|
||||||
|
The Northeast Seattle Trails project (the NEST Project) is an effort led by Feet First that’s just getting off the ground in Northeast Seattle. When this project is finished, there will be a network of planned trails and walkways and recommended locations for wayfinding kiosks, which will come from neighborhood plans, community input, and through […] Thank you to everyone in who met with Council this summer lobbying for additional funding for sidewalks. SDOT, the Mayor’s Office and Council heard our requests. We asked for sidewalk funding to be included in the budget and SDOT and Greg Nickels came through on this: The Mayor’s proposed budget includes $1.5 M in 2009 […] Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels just released his draft city budget for 2009 – 2010. Here are some items of note in the budget: Sidewalks and Street Paving. Additional revenue from the commercial parking tax is directed to a variety of programs, but most notably to additional street paving and sidewalk construction. Sidewalk construction is bolstered […] There is an article in today’s Seattle P-I on the benefits of bioswales and their integration into development in South Lake Union. You can read it here. We have swales in Pinehurst in the Pinehurst Green Grid. And, the proposed design for a sidewalk along 115th between Pinehurst Way and 5th Ave NE includes swales. […] Update: Cascade Bicycle Club has all the volunteers for this that they need. As part of the Washington State Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project, WSDOT and the Cascade Bicycle Club are enlisting the support of volunteers and other organizations, like FeetFirst and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, to benchmark the numbers of people bicycling and […] According to the 2007 Pedestrian and Bicycle Collision Report prepared by Seattle Department of Transportation, one third (2 of 6) pedestrian fatalities in 2007 occurred in Pinehurst. [One of the most troubling aspects of this is that I don’t recall ever reading about these accidents.] Both of these accidents occurred near the Northgate core – […] The Safe Walks Google Group is a bit cumbersome to read. So, I set up a Safe Walks blog. Check it out and feel free to pass on any thoughts that you have. I value feedback. http://safewalks.blogspot.com/ […] Seattle Councilmember Nick Licata is sponsoring a forum on pedestrian safety. Sidewalks and crosswalks – especially the lack of them in the north and south areas of the city – will be a significant focus of the discussion. A full list of speakers and the community panel will be available soon. Tuesday, July 22nd6PMBertha Knight […] Karla, Rebecca & Jodi – all mothers of young children who live on or near NE 125th between 5th Ave NE and Roosevelt Way NE – have won a significant funding award toward the amount needed to design and build a sidewalk along part of NE 125th between 5th Ave NE and Roosevelt Way NE. […] |
 
|
|||||
|
Copyright © 2020 Pinehurst Seattle - All Rights Reserved Hosted by VPSLink.com Powered by WordPress & Atahualpa |
||||||
