Tag: neighborhood street fund

September 13, 2013

Mayor announces $14M in neighborhood transportation, sidewalks and neighborhood greenways could get boost

Mayor McGinn announced Wednesday nearly $14 million in additional neighborhood transportation investments as part of his proposed 2014 budget. The bulk of of the funds go toward what McGinn’s office calls “basics,” which means bridge rehab planning, new sidewalks, repaving of both arterial and residential streets and some added funds for biking and walking enhancements…
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tagged: 2014 budget, mike mcginn, neighborhood street fund
July 2, 2013

No more cutting through St. Demetrios parking lot: Street Fund candidate would pave dirt trail

If you have ever tried to get to Interlaken Drive from the Bill Dawson Trail under 520 near the Montlake Bridge, then you have probably gotten completely lost trying to find a way through the neighborhood streets. Turns out, your best option is to cut through the St. Demetrios Church parking lot. Well, if the…
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tagged: bill dawson trail, montlake, neighborhood street fund
January 10, 2011

Wallingford bike boulevard will include ‘runnel’

The bicycle boulevard planned for Wallingford will include modifications to the Aurora pedestrian overpass at 41st Street and an enhanced crossing at Stone Way, according to Sam Woods at SDOT. Woods said plans will likely include installing a runnel on the existing pedestrian overpass at Aurora and 41st. A runnel is basically a track on…
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tagged: bike boulevards, n 43rd st, n 44th st, neighborhood street fund, q13, wallingford
October 28, 2010

On Fairview and Fairview and the demand for free parking

SDOT held an open house last night to discuss plans to redo the intersection of Fairview N and Fairview E, near Eastlake Ave. The project was selected for funding by the Neighborhood Street Fund (see our previous post), and the open house was held to receive feedback on several design alternatives SDOT has drawn up.…
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tagged: fairview, neighborhood street fund
September 23, 2010

City announces 11 neighborhood street projects, bikes to get help on S Othello and Fairview

View Neighborhood Street Fund 2010-2012 in a larger map Of the 11 streets projects the city announced yesterday evening, most will add sidewalks and/or crossing improvements for pedestrians around the city. Mayor Mike McGinn and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen attended the press conference in to announce the projects, outlined below, which vary in cost and ambition.…
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tagged: mike mcginn, neighborhood street fund, walk bike ride