Update on Sound Transit Plan – Northgate to Lynnwood

Representatives from the Sound Transit Lynnwood Link Extension project gave a presentation at the Pinehurst Community Council meeting last Thursday as we munched pizza at Amante Pizza.

Currently there are six options under consideration for the light rail going through Pinehurst. All of them include the rail being on the east side of the I-5 [...]

Pinehurst CC Meeting This Thursday!

Our next Pinehurst Community Council meeting is this Thursday and everybody is welcome! We’re even buying pizza to make it more welcoming! So spread the word, especially to people who might not follow the blog or the Facebook page. We want their input on how we can better reach out to them.

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Next Pinehurst Community Council Meeting

It’s still a ways away but I wanted to make sure people had Thursday, December 6th (6:30pm) on their calendar! It’s long overdue but it’s our next Pinehurst Community Council Meeting. Things are still being finalized but we’re keeping the agenda lite so we’ve got plenty of time to discuss and ask questions.

Thornton Creek Watershed Oversight Council meeting, 9/26

Join TCWOC members in hearing about how Seattle plans to manage its urban forest, and what the existing regulations and polices are regarding trees. Also get an update on the Sound Transit North Link after Northgate Station and how it relates to Thornton Creek.

Please share this announcement with members of your organizations, neighbors, and [...]

Groundbreaking Event for Light Rail to Northgate

Sound Transit begins constructing light rail to Northgate tomorrow with a groundbreaking ceremony and party, 3:30PM to 7:30PM at the former Roosevelt QFC at NE 66th St and Roosevelt Way NE. See this page for details: http://www.soundtransit.org/About-Sound-Transit/News-and-events/Calendar/Northgate-Link-Extension-Kick-Off-Event.xml

$20 Millon for Northgate Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements

This is a huge win for Northgate pedestrians and bicyclists! This week the Seattle City Council and the Sound Transit board unanimously passed resolutions committing a total of $20 million to pedestrian and bicycle improvements for the future Northgate light rail station. Thanks go to Seattle Councilman Richard Conlin, who led the charge within the [...]

Link Station IN Our Neighborhood?

Seattle Transit Blog has an update that NE 130th has been Added to the North Corridor DEIS. This means that in Segment A (the name for the part from from Northgate to NE 185th) they have included multiple alternatives that include NE 130th as a station location in their Draft Environment Impact Study. That doesn’t [...]

Northgate Parking Editorial by Pinehurst Neighbor

A Pinehurst neighbor (and former writer for this site!) has written an editorial on the parking garage being discussed for Northgate. It is on the most prominent transit site in the region and if you haven’t seen it yet it’s certainly worth a read.

http://seattletransitblog.com/2012/03/23/editorial-we-can-do-better-than-another-parking-garage/

Editorial: We Can Do Better Than Another Parking Garage

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Northgate Station Updates

Sorry for the short notice for those who don’t know this already but there’s a meeting on the Northgate Station tomorrow, Wednesday March 1st. If you can’t attend, you can reach ST’s outreach staff via email instead if you have comments.

March 21, 6:00 – 8:30 PM Northgate Station to Tunnel Portal Construction [...]

Letter for Consideration at Meeting Tomorrow

I wanted to have save this discussion for the community meeting (Tomorrow! March 8th! 7:00pm! Pinehurst Playfield!) but I also wanted people to have a chance to see the letter beforehand. I’m sorry it wasn’t up earlier but it’s still very much a work in progress after collaboration from many Pinehurst neighbors. We look forward [...]