — Transit Map.
The Broadview Community Council is planning to devote its October 18, 2011 meeting to an update about walking, biking and riding in Seattle. The transit topic will be part of the update.
Seattle Public Utilities seeks input about best ways to reach 70 percent recycling
SEATTLE — Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) wants to hear from residents and businesses about waste reduction, recycling, and other solid waste services. The 2011 draft revision of Seattle’s Solid Waste Management Plan is available on SPU’s website: www.seattle.gov/util/SolidWastePlan.
“Our ambitious solid waste goals are another example of the high expectations that the people of Seattle rightly have for our public utilities. Good planning and dedicated citizens are how Seattle achieves these goals,” said Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn.
The Solid Waste Management Plan updates the City of Seattle’s programs to prevent waste, increase recycling and composting, and improve services. It describes the roadmap that will guide Seattle to its goal of diverting 70 percent of all municipal solid waste away from the landfill. The current timeline to achieve this rate is 2025, but the draft plan proposes moving the time frame up to 2022.
“This revised plan further strengthens the key concepts of zero waste, waste prevention, sustainability, and product stewardship – which were initially developed over a decade ago by a wide group of stakeholders,” McGinn added. “The public comment process is how we work together, as a city, to figure out how to get there.”
SPU is providing a variety of ways for people to provide input: an online survey at www.seattle.gov/util/SolidWastePlan; a dedicated e-mail address at SolidWastePlan@seattle.gov; and working with community groups to share information and gather feedback.
“Citizen action is what has spurred Seattle to become a national leader in recycling and composting. I’m confident that the input provided by the people of Seattle will further improve a plan that continues to guide the City well,” said City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, Chair of the Seattle Public Utilities and Neighborhoods Committee.
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In addition to providing a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in the Seattle metropolitan area, SPU provides essential sewer, drainage, solid waste and engineering services that safeguard public health, maintain the City’s infrastructure and protect, conserve and enhance the region’s environmental resources.
Hi P-Patchers and Gardeners in the Broadview nieghborhood:
We won, for the second year in a row, our entry in the novelty/community class in the Greenwood SeaFair Parade held July 27th. Our theme was BIG GREEN THUMBS UP FOR PLANET P-PATCH. Thank Lee Hewitt for all her brilliant and very hard work. The purpose of our entry is to raise awareness of our start-up p-patch. Pictures are at:
Now for the status of the P-Patch:
Have a great summer,
Nancy Edmondson
206-364-1779
For the Construction Committee
A few of 
Broadview Community Council Board member headed out Tuesday evening to “meet and greet” among some of the neighborhood block parties in progress. We enjoyed meeting neighbors in our Broadview service area and thanks to all for the food and drinks so generously provided to us.
Will shared with his neighbors and with us the opportunity to do some International Beer and Cider Tasting as well as Vietnamese sandwiches just for starters.
Cheri Hendricks, was hosting her neighborhood gathering in a lovely setting with outdoor tables and umbrellas and live music.
Thanks so much to the Seattle Police Department bike-riding officers who traveled our neighborhoods and joined in the meeting and greeting of our neighbors!
Pat McCoy, President
Broadview Community Council
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has put up a website about the several projects it will be doing in the Broadview neighborhood. As residents know, there are problems with sewage overflows and surface water runoff. SPU earlier this year announced an multi year effort to address these problems.
You can access the SPU Broadview Projects website by clicking this link.
