Dispatches from Ravenna, a neighborhood in Northeast Seattle
Two really fun parts of the latest North Link Light Rail construction open houses for the Roosevelt and Brooklyn Stations are now available for viewing online: Illustrations of the construction sites themselves.
Enjoy!
These animations, and the presentations they were a part of, can be found on Sound Transit’s North Link Documents Library page.
Ah, autumn: The crisp air, the bright colored foliage, the opportunity to keep warm by huddling together with your neighbors at community meetings (many of which include snacks).
Here is a list of community meetings being held in the first half of November. As always, we recommend attending them all. However, if you can only choose one, we’d steer you toward the Advisory Council/Community Meeting at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center. Your input into the future of center operations — prior to the big budget decisions happening in City Hall in November — is vital.
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If we’re missing any other community meetings in early November on this list, do let us know. We’re happy to add them.
I love North Link Light Rail update emails, and they get more and more frequent every month. Here are some Roosevelt Station-related tidbits from today’s installment.
Sound Transit is holding a round of Spring Open Houses to show off current design plans for the three North Link stations, and to hear from the neighborhoods about said stations.
Northgate Station: Tuesday, May 17
Olympic View Elementary School Cafeteria
504 NE 95th Street
Roosevelt Station: Thursday, May 26
Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center Gymnasium
6535 Ravenna Avenue NE
Brooklyn Station: Thursday, June 9
Hotel Deca Grand Ballroom
4507 Brooklyn Avenue NE
The open houses run between 6-8:30PM, with a presentation starting at 6:30PM.
At the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board meeting held on March 2 (agenda; minutes not yet available), the board determined that the Standard Radio building (at about NE 65th St and 12th Avenue NE) does not qualify as a historic landmark.
Current designs for the dual entrance Roosevelt Station show the southern entrance overlapping the footprint of the Standard Radio building. This does not sound good for the 64-year-old piece of Roosevelt history, but I offer Standard Radio fans a glimmer of hope (from today’s North Link Project Update email):
Although the building is not officially designated a landmark, Sound Transit recognizes its importance to the neighborhood. In response to community requests, Sound Transit will attempt to preserve the “Standard†sign or other components of the building and will consider how they might be incorporated into the station design.
More information about the North Link Light Rail Project can be found on Sound Transit’s North Link Project homepage.
UPDATE (2:37 PM): Oops! Should have read “Thursday, January 27” NOT 29. Many thanks to lovely Rita who pointed this out in the comments below.
Meeting news first: There is a Brooklyn Station Open House this Thursday, January 29 27, at the University Heights Center (5031 University Way NE). The meeting is from 6 – 8 PM in the second floor auditorium. Presentation to begin at 6:30 PM.
To be discussed at the meeting are:
Those interested in the new Light Rail Station process for the Roosevelt Station might be interested in attending these meetings for the station to the south.
Now the Roosevelt Station news (from Sound Transit):
Properties acquired for Roosevelt Station, townhouses possibly relocated
In preparation for constructing Roosevelt Station, Sound Transit has purchased several properties including Standard Phonograph on NE 65th Street, the QFC grocery store on Roosevelt Way NE, and the vacant lot at the northwest corner of 12th Avenue NE and NE 67th Street. Sound Transit has purchased (or has a purchase and sale agreement for) each of the eight townhouses on NE 66th Street across from the QFC parking lot.
Some building tenants continue to lease from Sound Transit. As tenants move out, the agency takes on building and landscaping maintenance, with staff conducting regular site visits.
As part of its sustainability program, Sound Transit has hired Nickel Brothers to oversee the potential relocation of the eight townhouses (four duplex buildings) on NE 66th Street. Nickel Brothers will advertise the townhouse builldings as available for relocation in 2011 and, if they are sold, will move the buildings to a new location.
The area in question:
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