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Rezone at Northgate Way and 1st Ave NE

In what I consider to be great news for the neighborhood, the City is moving ahead with a rezone of the area north of Northgate Way along 1st Ave NE. The rezone would allow for higher buildings (up to 85 ft) and non-residential uses, i.e. businesses. I know the density issue is contentious, but this […]

Northgate Light Rail Community Design Study Open House, 12/8

The City’s Department of Planning and Development is holding a public meeting to present options for future development and street improvements around the Northgate Light Rail station.

The meeting is on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m., at the Aljoya Senior Apartments at Thornton Place, 450 NE 100th Street. Off-street parking available at […]

Building Community around Northgate Light Rail Station

There will be a meeting for all interested in what a community around the light rail station should look like. The meeting will be 6-9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, at Aljoya Thornton Place, 450 N.E. 100th Street.

See the article in the Maple Leaf Life blog for more information and links to yet more […]

Northgate Council Land Use Rezone

There’s a proposed rezone in the Northgate area which is accepting comments now through 1/12/2011. It will change a large block along Northgate Way from MR-60 to NC3-85. This means it’s going from residential multifamily midrise with a maximum height of 60 ft to a neighborhood commercial with a maximum height of 85 feet.

It’s […]

Future Pinehurst Streetcar?

When Link light rail opens in Northgate in approximately 2020, many changes will be made to existing bus service. Buses that duplicate the route of the light rail will likely be eliminated, merged with other routes, or will become local service only (no downtown service by bus). Routes which may be impacted in some way […]

Northgate Rezone EIS Published

The Northgate Rezone EIS has been finalized and published online. It doesn’t contain substantially much over the previously released draft EIS.

Also, the Northgate Stakeholders group has concluded. The representatives from the business communities and from the neighborhood communities were unable to come to a consensus regarding whether the rezone should be a single legislative […]

Pinehurst Community Council Meeting 1/25

The Pinehurst Community Council will he holding its first meeting of the year on January 25th from 7:00PM to 8:30PM at Amante Pizza, 12319 Roosevelt Way NE.

Tentative Agenda:

Quick neighborhood updates Sidewalk on 115th Pinehurst Playground shelterhouse renovation Jackson Park Trail Northgate stakeholders/rezone Grant for Eritrean church community meeting space North Precinct Advisory Council […]

Northgate Stakeholders Group Meeting – November 23rd

Northgate Stakeholders Group will be meeting Monday, November 23rd from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Room ED2843A at North Seattle Community College to review and discuss work on the urban design plan for the area along NE Northgate Way.

I will post more details when they are available.

Pinehurst Community Meeting: Tentative Agenda – October 26th

Pinehurst Community MeetingMonday, October 26th7 to 8:30 PMAmante Pizza12319 Roosevelt Way NE

7 – 7:30 – Paul Fischburg: Northgate Rezone and Urban Design Framework7:30 – 8 – Pinehurst Community Council Elections8 – 8:30 – Lorna Mrachek: Pinehurst Playfield Shelterhouse Project

Questions: Garth Ferber, 440-8289 or garthferber@yahoo.com

Hugeasscity post on Northgate

I recently wrote a post about my thoughts on Northgate for the blog Hugeasscity. You can see the post here.