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More Sidewalks Coming to the Northgate Area

They might not be OUR top priority projects but it’s still always good to see projects in the area…

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will construct new sidewalks this year on two Northgate area streets, 15th Avenue NE and First Avenue NE, connecting existing sidewalks. The work will improve pedestrian safety and make it […]

Streets for All Seattle

So one of the reasons I was looking for feedback on sidewalks and infrastructure was because of Streets for All Seattle. Their Facebook group and website just went live today and I’ve included more information from them below.

Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/StreetsForAllSeattle Website: http://streetsforallseattle.org

We believe that walking, bicycling and transit should be the easiest means […]

New Pinehurst Sidewalk

Sidewalk, crosswalk and median coming to 5th Ave NE in Northgate

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) expects to begin construction in April on pedestrian improvements at 5th Ave NE and NE 112th St. in Northgate. Crews will remove pavement, and install a landscaped median as well as stamped concrete cross walks. New sidewalk and […]

Addendum to North District Council & 115th Sidewalk

For the current round of Bridging the Gap Neighborhood Street Fund projects, the Department of Transportation asked each District Council to submit their top 3 projects. At the North District Council meeting, covered here previously, the Council ranked the 33rd Ave project third and the 115th St sidewalk project fourth when put to a tiebreaker […]

North District Council at 7:00PM, Sidewalk on NE 115th St

If you support building sidewalks in Pinehurst, please come to the North District Council meeting tonight, 7:00PM, Lake City Library, 12501 28th Ave NE. Also, if you haven’t already, please sign the sidewalk petition for NE 115th St, between 5th Ave NE and 15th Ave NE.

Thank you, Eric Youngblut Pinehurst Community Council Vice President

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Petition for NE 115th St Sidewalk

Here’s how you can help to get a sidewalk on NE 115th St:

Visit the page for the NE 115th St Sidewalk project. Sign the petition and forward it to others who may be interested. Please print the PDF of the petition and post it in your business, apartment building, etc. If you do so, […]

Sidewalks (and the need for funding)

This coming Wednesday, December 2nd, North District Council will be hearing sidewalk proposals from neighbors in Cedar Park, Jackson Park, Lake City, Maple Leaf, Meadowbrook, Olympic Hills, Pinehurst and Victory Heights. There are over 20 projects that neighbors have submitted for funding consideration. Each neighborhood has picked their top one to three projects. The council […]

Nov. 19th Sidewalk Meeting (NE 115th St)

We will be having a meeting on November 19th to discuss the process for the Bridging the Gap Large Project Fund. Specifically, we’ll be focusing on the proposal for a new sidewalk along NE 115th St.

We’re also collecting information from neighbors to help build the case for why this is such an important project. […]

No more pedestrian or bicycling advocacy programs at the Seattle Department of Transportation?

The draft Pedestrian Master Plan is scheduled to be released this coming Monday, May 4th. The plan that was developed over the past two years, lays the framework for future pedestrian investment in Seattle. (Representatives from the Pedestrian Master Plan will be presenting about the Plan to the Pinehurst community on Monday , May 4th […]

Neighborhood Street Fund/Cumulative Reserve Fund – Projects being considered for the next round

These are the Neighborhood Street Fund/Cumulative Reserve Fund projects that were chosen last night for further consideration and cost analysis are:

Top 52008-346 (Victory Heights/Maple Leaf) Sacajawea sidewalk2008-367 (Meadowbrook) striping of at grade sidewalk NE 105th2009-003 (Maple Leaf) crosswalk on 15th NE at NE 88th2009-061 (Pinehurst) speed bumps on 14th NE and NE 127th2009-129 (Lake […]