Comments for Wedgwood Community Council http://wedgwoodcc.org Serving northeast Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood Tue, 08 May 2012 05:36:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Sign Up Now for the On-line Version of the Wedgwood Echo! by Johnson http://wedgwoodcc.org/sign-up-now-for-the-on-line-version-of-the-wedgwood-echo#comment-410 Johnson Tue, 08 May 2012 05:36:53 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3427#comment-410 Carol, to sign up for the e-version of the Echo, you just need to fill out the online form here: http://wedgwoodcc.org/getinolved/wedgwood-listserves Carol, to sign up for the e-version of the Echo, you just need to fill out the online form here: http://wedgwoodcc.org/getinolved/wedgwood-listserves

]]> Comment on Sign Up Now for the On-line Version of the Wedgwood Echo! by Carol Sue Ivory-Carline http://wedgwoodcc.org/sign-up-now-for-the-on-line-version-of-the-wedgwood-echo#comment-409 Carol Sue Ivory-Carline Tue, 08 May 2012 04:03:39 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3427#comment-409 Please sign me up for the ECHO. Please sign me up for the ECHO.

]]> Comment on Emergency Preparedness – Is Your Block Prepared? by L Standage http://wedgwoodcc.org/emergency-preparedness-is-your-block-prepared#comment-408 L Standage Mon, 07 May 2012 21:23:09 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=2960#comment-408 I found the information: City-wide Emergency Hub Drill--Saturday May 19, 2012 from 9am to 12pm Wedgwood Location: Hunter Farm Gathering Place (7744 35th Ave NE,98115) RSVP to neseattleprepares@gmail.com if you plan to participate (Community members are also invited to stop by for a few minutes that day just to see what a hub does firsthand!) A hub is a pre-located site where neighbors can meet and share information on local situations, needs, and resources should a disaster happen. Volunteer citizens relay messages to and from their neighbors, other hubs, and the City of Seattle. For people who participate on May 19th there will be a variety of roles and types of radios involved. The Seattle Office of Emergency Management conducts emergency communications drills on a regular basis to build strong neighborhood partnerships in preparation for surviving disasters. Although the hubs are part of a city-wide emergency communications effort, the hub mission is accomplished solely through community volunteers. Visit Emergency Prepare at: http://sustainableneseattle.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2516423%3AGroup%3A16181&xg_source=msg_mes_group I found the information:

City-wide Emergency Hub Drill–Saturday May 19, 2012 from 9am to 12pm
Wedgwood Location: Hunter Farm Gathering Place (7744 35th Ave NE,98115)
RSVP to neseattleprepares@gmail.com if you plan to participate

(Community members are also invited to stop by for a few minutes that day just to see what a hub does firsthand!)

A hub is a pre-located site where neighbors can meet and share information on local situations, needs, and resources should a disaster happen. Volunteer citizens relay messages to and from their neighbors, other hubs, and the City of Seattle. For people who participate on May 19th there will be a variety of roles and types of radios involved.

The Seattle Office of Emergency Management conducts emergency communications drills on a regular basis to build strong neighborhood partnerships in preparation for surviving disasters. Although the hubs are part of a city-wide emergency communications effort, the hub mission is accomplished solely through community volunteers.

Visit Emergency Prepare at:
http://sustainableneseattle.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=2516423%3AGroup%3A16181&xg_source=msg_mes_group

]]> Comment on SPU’s RainWise Program Comes to Wedgwood by LL Bailey http://wedgwoodcc.org/spus-rainwise-program-comes-to-wedgwood#comment-407 LL Bailey Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:09:07 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3193#comment-407 Can't we find ways to repurpose our history and landmarks without always destroying the character of the neighborhood? I don't want to live in boxy modern buildings, strip mall streets... That site is a breath of fresh air in its surroundings. What is "environmentally sensitive" about that site? Can’t we find ways to repurpose our history and landmarks without always destroying the character of the neighborhood? I don’t want to live in boxy modern buildings, strip mall streets… That site is a breath of fresh air in its surroundings.

What is “environmentally sensitive” about that site?

]]> Comment on Guest Post: “But it’s only a Dormer” by Valarie Bunn http://wedgwoodcc.org/guest-post-but-it%e2%80%99s-only-a-dormer#comment-406 Valarie Bunn Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:58:12 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3207#comment-406 Dear Jim, Thank you so much for your article which was both educational and entertaining. Now I will burst into laughter whenever I see a dormer under construction! Dear Jim,

Thank you so much for your article which was both educational and entertaining. Now I will burst into laughter whenever I see a dormer under construction!

