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Transportation

New 3-Mile “Link to Lake” Walking Trail in the Works

11.15.2011 Health & Wellness

COLUMBIA CITY – A new walking route is being developed to make it safer and easier to access Rainier Community Center and the surrounding park lands on foot. Sound Steps – a free community-based walking program for adults age 50+ – is spearheading the project after conducting a pedestrian audit in September 2010. “The goal [...]

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REMINDER: Help Shape the Future of Transit in Seattle

11.13.2011 Transportation

NEW HOLLY – The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has recently held several open house events to solicit citizen feedback on its recently released Transit Master Plan (TMP) – a 20-year vision for transit in Seattle. – and one is coming up at New Holly Gathering Hall (7054 32nd Ave S.) this Thur., Nov. 17, [...]

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Bike Works to Host Road Safety Summit

11.10.2011 Transportation

COLUMBIA CITY – While Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is in the process of hosting a series of road safety summit meetings in response to recent transportation tensions, none are taking place in Southeast Seattle, so a local organization dedicated to youth and biking is hosting its own. “Here at Bike Works, we like to talk [...]

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New Bike Lockers at Columbia City Light Rail Station

11.02.2011 Transportation

COLUMBIA CITY – Sound Transit has installed new secure lockers for up to 46 bikes at the new bike plaza at Columbia City Station. The lockers are rented on an annual basis for $50 plus a refundable one-time $50 key deposit and are also available at the Othello and Rainier Beach stations. According to Sound [...]

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Traffic Alert: Paving on 51st Ave South Starts Today

11.02.2011 Transportation

RAINIER BEACH – The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be paving 51st Avenue South from Rainier Avenue South to South Bangor Street on Wed., Nov. 2 and Thur., Nov. 3, weather permitting, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. On the first day of paving, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction [...]

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Safety Improvements Planned for Othello Street Corridor

10.24.2011 Transportation

OTHELLO – Neighbors in this south Rainier Valley community have been advocating for improvements along the Othello Street corridor for two years. Now, thanks to a grant from the Neighborhood Street Fund, they’re hoping the east-west arterial that connects the Seward Park and Brighton neighborhoods with Othello Park, Othello Station, New Holly and Beacon Hill [...]

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Comment of the Week Goes To…

10.22.2011 Opinion

musicanimal on “Open Thread Thursday: What’s on Your Mind, Neighbors?”: ooo, the new pavement on rainier south of othello is nice [but] what’s with not being able to draw a straight line down the middle of it? at one small stretch, it suddenly goes from two lanes to one lane and parking. way too much [...]

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Save the Dates: Help Shape the Future of Transit in Seattle

10.16.2011 Advertisement

Your RVP is proud to announce our newest sponsor – the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). SDOT is planning several upcoming open house events throughout Seattle to present the City’s recently released Transit Master Plan (TMP) – a 20-year vision for transit in Seattle – and solicit citizen feedback: Come to an open house to [...]

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South McClellan Street to Get New Sidewalk With Embedded Art

10.14.2011 Arts/Living

BEACON HILL – The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is currently working to install a sidewalk on the north side of South McClellan Street between 25th and 26th Avenue South near the Mt. Baker Light Rail Station and adjacent to the QFC/Rite Aid shopping center. But that’s not all that’s going in under foot. Using [...]

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Mayor McGinn to Walk South-End Kids to School This Week

10.04.2011 Education

SEWARD PARK – This week, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn plans walk some south-end kids to school in celebration of International Walk to School Day. On Wed., Oct. 5, the mayor will join Graham Hill students and parents, as well as representatives from Safe Kids Seattle, Seattle Police Department, Feet First, FedEx and Seattle Department of [...]

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Reminder: Paving to Start Saturday on Rainier Ave in Rainier Beach

09.30.2011 Transportation

RAINIER BEACH — Weather permitting, SDOT will overlay a new asphalt surface on Rainier Ave. S. between S. Austin St. and S. Cloverdale St. this Sat., Oct. 1. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction, and there may be some short-term turning restrictions. Crews are also working on 51st Ave. S. between [...]

