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District 4 Wonkathon: Fixing the Move Seattle Levy

If you read the blog then I'm sure you saw this candidate question coming. Also, to keep the train rolling on these questions I'm skipping a separate calendar post this week, check out our calendar page for what's going on in Wallingford over the next week. The Question: 45th street over I-5 is one of the most congested, dangerous roadways in the city for pedestrians and cyclists, yet the Move Seattle Levy does nothing to help connect Wallingford pedestrians or cyclists to light rail…

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District 4 Wonkathon: Camper Vans and Homelessness

As a preface, here is an interactive map that the Northlake Safety and Security Team put together of the camper problem down on Northlake way. They state that in addition to the increasing numbers of vehicles, there are "numerous bags of garbage and debris" plus "12 unusually large piles of dog poop/human feces (?) in just a small section of the walking path". Also, I apologize for pairing homelessness with property crime in the question. I was trying to boil the questions…

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District 4 Wonkathon: Low Income Supports

As a preface, the podcast Planet Money from NPR is a great listen, and they do a good job of covering the gap between rich and poor and the difference between handouts and redistribution. The Question: Seattle has a myriad of programs for people that are low income that must be opted into through a complex set of lotteries and qualifying paperwork. People in low income brackets are deterred from rising across income cut off lines for fear of losing their benefits, while others…

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Read more about the article Move Seattle: Wallingford Shows the Council They Care
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Move Seattle: Wallingford Shows the Council They Care

We had a GREAT turnout for the Move Seattle levy "fix-it" tour on Sunday! About 50 participants showed up as we toured paths from Wallingford to the U-District, mostly people from Wallingford. Seattle City Council Transportation Committee representatives Jean Godden, Mike O'Brien, and Tom Rasmussen all attended, and news stations were there as well. For a wonky tour of neighborhood greenways and an I-5 bridge crossing that's a great turnout! While we were on the walk all three council members spoke in…

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Seattle City Council Comes to Wallingford on Sunday

Seattle City Council Transportation Committee representatives Tom Rasmussen and Jean Godden will be taking part in the Move Seattle levy walking tour happening this Sunday at 11 AM in Wallingford and the U-District. Mike O'Brien is also on the Transportation Committee and is a maybe (it's his wife's birthday), plus candidates running against Jean Godden for Seattle City Council District 4 will be attending. Wallyhood hopes you will come on the walk! Just come to the Mosaic Coffee house on 44th…

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Read more about the article Move Levy Isn’t Fixed, but SDOT Will Visit Wallingford

Move Levy Isn’t Fixed, but SDOT Will Visit Wallingford

The mayor's final Move Levy proposal was released, but unfortunately nothing has improved for Wallingford despite the levy growing from 900 million to 930 million. Here is the map, then the proposals: On the map grey is paving, yellow is safety improvements to Aurora, blue is bike master plan implementation, and the red targets are seismic upgrades. I added the numbers and aligned them with the numbered project list below. Descriptions are from SDOT via their project list plus what you come up with when…

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Move Levy Investments Don’t Fit Safety Data

Wallyhood requested safety data for Green Lake Way N and N 50th because the Move Levy targets those streets for a cycle track. We also requested safety data for 45th street because SDOT is not investing in connecting Wallingford to the U-District. Here's the safety data from Brian Dougherty at SDOT (thanks Brian!): As you can see, Green Lake Way and N 50th pose very little danger to people on bikes or pedestrians. I know this first hand as I bike those roads daily.…

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