Neighborhood Greenways initiative is striving to create roadways that safely connect community services and amenities. The hope is for efficient traffic and fewer accidents, increased local economic activity and real estate values, more fitness opportunities resulting in better public health, reduction in CO2 emissions, an increase in native habitat and a more pleasant and beautiful [...]
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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 [...] You are invited to a Road Safety Summit Meeting in our area: November 15th, 6pm City of Seattle invites you to participate in a Road Safety Summit, convened by Mayor Mike McGinn and members of the Seattle City Council. The Summit will center around three basic questions: What do you think are the highest priority safety problems [...] Seattle City Light is beginning the second phase of replacing all streetlights with new LED bulbs. This phase will include Pinehurst. The new lightbulbs reduce maintenance costs by lasting longer. They are also brighter and whiter, allowing for better visibility and identification of colors. Please see this flyer for more information. SDOT is beginning work on the NE 125th St project with spot pavement repairs. The Seattle Department of Transportation will repair the asphalt pavement on NE 125th Street in the outside lanes, where needed, between Roosevelt Way NE and 30th Avenue NE. The crews plan to perform this work between May 6 and May [...] SDOT has posted on their blog that they will move forward with rechannelizing NE 125th St: After hearing from the public and conducting additional analysis, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has recommended to Mayor Mike McGinn that the city undertake a project to enhance safety along Northeast 125th Street by rechannelizing the roadway. [...] This is great news for improving Northgate Way! I’m particularly excited about improving the intersection with 5th Ave NE. [...] Transportation related projects (sidewalks, traffic calming, rechannelization, crosswalks) are expected to be the main topic of discussion. If there was ever a time to advocate, this is it. The mayor, the head of Seattle Department of Transportation and the staff of the program that funds these projects will be there. It is also a great [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
 
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