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Category Archives: Wallingford, Seattle

Today: Community Council + Farmer’s Market Returns

Eric May 27, 2015 1 Comment

Tonight is the annual meeting of the Wallingford Community Council! The late breaking agenda from the always excellent Erika:

We hope you can join us for the WCC Annual Meeting in Room 202 of the Good Shepherd Center at 7 p.m. Wed 5/27

Come hear about the accomplishments of your community council and plans for the upcoming year. Help shape our programs on the Wallingford Waterway Walk (including opening WW20); cleanup of derelict buses & campers on Northlake Way; Land Use proposals; and other issues of interest. We’ll also elect new officers at the end of the meeting. See you …

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New Developments: 3860 Bridge Way N and 1416 N 46th

Eric May 25, 2015 25 Comments

There are 2 new developments that have popped up on our DPD map in the last month and a half since I last checked on April 8th.

First up, 1416 N 46TH ST, submitted on April 9, 2015: Land Use Application for Streamlined Design Review to allow a 3-story, 5 unit residential structure. Parking for 5 vehicles to be provided. Existing structure to be demolished.

Here’s a rendering, with the sun’s angle cleverly chosen to avoid casting a shadow on next door bungalows:

Second, a development at the corner of Woodland Park Ave N and Bridge Way N, 3860 BRIDGE …

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Varsity Movie Theater Re-Opens

daranee May 24, 2015 2 Comments

What is a movie theater in 2015? In fact, it is many things. The business of operating a movie theater is in a state of flux. Movie theaters are trying to reinvent themselves. Are they bars? Restaurants? Charitable organizations? Places for mommy meet ups? Corporate meet ups? Music venues? Portals to a performance thousands of miles away?

In case you don’t know where The Varsity Theater is, it is in the University District at 4329 University Way. It was previously owned by Landmark Theaters, but is now owned by Faraway Entertainment which also owns the Admiral Theater in West Seattle. …

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District 4 Wonkathon: Priorities for Wallingford

Eric May 23, 2015 7 Comments

Here’s the District 4 wonkathon wrap up question! We might repeat the process for District 6 next (North of 50th), if anyone has deep thoughts on the questions or the format here please offer them up in the comments. In particular, are there specific questions regarding Tangletown you’d like to see asked?

The Question: Finally, an open ended question. In the end, priorities often matter more than policies. What are your top one or two priorities for Wallingford? How will life be different in our neighborhood if you are elected?

Abel Pacheco’s Answer: Neighborhoods must be empowered. Doing so will …

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District 4 Wonkathon: Fixing the Move Seattle Levy

Eric May 22, 2015 Comments are off

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 in the U-District. This is the top ask by Seattle Greenways for district 4 and …

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District 4 Wonkathon: Camper Vans and Homelessness

Eric May 21, 2015 80 Comments

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 down to 5 total and the issues both relate to city responsiveness, but the pairing is ugly and …

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District 4 Wonkathon: Low Income Supports

Eric May 20, 2015 5 Comments

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 who qualify but are not able or willing to advocate for themselves are not receiving benefits.…

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