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Publicola has an op-ed from a Pinehurst neighbor on our oh-so-discussed street project: What’s So Controversial About Safety? http://www.publicola.net/2010/08/30/whats-so-controversial-about-safety/ Anybody have any more articles I could add to this post? I’ve been out of town so I’m sure I’ve missed some. How about anything else to discuss here? There are some lively comments over on Publicola already. The Bumps and Babies Fair is a huge boutique and consignment sale where you can find everything your heart desires for your inside or outside baby! Sunday, August 29th, 2010 Hosted by The Chic Bambino See http://www.facebook.com/BumpsAndBabiesFair for more information. We live in a great city of many opportunities. In spite of the current economic problems, Seattle’s Community Center programs are alive and well. Registration is open now for fall classes. You can get class brochures at libraries or the community centers, or search classes and register at www.seattle.gov/parks. The centers closest to us are Northgate, Bitter Lake, and Meadowbrook. I’m taking a Zumba Gold class at Northgate this summer, and I like it so much I registered for fall. Eleven 1 hour sessions for $42 is quite a deal! If you haven’t seen Zumba, it’s dance fitness to Latin music and it’s a gas! My class is Gold, meaning it’s geared to beginning dancers and those over 50. Anyone want to join me? Department of Planning and Development is proposing new Tree Regulations for Seattle. A group of citizens led by Steve Zemke and David Miller is rightfully concerned that these incentive based regulations will result in less tree protection and further loss of trees in Seattle. The next meeting of this group is at the Broadview Library at NW 130th St and Greenwood Ave NW on Sunday 29 August from 130 – 430 pm. All interested persons are invited to attend. Perhaps this would also be a good topic at the next Pinehurst meeting. John Dixon from the citizens group has offered to speak on this subject. 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. Diane says that due to some fairly aggressive detective and prosecution most of the burglary stats this month are much lower than average. Yay! The one below is a reminder for us all to watch out for our neighbors when they are away, and report suspicious activity at houses we know are vacant. 7/09 900 blk NE 117th – a neighbor looked out her window and saw a female exit her car and walk into the yard at this address; the female suspect then left that yard and went to another house; the neighbor was aware that these people were out of town; she witnessed the female carrying several items out of the house put them in her car and drive away; at that point she called 911 but the suspect was gone; she was later arrested as part of the investigation. *unofficial stats Time: Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm Come learn how you can reduce your environmental footprint and share your experiences in trying to live more sustainably! Free workshops, speakers, food, live music, demonstrations, hands-on science and art activities for kids! Learn about solar cooking, bicycle repair (bring your bike!), cheese-making, weatherizing you home, growing your own tea (bring a cup!), sod replacement, worm bins, bee-keeping, tool repair (bring your tools!), edible landscaping, knowledge-sharing with community elders, rain gardens, and much much more. Take home ideas for environmentally-friendly living and maybe win some eco products to help you on your way. Morning schedule includes: Afternoon schedule includes: For more info, see the There is a non-profit running a stufy of Seattle.gov to help make it better. They haven’t received any participants from the Pinehurst area yet so they asked me to share some info on it. They’re urgently looking for participants in the next few days. It sounds like a great idea and as soon as I finish posting this I’ll be signing up myself. (Application: http://ow.ly/2qyYy) “Have you ever been frustrated at how difficult government web sites are to use? Here’s your chance to help them improve (and make a little something-something for yourself while you’re at it). Knowledge as Power, a non-profit based in Seattle, is running a Usability Study on Seattle.gov. Essentially we are looking for participants like you to sit in a room and let us takes notes as you browse for information on Seattle.gov. It’s as easy as that, and in return we will give you $20 in Tippr credit. (Tippr.com is a local Seattle company similar to Groupon, LivingSocial, etc. Your $20 credit gets you $40-$60 worth of Seattle goods.) Right now we are looking for two specific groups of people, 1) People who use or have used Seattle.gov for a business purpose (e.g. perhaps you’re a startup and you have to use the website to find & apply for permits) and 2) Ordinary Citzens! We’re looking for people of every level computer competency to come in and test the website. Come help your city work better. You will find a link to the short application page here: http://ow.ly/2qyYy “ There’s also some more info in this blog post which explains the Seattle.gov usability Study. The SDOT Blog has a lot more info on NE 125th St if you haven’t seen it already. They specifically highlight the speeding and collisions and the rates compared to other parts of the city. A lot of these details have been discussed in the past but it’s helpful for the discussions to have more specifics. http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2010/08/13/the-facts-on-ne-125th-street-speeds-and-collisions/ Also, while I’m putting this up I would like to thank everybody for keeping the comments and discussions relatively civil in the previous posts. I know this is a heated topic for many people but it’s nice that we can discuss it without the comments getting mean-spirited. I was out of town backpacking this weekend and I apparently missed some excitement. SeattleCrime.com has more details on what they’re calling The Mystery of the Burning Poo. They have pictures and details as well as a much more colorful description than I’ll be able to do on short notice so you should go read their version of the story. http://www.seattlecrime.com/2010/08/10/the-mystery-of-the-burning-poo The short summary is that the port-o-potty caught fire though there are not yet any details as to how… Though as they note, it would be rather unusual for it to do it on its own. I do remember at least a couple of them burning down (or exploding) when I was growing up on Queen Anne so we’re not the only ones… There’s a great post on the Cascade Bicycle Club Blog talking about the 125th Street safety improvements. http://blog.cascade.org/2010/08/125th-safety-project/ I recommend everybody head over to read the full article. It isn’t too long and they make some great points about all the advantages of a project like this. The part where they discussed speeds was especially interesting. I’ve heard many complaints about the speeding that takes place on 125th but I didn’t realize that “nearly 15% of vehicles are more than 10 mph over the legal limit.” It was also interesting to see just how many more pedestrian collisions at 40mph are fatal than 30mph. [EDIT:] Also, remember you’ve got until 5pm on Monday the 9th to submit your comments to walkandbike@seattle.gov. |
 
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