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VOLUNTEER FOR RAINIER VALLEY SUMMER PARKWAYS – AUG. 13

VOLUNTEER FOR BALLARD SUMMER PARKWAYS – AUG. 27

VOLUNTEER FOR WEST SEATTLE SUMMER PARKWAYS – SEP. 25

Summer Parkways events are powered by people like you, and we need your help to bring these celebrations to life!
Be part of the action and sign up to volunteer.
Join the Summer Parkways team and experience Seattle in a whole new way, either by volunteering in in your own neighborhood or getting to know one that’s totally new. Shifts last 1.5-5 hours and there are positions for everyone: Info Booth Ambassadors, Route Set-up Crew, Mobile Medics, Photographers, and more.Planning to attend the events? Why not lend a hand before or after you enjoy the festivities? All volunteers will receive training, snacks, water and a free Summer Parkways T-shirt.
Recruit a friend and sign up today! Questions? Connect with the Volunteer Manager at mary.summerparkways@gmail.com.

There will be activities, games, lessons and heck of other free cool things to do and see!

  • FREE BIKE RAFFLES
  • FOOD TRUCKS
  • FENCING
  • DOG TREATS
  • DISASTER RELIEF TRIALS
  • DANCING
  • LIVE MUSIC
  • BOOKS ON BIKES
  • BIKE RODEOS
  • SCAVENGER HUNTS
  • ZUMBA
  • GIANT CHESS
  • ICE CREAM
  • BIKEMOBILES
  • PARADES
  • AND SO MUCH MORE!!!

Check out the routes and events by neighborhood by clicking the Route Maps below!

Rainier Valley- August 13, 2016 – 12:30pm to 4:30pm

The party will kick off our series with a huge day of festivities! There is too much fun to list here, but you can check out our major partner events and just some of the fun happenings by clicking the links below:
Summer Parkways is still looking for volunteers to help with the event, SIGN UP today to get involved!
Ballard- August 27, 2016 – 11:00am to 4:00pm

The second event in this series will bring the fun back to Ballard! Summer Parkways is partnering with the Sustainable Ballard Festival, Seattle Parks and Recreation and dozens of community organizations and friends to bring safe streets and sunny fun to everyone.

Here are just a few of the activities you can expect to find at Ballard Summer Parkways:

Sustainable Ballard Festival, Including:

  • Family Bike Expo
  • Taste of Ballard Tea Garden provided by Miro Tea
  • Solar Garden with Solar Powered Rubber Duckies, Ovens and more
  • Build a birdhouse out of campaign signs!
  • A Farm and Garden Zone with Petting Zoo
  • Live Music All Day
  • And Much Much More!

Ballard Summer Parkways

And so much more!

Summer Parkways is still looking for volunteers to help with the event, SIGN UP today to get involved!

West Seattle- September 25, 2016 – 11:00am to 4:00pm

The final event in our series will celebrate the end of Summer by opening up Alki Ave SW to play the day away in West Seattle at beautiful Alki Beach!

Here are just some of the participants and activities you can expect to see:

Summer Parkways is still looking for volunteers to help with the event, SIGN UP today to get involved!

Burke Gilman Trail Missing Link Public Hearings this Thursday and Saturday

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If you use the Burke Gilman Trail and want to safely get from the Fred Meyer to the Locks or Golden Gardens, then get informed and provide comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement before August 1st. You can learn more by reading the document at the City’s website, attending an open house scheduled for this Thursday and Saturday (see details below) and if you’re in need of a visual to see the options, check out this very well done short video published by Haley Woods.

 

NEWS RELEASE
June 16, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:  Norm Mah, Senior Public Relations Specialist, 206.684.8114

Burke-Gilman Trail “Missing Link” Draft Environmental Impact Statement Now Available
SDOT to hold two public hearings in July to provide opportunities to comment on Draft EIS

SEATTLE – The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Burke-Gilman Trail Extension Project (Missing Link) and has made the document available for public comment. The DEIS evaluates four alternatives for connecting two existing portions of the Burke-Gilman Trail between the intersection of NW 45th Street and 11th Avenue NW, and the Ballard Locks.