]]> Comment on What Makes A Neighborhood Walkable? Revisiting Coffee Talk 2. by John Wilkinson http://wedgwoodcc.org/what-makes-a-neighborhood-walkable-revisiting-coffee-talk-2#comment-403 John Wilkinson Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:40:53 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3165#comment-403 P.S.: My hesitance about paving and sidewalks is reserved for side streets. Arterials like NE 95th should definitely have sidewalks. P.S.: My hesitance about paving and sidewalks is reserved for side streets. Arterials like NE 95th should definitely have sidewalks.

]]> Comment on What Makes A Neighborhood Walkable? Revisiting Coffee Talk 2. by John Wilkinson http://wedgwoodcc.org/what-makes-a-neighborhood-walkable-revisiting-coffee-talk-2#comment-402 John Wilkinson Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:37:56 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3165#comment-402 I'm not convinced that more sidewalks result in improved walkability. Indeed, 30th and 32nd Avenues near us, both unpaved, appear to be favored walking routes. Cars and pedestrians seem to coexist quite well. Indeed, Tom Vanderbilt's fine book, <i>Traffic, changed my thinking on oft-proposed methods of increasing safety for pedestrians. Our unpaved streets, as they dip and wind through our evergreened neighborhood seem an inducement to walkers — with improved opportunities for neighborly interaction — over straightened, leveled, paved streets on which vehicles travel at higher speeds. I urge caution in reaching a conclusion that may be counterproductive. I’m not convinced that more sidewalks result in improved walkability. Indeed, 30th and 32nd Avenues near us, both unpaved, appear to be favored walking routes. Cars and pedestrians seem to coexist quite well. Indeed, Tom Vanderbilt’s fine book, Traffic, changed my thinking on oft-proposed methods of increasing safety for pedestrians. Our unpaved streets, as they dip and wind through our evergreened neighborhood seem an inducement to walkers — with improved opportunities for neighborly interaction — over straightened, leveled, paved streets on which vehicles travel at higher speeds.

I urge caution in reaching a conclusion that may be counterproductive.

]]> Comment on Greenways: Coming to a Street Near Wedgwood by Neighborhood greenways in Ravenna/Bryant: Safe transportation for everyone http://wedgwoodcc.org/greenways-coming-to-a-street-near-wedgwood#comment-401 Neighborhood greenways in Ravenna/Bryant: Safe transportation for everyone Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:51:42 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=3123#comment-401 [...] Wedgwood Community Council recently published a great overview of local efforts at http://wedgwoodcc.org/greenways-coming-to-a-street-near-wedgwood. Check out the information on Childrens Hospital’s Livable Streets Initiative, and the Portland [...] [...] Wedgwood Community Council recently published a great overview of local efforts at http://wedgwoodcc.org/greenways-coming-to-a-street-near-wedgwood. Check out the information on Childrens Hospital’s Livable Streets Initiative, and the Portland [...]

]]> Comment on Emergency Preparedness – Is Your Block Prepared? by L Standage http://wedgwoodcc.org/emergency-preparedness-is-your-block-prepared#comment-399 L Standage Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:50:26 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=2960#comment-399 At the 3/15 mtg., someone mentioned an upcoming HUB drill on 5/19. I cannot find any information about it online. Can someone please confirm if/when this is happening (including specific hours), and which HUBs are participating? I thought I heard this will be a city-wide drill. If it is happening, I would like to promote it in the congregation I attend as soon as possible. Thank you for your help! At the 3/15 mtg., someone mentioned an upcoming HUB drill on 5/19. I cannot find any information about it online. Can someone please confirm if/when this is happening (including specific hours), and which HUBs are participating? I thought I heard this will be a city-wide drill. If it is happening, I would like to promote it in the congregation I attend as soon as possible. Thank you for your help!

]]> Comment on Introducing Jasper: The Name of Wedgwood’s Newest Apartment Building by Greg http://wedgwoodcc.org/introducing-jasper-the-name-of-wedgwoods-newst-apartment-building#comment-394 Greg Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:51:15 +0000 http://wedgwoodcc.org/?p=2887#comment-394 Really? The Wedgwood Community Council is giving unfiltered free PR to this project, a project that the WCC publically said it doesn't support because there is no ground floor retail? On a side note, 'Jaspar' is also the name we've given to the sediment from this project that has been flowing down our street for the past few months. What a coincidence. Really? The Wedgwood Community Council is giving unfiltered free PR to this project, a project that the WCC publically said it doesn’t support because there is no ground floor retail?

On a side note, ‘Jaspar’ is also the name we’ve given to the sediment from this project that has been flowing down our street for the past few months. What a coincidence.

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