Neighborhood Planning

WCC to Hear From Avtech Site Developer

The developer of the Avtech property will present its plans for an apartment project at 34th and Wallingford to the Wallingford Community Council on Wednesday, March 6th, 7:00 PM at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Avenue N. Rm. 202). Also on the agenda will be updates on other neighborhood land use issues and community events. Everyone is welcome.   Editor's Note: On Monday night, we received the following timely comment about the development planned for the Avtech property and the…

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Woodland Park Zoo Open House

Woodland Park Zoo (5500 Phinney Ave. N. Map of location) is hosting an open house this Thursday, February 28, from 5:00pm - 7:00pm to kick-off its "Inner North Parking Lot Reconfiguration and Expansion Project." The plans call for and additional 165 parking spaces in the zoo's North Parking Lot, demolishing two storage sheds, and moving the portable trailers that house the zoo's administrative offices. The zoo says this expansion will also serve to create better pedestrian connections between the North Parking Lot…

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Community Council meets Wednesday, February 6

The Wallingford Community Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 6, 7:00 PM at the Good Shepherd Center.  Among items on the agenda will be a presentation on going solar at your home, and updates on the design of the new North Transfer Station. The rebuilding of the Transfer Station is on the horizon, and Seattle Public Utilities will present updated design proposals. In addition, SPU will ask the Community Council to agree to amend its contract with…

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Playfield repairs and a new dog park? There’s a grant for that.

Back in December, we posted about the Wallingford playfield closure, a post which spurred a lot of comments from concerned neighbors. In true Wallyhood fashion, most comments were civil, though the off-leash-dogs-at-the-park issue clearly does push our collective buttons. Reader and community leader Greg, who was the driving force behind the playfield and who still keeps a watchful eye over it, filled readers in on some the history of the park and the challenges posed by rain, cleats and paws: During…

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Traffic signal top priority for Lake Union District Council

Thanks to Greenways Guru, Cathy Tuttle, for providing us with an update to the N. 40th traffic signal project:  The Lake Union District Council AND the Wallingford Community Council chose the N 40th St signal as their number one first choice for City funding – making the street more compatible for people who walk and bike including transit users, kids walking to school, and dog walkers.   Thank you to the eight of you who wrote letters in support of traffic signal on 40th in…

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New Apartments Planned for 45th/Interlake

Seattle developer Harbor Urban is planning a new mixed use/apartment building for 1321 N. 45th Street (corner of Interlake Avenue and N. 45th). Plans call for 150 apartments with ground level retail space and below grade parking for 100-140 vehicles, totaling 168,000 square feet. You can review the plans here, including design sketches. According to the plans, the site comprises 8 tax parcels "located on the approximate eastern half of the block bounded by North 45th Street on the north, Interlake Ave…

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Traffic Signal Next Steps: Monday Meeting

As a follow up to the earlier discussion about a traffic signal on N. 40th Street, Cathy Tuttle wanted to let everyone know about the next meeting which will take place on Monday, January 7, at 5:30 pm at History House, (790 N. 34th St.) where the proposal will be presented to the Lake Union District Council: Thanks all who came out to the Wallingford Community Council meeting on Jan 2 to encourage the Council to select N 40th St. as…

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