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Comment by Josh Mahar on July 29, 2009 at 6:06pm

To be honest David I think the question probably came from your Rambla-esque imagery of Pike St. As far as I know there is no actual proposal.

That being said I should also say that Tony Russo and I have recently formed the Planning and Policy Committee on the Capitol Hill Community Council. We are currently soliciting small neighborhood projects that can improve the pedestrian experience. This seems like a perfect one and we already have the council members explicitly stating that they would support it.

We are planning on hosting our first meeting sometime in August. If you are interested in getting on board please email me at: JoshMahar@gmail.com

Comment by David Albright on July 28, 2009 at 10:50pm

At Candidate Survivor (city council candidate forum) tonight, the candidates were asked if they'd support closing "certain Capitol Hill Streets to cars on weekend nights". EVERY candidates said they'd support it. Does anyone know... was this a purely hypothetical question, or is there an actual proposal behind it? Sounds like a great idea to me, and one that actually seems doable since vehicle through-put is not much of an issue on weekend nights.

Comment by Nate Cole-Daum on July 9, 2009 at 7:06am

Daniel Goddard has a heads up about an online ST survey for all you Capitol Hillers: http://seattlegreatcitynetwork.ning.com/group/streetsforpeople?page=1#comments

Comment by Alison Van Gorp on June 19, 2009 at 10:37am

SOUND TRANSIT: Capitol Hill Station TOD Forum

Join us on June 24, 2009 for a discussion about transit oriented development after construction is complete on the Capitol Hill light rail station. This is the second in a series of quarterly community forums exploring future transit oriented development ideas at the station site. Topics at this forum will include housing and retail.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
6-8:15 p.m.
Seattle Central Community College Lecture Hall - Room 4106
1701 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122

As part of Sound Transit’s TOD community involvement process, Sound Transit is seeking input on housing and retail priorities near its station. Visit us online to learn more about the June 24th event, and take our survey >>>

Comment by Mguy on June 19, 2009 at 9:58am

Pine St. is a little upside down right now but it's for a good cause.

Comment by Josh Mahar on May 25, 2009 at 12:04pm

Just wanted to re-iterate that tomorrow is your chance to see some of us candidates running for Capitol Hill Community Council. We are really hoping to get some great work done in preserving and bettering our neighborhood but we need everyone's support and ideas. So come on out tomorrow!

Tuesday May 26th, 7:00pm
Cal Anderson Shelter House (just north of the Ball Fields).

I also wanted to throw out a really great blog I have been reading called "Emergent Urbanism". He has been doing some articles for the International Journal for Architectural Research and they are phenomenal. Check it out:

http://emergenturbanism.com/2009/05/11/the-fundamentals-of-urban-complexity/

Comment by jseattle on May 19, 2009 at 5:48pm

You may have seen Josh's e-mail about his and this group's involvement with the Capitol Hill Community Council. Josh is running for an at-large position on the officers board. I hope others will consider throwing their hat into the ring.

The community council election process is old-fashioned politics. Election night success really comes down to who can bring people out on a week night to sit in crowded room for a few hours, listen to candidates statements and vote. Butts in the seats is how you win. So, mark your calendars now for the night of Thursday June 25th. We can all go back to passively monitoring the internet after that. But that night we gotta show up!

I've been chair of the council for the past year but am not running so that I can dedicate more time to my business. I plan to remain heavily involved, however -- especially if the council can move forward with a new spirit.

More info here http://www.capitolhillcommunitycouncil.org/forum/t-155020/chcc-elections-2009

Comment by Josh Mahar on April 27, 2009 at 10:28am

A couple of opportunities that might be of interest here:

TOD Forum with Helle Soholt, of Gehl Architects
Tuesday, April 28th, 6:00-7:30pm
Bertha Knight Landes Room at City Hall

Visioning Seattle's Transportation Future
Friday, May 1st, 12:00 - 1:30pm
Bertha Knight Landes Room at City Hall

Comment by Webster Crowell on April 20, 2009 at 11:37pm

This is really last minute, but there's a city council brown bag meeting about changes to the Pike/Pine neighborhood building guidelines - Tuesday (the 21st) at 12:30 at City hall, in council chambers, on the 2nd floor.
More information here:
http://www.seattle.gov/council/agendasc/planning.pdf

Comment by Josh Mahar on April 8, 2009 at 4:40pm

Hey everyone, just wanted to let all Capitol Hill cyclists know that I will be hosting a ride to the Greenwood Summer Streets event this Friday from Cal Anderson Park. Event details here:


http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/events/2009/04/10/ride-to-greenwood-summer-streets

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