4111 Stone Way Design Review on Monday

On Monday, January 23, the public will have a chance to make comments and ask questions about the proposed Stone Way Apartments design -- the four-story mixed use project on 4111 Stone Way N. The meeting will be held beginning at 6:30PM at the University Heights Center (5031 University Way N.E.). According to the Land Use Bulletin, the proposal is for a four-story structure containing 27 residential units over 1,560 sq. ft. of retail/commercial space.  Parking for 19 vehicles to be provided at…

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Second design review for 3400 Stone is tomorrow

The city's Design Review Board will hold its second review meeting for the 5-story Living Building at 3400 Stone Way N. tomorrow (Monday), November 21 at 6:30pm at the University Heights Center (5031 University WA NE). You can review the site's design review proposal by clicking here. Here are some links of previous articles regarding the project, including the Wallingford Community Council's appeal: Community Council Files Appeal on Stone Way Project 3400 Stone Way Brooks Sports will move to Wallingford

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Greenway Project Ready to Go

Wallyhood welcomes Adam Lee to our merry band of writers. Adam recently graduated from college in Vermont, and has since moved westward to seek his fortune in the fertile soils of Puget Sound. His roommates chose to bring him to Wallingford for its central location between UW and the downtown and for its fine neighborhood establishments, and as he gets to know the area he appreciates their foresight more and more. He enjoys baseball and hot dogs, and can often be found…

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Wallingford Greenway Meeting Tuesday

We heard there was a pretty good turnout for the Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway last week at Mosaic Coffeehouse. If you missed it and you still want to be involved in helping plan the greenway, not to worry--there's another one tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 18) from 6:30-8:30pm at Mosaic (4401 2nd Avenue NE). Tomorrow's meeting will mostly be a review of what was discussed last week, which we have a summary here for you to read. The group came up with a map…

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Crosswalks and Trash Cans

Colleen Kurke, President of the Wallingford Chamber of Commerce is working with SDOT to implement more crosswalks and public garbage cans in the neighborhood, and she's asking for your help. Seems like crosswalk safety issues come up frequently on Wallyhood, especially intersections that, even though they already have crosswalks, drivers often fail to stop for pedestrians. Take, for instance, the crosswalk located on Stone Way at N. 41st St., which is often used for SPD pedestrian sting operations and has garnered up to 34 right…

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3400 Stone Way

Think about the Burke Gilman Trail for a moment.  Think about where it reveals itself to the neighborhood at N. 34th & Stone Way.  Now imagine a a vibrant, active building that has a relationship to the trail - a living building that connects the community.  What if that building takes little or nothing from the earth, not even during construction, and then gives back to the environment in return? Skanska USA and Fremont Dock Company are teaming up to bring…

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Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway update

Cathy Tuttle tells us that 17 people came to the Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway meeting on Wednesday night, and the group came to a consensus on a few issues they would like to address with SDOT. Here's a brief summary of some of the points that were discussed. If you're interested in reading the complete meeting report, you can view the document via (.pdf) The purpose of the July 13 meeting was to make suggestions for metrics and specific design elements in…

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