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Paving to Begin Wednesday on Rainier Ave From Austin to Cloverdale

09.20.2011 Transportation

On Wed., Sept. 21, a contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation will begin preparations to pave Rainier Avenue South between South Austin Street and South Cloverdale Street in Rainier Beach. From Wednesday to Friday, the contractor will grind and remove the top asphalt layer of the roadway surface, working from 7 am to [...]

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Rainier Avenue Makeover Moves South

09.14.2011 Transportation

Road construction is continuing on Rainier Avenue South through the Rainier Valley as the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) repaves several sections of roadway. Improvements include new asphalt pavement, sidewalk repair and replacement, new and upgraded curb ramps to improve travel for wheelchair users and the installation of environmentally friendly drainage facilities. SDOT says the [...]

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The Good, the Bad and the ‘Riffraff’

09.12.2011 Opinion

From the Rant & Rave column in the Seattle Times: Rant To the women riding Light Rail from SeaTac, commenting so others could hear, “I hate riding the train through the Rainier Valley because of all the riffraff that get on.” Next time, take a $60 cab ride home so you can avoid the Rainier [...]

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Road Repairs Planned for Genesee Street Bike Lanes

09.04.2011 Transportation

Weather permitting, crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will fill pavement cracks in the bike lanes on South Genesee Street from 47th Avenue South to 38th Avenue South this week. The work is planned for Wed., Sept. 7 and Thur., 8, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this time, on-street parking will be restricted [...]

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Graham Hill Neighbors Hope Giant ‘Whale’ Will Make Kids Safer

08.29.2011 Education

By Elizabeth Dinh/KOMO (RVP news partner) People in one Rainier Valley neighborhood are making a few changes they hope will get drivers to slow down near an elementary school where children walk along the street. The most eye-catching change is a huge painting of a whale – right in the middle of the street – [...]

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City to Pave Rainier Ave Near Columbia City During Saturday’s Parade and Street Party

08.19.2011 News

While the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is warning of crowds in the thousands for tomorrow’s 19th annual Rainier Valley Heritage Parade and Summer Streets Party in Columbia City, it’s planning to pave Rainier Ave. just north of Alaska St. at the same time. In fact, SDOT sponsors and organizes the Summer Streets part of [...]

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Seattle Transit Blog on Rainier Beach Parking Fees: When RPZs Attack

08.19.2011 News

The South Seattle Beacon recently published an article – reposted by your RVP – about city plans to start charging Rainier Beach residents $65 to park in front of their own homes. Today, the Seattle Transit Blog says that article contains inaccurate statements and presents a negative slant on the issue that serves to alienate [...]

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City Charges Rainier Beach Residents to Park, Posts Survey Attempting to “Understand Customer Parking Experience”

08.09.2011 News

This month, the city plans to start charging Rainier Beach residents $65 to park in front of their own homes. From the South Seattle Beacon: This fee, enforced upon residents who live near the Martin Luther King Jr. and South Henderson St. intersection — or Residential Parking Zone 31 (RPZ 31) — will pay for [...]

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Weekend Construction on Rainier Ave South in Mount Baker

07.22.2011 News

On Sat., July 23, Rainier Valley drivers should expect lane restrictions between South Charlestown Street and South Adams Street in Mount Baker while the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) works to repair the roadway from 9 am until 5 pm. During construction, Rainier Avenue South will be reduced to one lane in each direction in [...]

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How Sound Transit Could Build Promised Graham Street Station in Rainier Valley

07.17.2011 Business

Eric Scigliano/Crosscut: Sound Transit, the three-county rail and express-bus agency, announced some bad news, good news last month: Arbitrators had ordered it to pay $66 million in the last round of lawsuits by contractors on the South Link light rail line construction through the Rainier Valley, who sued over contaminated soils, ill-drafted design documents, and [...]

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