Below is your weekly rundown of actions you can take to get involved and make a difference:
- Let Bellevue Know How To Make Downtown Safer For People On Bikes: Bellevue will be doing a major redesign to accommodate people biking and they’re taking public comment right now.
- Apply For A Neighborhood Matching Fund Grant: The City of Seattle is offering $5,000 dollar grants to successful applications. It’s not a ton of money but often enough to get the ball rolling on a project.
- Share How You Use The Seattle Center: There are potentially a lot of changes coming to Uptown, and the Seattle Center is the focal point. This survey will help guide these changes.
- Comment On The Proposed Wallingford RPZ: SDOT completed a study on parking in Wallingford and shared the results. They’re now considering an expanded restricted parking zone to help with access in the neighborhood.
- Microhousing Design Review Tonight: A Crown Hill 80-unit congregate housing design by Neiman Taber Architects is undergoing review at Ballard Community Center. Neiman Taber also has a 40-unit building planned a couple blocks north undergoing design review at the same meeting, which starts at 6:30pm.
- 42-story Apartment Design Review Tuesday: A 312-unit apartment building planned at 2300 8th Ave has its recommendation phase design review at 5:30pm Tuesday in Room L280 at Seattle City Hall.
If there are actions or events you’d like us to highlight in our weekly roundup, let us know by email at info(at)theurbanist.org.
Article Author
Owen Pickford
Owen is a solutions engineer for a software company. He has an amateur interest in urban policy, focusing on housing. His primary mode is a bicycle but isn't ashamed of riding down the hill and taking the bus back up. Feel free to tweet at him: @pickovven.