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Walk Bike Ride

Walk Bike Ride is a Seattle initiative to: Create an equitable transportation system for all by providing more affordable travel choices Focus on the places where people want to be and add qualities that make them want to stay Prioritize right-of-way space to emphasize walking, biking and riding The initiative emphasizes the transportation choices we make [...] [...]

Sidewalks in Crown Hill -- Are We Getting Any Closer?

In the last round of project submissions for the Bridging the Gap Levy funds, the Ballard District Council recommended three Crown Hill Projects for funding. The three projects are: 1) Walkway along 13th Ave NW from NW 90th to Holman Road, plus walkway along 90th from 13th Ave NW to 14th Ave NW; 2) Walkway [...] [...]

15th Ave NW Traffic Cameras Now Working

15th and 85th (click to go to Traveler's Information Map) The traffic cameras at NW 85th St. and 15th Ave NW have now gone live, and are beaming back minute by minute images of the intersection. The cameras were installed earlier in the year at 15th and 85th, 15th and 65th, 15th and Market, and 15th [...] [...]

Murals of Crown Hill

Pipe wrench mural Upon moving to Crown Hill in 2002, I noticed many blank walls on buildings, often tagged with graffiti, painted out graffiti, re-tagged, re-painted out, etc. What is it about a blank wall that encourages vandals to leave their marks? Our major streets, 15th Ave NW, Holman Road, and NW 85th Street appeared quite [...] [...]

New Traffic Information Sign 14th and Holman

Traffic Information Sign, 14th and Holman, click to enlarge The sharp-eyed among us will have noticed Seattle Dept. of Transportation crews hard at work along Holman Rd and 15th Ave NW this week. MyBallard.com gave advance notice of the work here. The work is being done to provide more information for drivers and transportation agencies during [...] [...]

Sidewalk Closures Holman Road, Feb 1st to 12th, 2010

A contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will paint the railing on a raised portion of Holman Road NW at 8th Avenue NW from February 1 to February 12. The sidewalk will be closed 24-hours-a-day. During the first week, the crews will close the northern sidewalk, and then starting February 8 the [...] [...]

SDOT Bridge Painting Projects Rescheduled

This just received from SDOT. The Holman Rd railings repainting project has been rescheduled to begin on January 27th. It was originally slotted to be completed in December. During painting pedestrian access to the walkway on the Holman Road overpass over 8th Ave NW may be restricted. 2009 Bridge Painting Projects Construction Update: January 14, 2010 Due to [...] [...]

Street Light Repairs

At the December Ballard District Council meeting, Council President Jennifer Macuiba called for volunteers to address poor illumination and impaired pedestrian safety along major thoroughfares in Ballard and Crown Hill. Seattle City Light does not automatically check for street light operation, leaving that up to citizens like us to initiate a repair by reporting the [...] [...]

Sidewalks for West Crown Hill

A dedicated group of neighbors in West Crown Hill recently applied for Bridging the Gap Large Project Fund money to construct sidewalks in their area. Deborah Jaquith shepherded the effort. The area defined for the proposed project spans from NW 85th to NW 90th between 15th Ave NW and 20th Ave NW. In their proposal, they [...] [...]

Holman/15th Median Study Review

15th Near 85th Artists Concept Thanks to everyone who filled out a survey questionnaire to help gauge community and business support for a vegetated median along portions of 15th Ave NW (from 83rd St to 87th St) and Holman Road (from 87th St to 12th Ave). The Holman Road / 15th Ave corridor is a dominant [...] [...]

Bridge Painting on Holman Road

Seattle Department of Transportation will be doing some maintenance in December 2009 or January 2010. Holman Road over 8th Ave NW bridge railings: SDOT is going to clean and paint the railings of the bridge on Holman Road. The proposed activity is in response to the need to prevent corrosion of the steel railings. There is [...] [...]

Holman Road Median Study Meeting

December 10, 2009 at 7:00pm Journey Church , 9204 11th Ave NW On Thursday, December 10 at 7:00pm the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association and the Crown Hill Business Association will host a community meeting to review designs for a series of planted medians for a section of the Holman Road / 15th Ave NW corridor. Produced by [...] [...]

Holman Rd/15th Ave NW Median Survey

Please take the survey The Crown Hill Neighborhood Association and the Crown Hill Business Association would like your input on a project to design a series of planted medians for a section of the Holman Road / 15th Ave corridor. CHNA and CHBA are working with a team of students from the University of Washington’s Community, [...] [...]

Holman Road Lane Closure, Friday, August 7th, 2009

From the Seattle Department of Transportation: SDOT crews plan to close the westbound, left lane of the Holman Road Bridge over 8th Avenue Northwest on Friday, August 7th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the closure, crews will repair an expansion joint. [...]

Walk Bike Ride Input Meeting, June 21st, 2010

[ June 21, 2010; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] June 21st, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm – RSVP Northgate Community Center 10510 5th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125 Community Input Meeting for the City’s Walk Bike Ride program. Read more here. [...]

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