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Since our post a couple weeks back, there's been a lot of activity around the closed W Green Lake Way N issue. I was about to post a lengthy update including the city's response to our blog post, the mayor's interest in "connecting the parks" through a permanent road closure, and Councilmember's Strauss' consistent advocacy for reopening the road immediately with a plan to create a two-way protected bike lane. Instead I'm pleased to share with you the following update from…

This Saturday, July 31, SDOT will host a bike ride on the new two-way cycletrack adjacent to Green Lake Park. Two years in the making, this protected bike lane is finally complete, giving cyclists a safer way to navigate East Green Lake Way N.Riders will meet in the “Flamingo” parking lot of the Woodland Park Zoo, located at the corner of N 50th Street and Phinney Ave N. At 10:30am cyclists will ride down the improved bike lane on North 50th…

Historic Wallingford invites you to celebrate our business district's “reopening” from the pandemic with a neighborhood treasure hunt. This fun, self-guided activity is a chance to get the whole family outside and explore Wallingford’s historical architecture and flourishes of art. So grab the kids and go for a walk along N 45th.The treasure hunt leads you along N 45th, and sometimes just to the north or south, to solve clues and discover things about the history of Wallingford. How It Works…

For those not entirely in the know as regards the doings of the National Hockey League during the height of the summer, the league will be holding an “expansion draft” this Wednesday. This is to allow the league’s newest team, our Seattle Kraken, to acquire a roster of players for the upcoming season. The Kraken will be allowed to select one player from each existing team within the limits of various and sundry league rules. The event will be held onstage…

The City of Seattle is considering the permanent closure to vehicles of the road (see image below) that connects Green Lake and Wallingford with Phinney Ridge and Greenwood. However, there has not been any community outreach on this decision. Residents who have experienced the negative effects of this road closure have started a petition to reopen the road and invite all impacted to consider signing it.    The street was originally closed to automobile traffic as part of the construction on Green Lake…

This Saturday, the Wallingford and Fremont Buy Nothing communities have organized a completely free, neighborhood-wide garage sale event. Yes, this means everything is free! All neighbors are welcome to participate whether by giving or receiving items. You don't have to be a member of the Buy Nothing or Freecycle communities to participate. Just show up and help keep used stuff out of the landfills. What: FREE garage sale When: 6/10/2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Locations are marked in…

Many of you have at least a passing awareness of Nickelsville, the semi-nomadic community of people without permanent housing. In Wallingford, we have a Nickelsville “tiny house village” in the Northlake area, near Ivar’s Salmon House. Nickelsville, however, encompasses more than the Northlake site, and includes another village at Othello, in south Seattle. And, there are other tiny house villages in Seattle besides Nickelsville. A recent Seattle Times article counted eight villages with a total of 298 houses; it described plans…