SDOT will hold two public hearings to provide information about the DEIS and to solicit public comments. The public hearings will be held at Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th Street on:

  • Thursday, July 14, 6 – 9 p.m. – Presentation at 6:15 p.m.; public comments: 7 – 9 p.m.
  • Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Presentation at 10:15 a.m.; public comments: 11a.m. – 1 p.m.

The DEIS and information about how to provide comments can be found on the project website at: www.seattle.gov/transportation/BGT_Ballard.htm. Hardcopies of the report are available for viewing at a number of Seattle Public Libraries, including the Central Library (downtown), and the Ballard, Fremont, Greenwood, Magnolia, Queen Anne and University branches. Comments on the DEIS will be accepted until midnight on August 1, 2016.

The Burke-Gilman Trail (BGT) is one of the most heavily used pedestrian and bicycling routes in Seattle and connects multiple neighborhoods and other city and regional trails. It serves as a major transportation and recreation corridor for people walking, jogging and biking.

The Burke-Gilman Trail Extension (Missing Link) Project would connect two existing portions of the Burke-Gilman Trail through the Ballard neighborhood to complete the regional facility that otherwise runs continuously from Bothell to Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park. SDOT proposes to connect these two segments of the BGT with a marked, dedicated route.

Norm Mah
Senior Public Relations Specialist
City of Seattle Department of Transportation
norm.mah@seattle.gov
O: 206.684.8114 | M: 206.255.9389

2016 Pedaler’s fair kicks off with a free bike party in Ballard July 3

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What:  FREE BIKE: ten days of summer bike fun and a July 3 block party in Ballard
When: Festival, July 1-10. FREE BIKE Party and Pedaler’s Fair, July 3.
Where: The festival will be all over the Seattle area. The FREE BIKE Party is on NW 49th Street at 17th Ave NW
Cost: Free!
Who: People of all ages who want to celebrate biking and local bike businesses

FREE BIKE Party is the biggest highlight of the ten-day FREE BIKE festival. It’s an all-day street party in Ballard with:

Play Streets in East Ballard

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This past year, Seattle Department of Transportation kicked off a pilot program to introduce Plays Streets in Seattle.

A play street closes a neighborhood street to traffic so that kids (and adults) can have more space for play and physical activity. School play streets provide additional space for recess or other special activities, like a field day. Community play streets help neighbors create more space for play during the summer or after school.

The summer has been successfully kicked off and we’ve heard that a very successful community play street along NW 58th St between 11th and 14th Ave NW has started up again this week and neighbors are inviting families in the ‘hood to join them and see what it’s like. Maybe it’ll inspire you to start up your own play street!

When: Every Thursday 5:30pm-9pm
Where: NW 58th St between 11th and 14th Ave NW
What: Come meet your neighbors, let the kids play in the street. Bicycles are welcome especially since it’s along the Greenway!

According to the Play streets map, there are a few more in the neighborhood. If you’d like us to help spread the word, please contact us!

 

Find the BGT Missing Link – Public Meetings — West Woodland, Ballard

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The Burke-Gilman Trail (BGT) is one of the most heavily used pedestrian and bicycling facilities in Seattle, a vibrant trail connecting multiple neighborhoods and other city and regional trails. It serves as a major transportation corridor for commuter and recreational bicyclists. The Burke-Gilman Trail Extension (Missing Link) Project would connect two existing portions of the […]

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8th Annual Sustainable Ballard Edible Garden Tour June 25th

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Sustainable Ballard invites you to a walking/biking tour of SW Ballard food gardens. Now in it’s 8th year, the Edible Garden Tour has been an inspiration to hundreds of gardeners every June.

Date: Saturday June 25, 2016
Time: 10 am – 3 pm
Where: Ballard Community Center, 6020 28th Ave NW
How: Buy your Tickets / Map at the start point on the day of the tour
Cost: $10 per person (kids are free).

Grow, don’t mow!

The goal for this event is to educate and inspire folks to grow food by giving examples of creative uses of parking strips, containers, raised beds, bee houses, chicken coops, goats, fruit trees, berries and more!  Meet the gardeners and ask questions.  This self-guided tour includes more than a dozen gardens to explore within walking distance of the Ballard Community Center.  Your $10 supports Sustainable Ballard’s community projects.

