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Seattle Neighborhood Planning Outreach and Engagement earns Governor’s Smart Communities award

The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, along with the Seattle Planning Commission and the Seattle Department of Planning and Development, shared a Judges Merit Award for their work around neighborhood planning outreach and engagement.  Click here to read the press release.

Community input sought on Walk Bike Ride Initiative

Please come to a community Walk Bike Ride session and let us know what your neighborhood needs for better walking, biking, and transit infrastructure in your neighborhood.  Is it a closer bus stop? More sidewalks? More in-city rail transportation? More bike lanes? More pedestrian spaces?  Attendees will learn more about… [ Keep reading ]

New Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities

Seattle City Council has confirmed the first fourteen people who will serve as commissioners on the new Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities.  To visit the new Commission’s web site click here.

Holiday and furlough closure information

The Department of Neighborhoods and the Neighborhood Service Centers will be closed Monday, May 31 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday, and Tuesday, June 1 for a budget furlough day.

Department of Neighborhoods adds new South Park Bridge web page

In order to provide timely news and information on the South Park Bridge Closure, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods now has a new web page devoted to this topic.  Please click here  to go to the site.

Health, Equity and Transportation Forum at Yesler Community Center May 26

This forum, part of the Walk, Bike, Ride Initiative, features a diverse group of panelists and is moderated by C. R. Douglas.  For more information, click here.  For more information on the Walk, Bike, Ride Initiative go to:  https://walkbikeride.seattle.gov/

Volunteers sought for Neighborhood Advisory Committees in Rainier Beach and Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake

The Rainier Beach and Broadview-Bitter Lake-Haller Lake Neighborhoods have been selected for neighborhood plan updates in 2010.  The Department of Neighborhoods is seeking volunteers to serve on Neighborhood Advisory Committees for these areas.  Please click here for more information and application.

Neighborhood Plan Update Action Teams kick-off

In 2009 over 1,500 people helped plan the future of their neighborhoods in North Beacon, North Rainier and Othello. Now it’s time to get things done. Come help prioritize next steps and sign up for project action teams. Plans:  North Rainier and Othello Date:  May 18 Time:  6:00 to 7:45… [ Keep reading ]

South Park Bridge closure meeting May 25

The King County Road Services Division will be hosting a second public meeting in South Park relating to the South Park bridge closure.  The Department of Neighborhoods has been working the Office of Economic Development to  outreach to South Park businesses and community organizations to address each of their concerns… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Youth Commission Hosts Youth Town Hall May 22 at Seattle Center

Do you want to have your questions answered by Mayor McGinn or a City Council member? Do you want the opportunity to talk with experts about issues that you are passionate about, such as youth violence or the environment? If yes, then come to the Seattle Youth Town Hall on… [ Keep reading ]