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Want a Better Transit System? Tell SDOT What You’d Like to See!

Getting around Seattle can be tricky—everyone has waited for a delayed bus in the rain, driven to work to save time, or needed room for just one more bike on the train. Maybe you wish the bus stopped closer to your house or was easier to get to on foot or by bike. We know you have ideas about how transit should be improved, so here’s a chance to share your take with the city.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is updating Seattle’s Transit Master Plan, which will help to determine the city’s future investments in transit. As part of this process, SDOT is conducting a short survey to figure out what’s working and what isn’t in Seattle’s transit system. The survey takes less than 10 minutes and asks some basic questions about how you currently use transit and what you’d like to see improved. Throw in your two cents at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/transitmasterplan/survey and check out http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/transitmasterplan.htm for more information about the plan.

Responses by January 13, 2011, would be appreciated.

*Pinehurst Residential Burglary Report: November 2010

We’ve had another good month! Please remember to report burglaries to the police so they have a good idea of what’s happening in our neighborhood.

If you have any questions on crime prevention, or if you would like to form a block watch, please contact Diane Horswill (diane.horswill@seattle.gov or 206-684-7711) at the North Precinct.

11/08 1000blk NE 125^th the victim came home to find her back door had been kicked in, jewelry and keys to her home and car were stolen.

11/27 12000blk 8^th NE the victim is in the process of moving and has been out of the house for several weeks, when he returned today he found his television had been stolen, there was no sign of forced entry.

11/29 12500blk 3^rd Ave NE the victim left the house in the morning, a few hours later a relative came by and saw that the victims television was lying on the kitchen floor, he contacted the victim who came home and found a window screen removed, the window was open and undamaged so it may have been left unlocked, a laptop and an I-pod had been stolen, the TV was left behind because the screen had been broken when the suspect was removing it from its wall mounting, the victims large dog was in the house during the burglary.

* unofficial stats

This Week’s Art at Pinehurst Pocket Park is by Liam

Liam S., a first grader at Sacajawea Elementary, drew the festive holiday picture that’s in the Pinehurst Pocket Park kiosk this week.

A big thanks to Liam for sharing! Come see the art in the park at NE 117th & 19th Ave NE.

Liam-grade1-ChristmasTree

Pinehurst Bumper Stickers!

We get quite a few questions on the bumper stickers you can occasionally see around the neighborhood and Renee suggested that I repost the info on them. We don’t have any more printed but you can order your own. Or, if there’s a lot of interest let me know and we can do a larger order for everybody to get the nice bulk savings.

Oh, and thanks again to Karla for originally designing these!

Order your own “Imagine Pinehurst” bumper sticker here.

Order your own “Pinehurst: more north than Northgate” bumper sticker here.

Volunteer for Adopt-A-Street Work Party January 8th

Our community council has joined the City’s Adopt-A-Street program. Starting small, we’ve signed up for these streets:

Pinehurst Way NE – from Roosevelt Way NE to NE 125th St
NE 115th St – from 20th Ave NE to Pinehurst Way NE

Our second work party will be Saturday, January 8 at 10 a.m. We’re looking for about 6 volunteers. Our October cleanup took 4 people 2 hours. I’ve ordered grabbers, rubber gloves, safety vests and a sharps container. If you are interested in helping, please email nancy@pinehurstseattle.org.

Our commitment is for four cleanup events over a year. Volunteering for this event does NOT commit you to future work parties.

If you participate, you’ll sign a volunteer sign-in sheet that gives you insurance coverage during the event. I’ll go over safety precautions with everyone.

Information about the City’s program is at: http://www.cityofseattle.net/util/Services/Garbage/KeepSeattleClean/Adopt-A-Street.

Let’s keep our neighborhood litter-free!

Treehouse Coffee breakfast special this weekend (December 11-12)

From Michele: “This weekend at the Treehouse we will be spicing up our waffles with apples and cinnamon! Keep in mind that we are hosting a Holiday Donation Drive for Treehouse, a non-profit organization that supports foster children throughout our area. Stop by before December 18th with new gifts and/or clothing that are unwrapped and I will pass your graciousness along! Thank you for keeping those that are less fortunate in mind this holiday season!”

Read more about Treehouse Coffee here and here.

Weather / Flooding Info

I was just sent the following weather post as well as info for how to prevent local flooding. Given what I’m seeing in the upcoming weather, it sounds like it’d be a good idea to brush up on those tips.

There’s also the main Seattle Public Utilities page for Storms and Flooding in Seattle.

Cliff Mass Weather Blog:
http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2010/12/atmospheric-river-on-way.html

Tips for Preventing Local Flooding:
http://atyourservice.seattle.gov/2010/12/10/tips-for-preventing-local-flooding-2/

This Week’s Art at Pinehurst Pocket Park

Stop by the Pinehurst Pocket Park at NE 117th & 19th Ave NE to see beautiful artwork by kids from Sacajawea Elementary School. This week’s drawing is by Job, a 3rd grader. Nice work, Job, and thanks for letting us put it up!

Job-grade3

Free Evensong and Bach Cantata Series at St. Stephen’s (Laurelhurst)

From Leslie Martin, a Pinehurst resident, and the Director of Music at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Laurelhurst:

We would be very happy to share this beautiful music with our Pinehurst neighbors. This is our gift to the wider community. Dress is casual, come as you are, and admission is FREE.

Evensong and Bach Cantata
Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 5 PM
Cantata preview at 4:30 PM

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
4805 NE 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98105 (Laurelhurst neighborhood)

Featuring Bach’s Advent cantata – “Schwingt freudig euch empor” BWV 36 (Soar joyfully to the exalted stars)

Musicians are some of the Northwest’s finest early music specialists and include:

Sand Dalton, Darlene Franz, baroque oboe d’amore
Cecilia Archuleta, Laura Martin, baroque violin
Stephen Creswell, baroque viola
Laura Kramer, baroque cello
Todd Gowers, Violone
Leslie Martin, conductor | organ continuo
Emily Riesser, soprano
Diane Radabaugh, alto
Jeffrey Jordan, tenor
Thomas Thompson, bass
The Parish Choir and Boys & Girls Choir of St. Stephen’s Parish

Treehouse Coffee breakfast special this weekend (December 4-5)

From Michele: “Bundle up and come over to the Treehouse for breakfast this weekend. We will heat up a piece of Le Fournil quiche with toast on the side- choose from quiche Lorraine, Leek & Bleu Cheese or Broccoli & Swiss. As well, we are featuring a Cinna-Ginger latte so you can taste Christmas too.

In this season of giving, keep in mind those that are less fortunate. Treehouse, a Seattle non-profit, hosts a holiday donation drive each Christmas season. We will be collecting new clothes and toys for foster children in the Northwest and delivering them to Treehouse just before Christmas. Any donation is welcome and will be most appreciated!”

Read more about Treehouse Coffee here and here.

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