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Plan for Traffic Along 125th

Are you planning to visit the Lake City Farmer’s Market this summer?  Or maybe enjoy a little sunshine at Matthew’s Beach?  Save yourself a little frustration this summer by planning ahead for traffic hassles related to the repaving of 125th St and Sand Point Way.

 

NE 125th Street

Beginning in June, the Seattle Dept of Transportation (SDOT) will repave 125th from I-5 east to Sand Point Way, continuing south to NE 77th. During construction, expect the following:

  • one lane traffic in each direction during construction
  • full closure of I-5 north bound off-ramp for two nights
  • full closure of the intersection at NE125th St and Lake City Way for two nights
  • temporary parking loss
  • temporary sidewalk and driveway closures
  • construction noise and dust

 

While the project is mainly to repave the roadway, a few other improvements will be included. New handicap access ramps will be added to several intersections to help facilitate pedestrian crossing along 125th. SDOT will also install what’s called a “pedestrian refuge island” at 20th Ave NE.  Lane striping and roadway configuration (ie, the bike lanes and road lanes) will remain largely the same, with the addition of a right hand turn lane westbound towards 28th Ave. This turn lane is to help facilitate access to the Lake City Library and Lake City Community Center.

 

Sand Point Way

SDOT will also repave the northern section of Sand Point Way, between NE 77th St and NE 125th St. Because Sand Point Way is a narrow roadway, expect more traffic restrictions. However, SDOT notes that detours will take place at night, not during peak weekday travel hours.

Visit SDOT’s project website to stay updated on changes. This is a $3 million dollar project, funded in part by the Bridging the Gap levy voters approved in 2006. The project is anticipated to be mostly completed by the end of 2013.

Elliott Bay celebrates one year here on LCW this Saturday with beer and brass

628x471Are you ready to “shake what yo mama gave ya” this Saturday?

Our neighborhood’s hugely popular Elliott Bay Brewing Co. will celebrate their first anniversary here on the outer limits of Seattle on Saturday March 30th.

The event will feature live music from Tubaluba, an energetic New Orleans second line band. The music kicks off at 6 p.m.

Tubaluba is a band billed as “just the grease you need to shake what yo mama gave ya.” And judging by video of some of their performances viewed online, they are successful at getting the audience into the show.ebb

Elliott Bay’s talented “Brewer Bill” teamed up with Matt van Wyk, of Oakshire Brewing in Eugene, OR, and cooked up a special rye-based IPA brew to be served during the fun community event. Also contributing to the special anniversary brew is neighboring Kaffeeklatsch, who baked loaves of 100% rye bread that were added to the mash tun for a sure-to-be unique ale.

So if you have time, stop by and raise a glass to Elliott Bay for one year of providing our neighborhood with sweet potato gaufrettes, elk burgers, No Doubt Stout pulled pork and of course tasty beer.

Below is a video of Tubaluba performing at the Fremont Street Fair.

Lake City Fred Meyer Shows Community Pride

Lake City’s Fred Meyer store has long been an anchor merchant along the Lake City Way corridor. Last week, Fred Meyer staff celebrated their pride in both their store and the larger Lake City neighborhood with these festive t-shirts.

 

 

A group of Lake City Fred Meyer staff pose in their new "Heart of Lake City" t-shirts.

The t-shirts were designed by staff members, who chose the bold black and red colors.  Carolyn, a Fred Meyer employee, said the Fred Meyer President was on hand for the unveiling and received a t-shirt too. The t-shirts are so well-liked, customers have asked if they can purchase one. No luck there, though – these t-shirts are for staff only.

 

(*photos courtesy of Fred Meyer)

LCW trees get some love

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Seattle’s Department of Transportation had a crew out on LCW in recent days working on the medians on Lake City’s main thoroughfare.

The crew cleaned out leaves and spread mulch on the tree strip in the LC commercial core.

“You don’t notice these trees until you notice them— leafing out in spring and turning bronze and burgundy in the fall,” said neighborhood resident Janine Blaeloch.

“They are lovely and they deserve care,” she wrote in an email thanking SDOT for working on the tree strip. Blaeloch is the leading force behind the Lake City Greenways project.