Neighborhood Planning

Seattle is a really cool place to live. We have an incredibly vibrant collection of community-driven projects, where residents act on their passions for sustainability, public art and usable public space to create everything from public orchards to street murals to ballfields.  Sometimes, these projects require more resources than the participants can offer up, and this is where Neighborhood Matching Funds grants provide a huge leg up. There are 3 levels of grants within the NMF program, each designed for different sizes…

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…

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

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…