Tag: lake city

April 25, 2013

Parks Department taking emergency action to fix trail-blocking mudslide in Lake City

A mudslide that has continued to create hazards on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake City will be fixed, Parks officials said Wednesday. The owner of the private home on top of the cliff where the slide began had not been located after several days of trying, so Parks workers will take emergency action to protect…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, lake city, parks and recreation
April 21, 2013

Landslide closes Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake City – UPDATE: Now open

UPDATE: The trail has been reopened. Burke Gilman landslide twitter.com/lamonti/status… — Andrew Wilson (@lamonti) April 21, 2013 A mudslide closed the Burke-Gilman Trail near Lakeside Pl NE Sunday. Crews are not able to get into the area to fix the issue due to concerns for more slides, according to Seattle Parks: Seattle Parks and Recreation…
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tagged: burke-gilman, lake city, parks and recreation
March 12, 2013

Tonight: UW presentation on equity, public health and active transportation

Join UW students this evening for a presentation on the connection between equity, public health and active transportation. Details: a presentation by MPH students in UW Community-Oriented Public Health Practice supported by Rainier Valley Greenways and Lake City Greenways. Study Topics: Outreach to Little Brook in Lake City Signal timing, safety, and pedestrian perceptions on…
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tagged: lake city, rainier valley, uw
April 4, 2012

Lake City’s Kaffeeklatsch wants to keep unpermitted art bike rack

Lacking any place for customers to lock their bikes, Lake City’s Kaffeeklatsch coffee shop asked the city for a bike rack. However, as we reported one year ago, the city’s bike parking program was put on hold due to budget concerns. With a need for bike parking and no help from the city in sight, the…
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tagged: bike parking, kaffeeklatsch, lake city, on-street bike parking
August 23, 2011

Changes to NE 125th create a better neighborhood street for all

One more street in Seattle is safer thanks to the city’s complete streets remake of NE 125th Street in Lake City. What used to be a dangerous, four-lane highway-style road dividing the neighborhood has been redesigned to meet the needs of all road users and improve safety for everyone.
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tagged: complete streets, lake city, ne 125th, road diets
August 3, 2011

Seattle Crime: Police bust prolific bike thief and chop shop

It’s warm, and that means bike thefts are at their peak. But thanks to a fight between a bike thief and an acquaintance, SPD busted one prolific thief and uncovered his chop shop, housed in a storage unit at 115th and Aurora. Police found five bikes in the unit as well as a sleeping felon…
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tagged: aurora, bike thefts, crime, lake city, seattle crime