First ~ a unique opportunity on May 21st (this week) to meet & talk in person with SDOT about your desired Sidewalk improvements in Highland Park! Up to 15 blocks of the area can be identified for sidewalk improvements. Meet at the north side of Highland Park Elementary School at 5PM to walk the area.
Streets noted in purple are just some of those currently lacking sidewalks and curbs that safeguard walkers from drivers. Again – not all eligible streets are marked on the map, so if you have other priorities or suggestions, please come this Wednesday.
At our meeting on the following Wednesday, May 28 we will get updates from Seattle Police Department community officers in our ongoing open discussion of public safety issues.
We will also have staff from Seattle Public Utilities with their final design for the Holden Natural Drainage Systems Project. This project should go to bid shortly and will be under construction soon. If you will miss the meeting, SPU will be also be hosting a Holden NDS project design drop-in session at BedHead Coffee 1513 SW Holden St. (SE corner of SW Holden/ 16th Ave SW) on May 31st between 11am to 1pm.
As part of our continuing conversations on the RV Camping happening in the area, we also expect guest Mary Sweeney from St Vincent de Paul to speak about their RV outreach & support program in partnership with SPU. Since our previous meetings, various City reps and departments have been working on interventions. D1 Council rep Rob Saka convened a fact finding visit with multiple City Departments working on this issue and heard from impacted residents. We know this complex problem has no simple solutions – we need many voices and hands to make change happen.
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And from around the area- join friends and neighbors for a community gathering at the HPIC building construction site Friday June 6th:
HPAC 