Check our more info on Sustainable Ballard’s website.

 

Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs Drill this Saturday

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Earthquakes on Your Mind?

Come see what your community is doing to be prepared in the event of a major disaster. you are invited to participate in the Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs Drill this Saturday, June 11, 9 AM – noon (see location & time details below) Join your neighbors in a simulated earthquake neighborhood response drill of the Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs. The larger Cascadia Rising Drill, conducted by state, county and city agencies is running all this week, and Ballard is doing its part to be prepared by conducting drills at Ballard Commons Park and Ballard Shilshole Marina this Saturday.

Stop by and ask to be “put to work”. Volunteering as a Citizen Actor, you will draw a short script from the Bowl of Misfortunes and put the crew to the test. Your participation will test how the team accomplishes their mission and will help you learn how you can be ready to help in the event of a disaster!

Participating Hub drill locations

Ballard Commons Park
5701 22nd Ave NW
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Ballard Shilshole Marina
7001 Seaview Ave NW
9:00 am – 11:00 am

Broadview Lutheran Memorial Church
13047Greenwood Ave N
9:00 am – 11:00 am

High Point Neighborhood House
6400 Sylvan Way SW
9:30 am – 11:30 am

Lake City Fred Meyer south parking lot
13000 Lake City Way NE
9:00 am – 11:00 am

Phinney Community Center
6532 Phinney Avenue N
10:00 am – 11:30 am

Rainier Beach Community Club VFW Hall
6038 S. Pilgrim
9:30 am – noon

West Magnolia Playfield
32nd Ave W & W Smith St
9:00 am – 11:00 am

West Queen Anne Playfield
150 W Blaine St
9:00 am – 11:00 am

New Hub locations that are holding an open house booth:

Lakewood Seward Park Community Club
4916 S. Angeline Street
10:00 am – noon
New Hub! Info table only

Madison Park
42nd Ave E and E Howe St
9:30 am – 11:30 am
New Hub! Info table only

Alaska Junction Hope Lutheran Church
4456 42nd Ave SW
9:00 am – noon
New Hub! Info table only

See the detailed map on Seattle Emergency Hubs home page  for locations, specific times, and learn more about the Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs.

Name for the 14th Ave NW Park announced by Seattle Parks

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It takes gemanskap to build a park!

Readers may remember that back in March, Seattle Parks and Recreation asked the community to submit name suggestions for the 14th Ave NW Park. The Park naming committee received over 60 unique name suggestions and after long deliberation announced their decision in a press release yesterday afternoon.

The new name for the 14th Ave NW park will be Gemenskap Park (pronounced Yuh-MEN-skawp), which is the Swedish word for community. The name was chosen “because this was a community initiated project and because of the area’s Swedish history and influence, the Park Naming Committee believes this unique park will help build community by turning parking into park space. While there are several Ballard parks that have Norwegian names, this is the first with a Swedish name.”

Now that the park has a name, let’s hope that it’s a good sign that the City will be breaking ground in the near future! We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.

 

 

 

An awesome turnout for last Saturday’s Adopt A Street Cleanup

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We had a great turnout for Adopt A Street Cleanup along 14th Ave NW last Saturday. Even though the weather was iffy, we had 28 volunteers walk along 14th Ave NW between NW 65th all the way to Shilshole Ave and collect 13 bags of trash, 23 bags of yard waste and 1 lawn mower engine! Plucky neighbors also got out the shears and pruned down the shrubs in the median south of NW 58th to improve visibility. Many of the shrubs in the planters north of 58th were pruned as well. All this accomplished in just 3 hours!

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Check out the pics in our Flickr album to see all the fun we had! Be sure to click on the individual photos to read the captions. Thank-you neighbors and we’re looking forward to seeing you again in October for our next Adopt A Street Clean up event!

17th of May Festival Syttende Mai — West Woodland, Ballard

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Next Tuesday is Ballard’s popular celebration of Syttende Mai [Soot-n-duh My] 17th of May Festival for Norway Constitution Day. Syttende Mai has been celebrated in Ballard since 1889, and the annual event is one of the largest 17th of May celebrations outside of Norway. List of Events & Venues: Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street Free […]

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