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 tell us [...]

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

Wednesday night at [...]

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 Olympic View Elementary School [...]

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 [...]

North Corridor Transit Project Update

Extending light rail from Northgate to Lynnwood

Sound Transit has been studying potential light rail routes and station between Northgate and Lynnwood along Interstate 5 based on results of environmental scoping and community input received last summer and fall.  Recently the Sound Transit Board of Directors took a major step toward expanding mass transit by confirming [...]

Northgate Light Rail Community Design Study Open House, 12/8

The City’s Department of Planning and Development is holding a public meeting to present options for future development and street improvements around the Northgate Light Rail station.

The meeting is on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m., at the Aljoya Senior Apartments at Thornton Place, 450 NE 100th Street. Off-street parking available at [...]

Metro Proposes Changes for 2012

September 2012 is a long time away, but Metro is engaging the public regarding service changes which will coincide with the start of the Aurora and Ballard “Rapid Ride” bus lines. The relevant changes to our neighborhood are:

The 18 will now longer serve Downtown to Ballard, but will instead run between Fremont, Ballard, Crown [...]

Oct. 25 Transit Master Plan (TMP) Open House

Join the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) at an upcoming open house to learn about the Transit Master Plan (TMP), share your feedback, and see where we’re going from here.

The TMP is a 20-year vision for transit in Seattle. SDOT recently released the draft report, available at http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/transitmasterplan.htm.

Open house date and location:

Sound Transit Public Meetings for Northgate to Lynnwood Mass Transit

Sound Transit is holding public meetings this month about the scoping for mass transit between Northgate (Transit Center) and Lynnwood (196th St SW). The meetings are between 6:00 and 8:00 PM on the following dates:

Tuesday, October 11, 2011: Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 1st Ave NE, Shoreline Thursday, October 13, 2011: Embassy Suites Hotel, 44th [...]

Northgate Light Rail Station Area Online Survey

Did you miss the Open House last week? If so, the Community Design Study still wants to hear from you!

Tell it your thoughts on how to create a vital community at the future Northgate light-rail station by taking the online survey:

www.surveymonkey.com/s/NorthgateStationAreaDevelopment

The City of Seattle, King County, Sound Transit and other [...]