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May 4, 2020 To:       Mayor Jenny Durkan Councilmembers: Herbold, Pedersen, Gonzalez, Morales, Sawant, Juarez, Strauss, Lewis, and Mosqueda CC: Sam Zimbabwe On behalf of the residents of the Highland Park, South Delridge and Riverview neighborhoods, HPAC is requesting a timely, comprehensive and detailed traffic mitigation and enhanced transit plan with a commitment to reactContinue reading “HPAC Request to Mayor Durkan, Seattle City Council and SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe: A comprehensive and detailed traffic mitigation and enhanced transit plan for Highland Park, Riverview and South Delridge during the West Seattle Bridge closure”

Here is the link to view last night’s HPAC meeting with SDOT. We missed the first few minutes of the presentation in the recording. Much of the Q&A was focused on the concerns about the impact of the detour through South Delridge, Riverview, and Highland Park. We are also expecting to receive response from questionsContinue reading “Video of Ask SDOT about the West Seattle Bridge at HPAC on Weds. April, 22, 2020”

HPAC April Virtual MeetingApril 22, 20207:00 PM – 8:00 PM HPAC meetings for the next few months will be virtual only – in order to comply with the #StayHomeStayHealthy order in place in King County. When available, meetings will be recorded and uploaded to the our website: https://www.hpacws.org HPAC Virtual meetings are limited to 100Continue reading “Ask SDOT what’s up with the West Seattle Bridge and 100,000 cars expected to go through our neighborhoods? Join HPAC’s April 22nd Virtual Meeting”

As soon as HPAC leadership learned that the West Seattle Bridge would be closing, we reached out to our contacts at SDOT, Jim Curtain, James Le, and Adonis Ducksworth as well as Councilmember Lisa Herbold requesting traffic mitigation for our area, specifically temporary traffic lights. We asked how SDOT was going to shore up safetyContinue reading “Highland Park Way and SW Holden Temporary Traffic Light Being Installed”

Unfortunately, HPAC’s March meeting, which was to be an open house with SDOT on the proposed solutions for the Highland Park Way and SW Holden Intersection, is canceled. As with most public events and meetings, HPAC is following the guidance of Public Health, City and State officials, which is postpone, reschedule or cancel. There mayContinue reading “HPAC March Meeting Canceled”

Join us for our next HPAC meeting! Weds. Feb 26, 2020 at 7 pm. All HPAC meetings are held at the Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden St. Seattle, WA 98106 on the 4th Wednesday of the month (from Jan – June & Sept – October) Doors open at 6:30 – Meeting from 7:00 –Continue reading “Won’t You Be Our Neighbor? Come Meet Seattle Dept. Of Neighborhoods at our Feb. Meeting”

HPAC’s Annual Meeting is at 7pm on Weds. February 26, 2020 at Highland Park Improvement Club Nominations for HPAC 2020 Executive Committee Now Open EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Elections will be during the annual meeting on February 26, 2020 – Candidates will provide a candidate statement via online, email, or in-person – see submission information below. All Executive CommitteeContinue reading “Be the Change! Nominations for HPAC 2020 Executive Committee Now Open”

Join us for our next HPAC meeting! Weds. Jan. 22, 2020 at 7 pm. All HPAC meetings are held at the Highland Park Improvement Club, 1116 SW Holden St. Seattle, WA 98106 on the 4th Wednesday of the month (from Jan – June & Sept – October) Doors open at 6:30 – Meeting from 7:00 –Continue reading “It’s 2020, do you know what is happening in your neighborhood?”

Nominations for HPAC 2020 Executive Committee Now Open EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Elections will be during the annual meeting on February 26, 2020 – Candidates will provide a candidate statement via online, email, or in-person – see submission information below. All Executive Committee positions are open for nominations. See our by-laws for more information. The Executive CommitteeContinue reading “Nominations open for HPAC executive committee and Parks and SDOT follow up materials.”