Bowling for Buicks

Picture shows a Fed Ex truck that tried to go up S. Dearborn Street and pass a minivan going down. The minivan slid down and hit the side of the Fed Ex truck that turned 180 degrees half way up Dearborn. After taking out two large trees the mass of steel, plastic and rubber hulks came to rest on a parked minivan part way down the hill. While the drivers were standing outside the jumble of wrecks a Jeep decided to turn down Dearborn and slid into the jumble of vehicles adding to the confusion and mess. See the attached photo. I guess they did not see the snow closure signs posted at were each end.

New Feet First Walkable Communities Map for the CD

Feet First who produces the “Neighborhoods on Foot” map series maps of Seattle’s neighborhoods has a just come out with one on the Central District. Most old timers know we are a “hole” and non-existant part of Seattle when you look at the various tourist maps, Chamber of Commerce maps, just about any maps showing Seattle’s neighborhoods. Now we finally have one and it is really well done. Sure there are a few things left out (like the North American African American Museum and a few other spots. But it is a great effort and a long time in coming. Pick one up today!!

Update:  See John’s comment below for how you can get a copy of the map.  We’ll also post a .pdf version on the site as soon as we can get one. -scott

Update x2:  I’ve attached the maps below, or you can get them directly from Feet First.

Sustainable Central Area Meeting

Join your neighbors to talk about forming a Sustainable Central District group.

Tuesday June 10

Snacks at 6:30pm Discussion at 7pm

At the Rainier Valley Unitarian Universalist Church:

835 Yesler Way – This is two blocks west of Boren at the south end of Broadway. Next to the Yesler Community Center. The building is accessible, with a level entrance from the street. On Metro Route 60 or 27 and near Route 7. Bike and car parking in the back.

Snacks from Madison Market Provided

Contact:

Polly 206.779.1412

Paul 206-852-5080

Email: [email protected]

– Let us know your coming or just drop by –

Sustainable Central District Meeting

What does sustainability look like in the CD?

Join your neighbors to talk about forming a Sustainable Central District group. We are interested in: Development, gentrification, energy, transportation, local businesses, urban agriculture and socializing with neighbors!

Tuesday May 27th and Tuesday June 10
Snacks at 6:30pm Discussion at 7pm

At the Rainier Valley Unitarian Universalist Church:
835 Yesler Way – This is two blocks west of Boren at the south end of Broadway. Next to the Yesler Community Center. The building is accessible, with a level entrance from the street. On Metro Route 60 or 27 and near Route 7. Bike and car parking in the back.

Snacks from Madison Market Provided

Contact:
Polly 206.779.1412
Paul 206-852-5080
Email: [email protected]
Visit our google group page: www.google.com/group/sustainablecd

– Let us know your coming or just drop by –

Next Sustainable Central District Meeting

What does sustainability look like in the CD?

Join your neighbors to talk about forming a Sustainable Central District group. We are interested in: Development, gentrification, energy, transportation, local businesses, urban agriculture and socializing with neighbors!

Tuesday May 27th and Tuesday June 10
Snacks at 6:30pm Discussion at 7pm

At the Rainier Valley Unitarian Universalist Church:
835 Yesler Way – This is two blocks west of Boren at the south end of Broadway. Next to the Yesler Community Center. The building is accessible, with a level entrance from the street. On Metro Route 60 or 27 and near Route 7. Bike and car parking in the back.

Snacks from Madison Market Provided

Contact:
Polly 206.779.1412
Paul 206-852-5080
Email: [email protected]
Visit our google group page: www.google.com/group/sustainablecd

– Let us know your coming or just drop by –

Sustainable Central District Meeting

Sustainable Central District Presents…
The Climate Dialogues.

Concerned about climate change? Your community? It’s time to act!

Take the time to get together with your neighbors to discuss one of the most important issues of our time.

The climate dialogues is building a movement of concerned citizens committed to solving the problems of global climate change. It will take all of us to go beyond politics as usual.

Help us create a Sustainable Central District organization. This is the first step.

Come to one or all of the meetings:

Tuesday May 13th
Overview of the problem

Tuesday May 27th
Possible Solutions

Tuesday June 10th
Where do we go from here?

Snacks at 6:30pm
Discussion at 7pm

Where: Rainier Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
835 Yesler Way 98104. This is two blocks west of Boren on the South end of Broadway. The building is accessible with a level entrance from the street.

Getting there:
Take bus 27 or 60, or walk from downtown 12th and Jackson, Boren, or Broadway. Bike and car parking in back.

Contact us:
Paul 206.852.5080
Polly 206.779.1412

Earth hour in Seattle 8 pm Saturday. Turn your light out for an hour. See below

where it all began

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It started with a question: How can we inspire people to take action on climate change?

The answer: Ask the people of Sydney to turn off their lights for one hour.

On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.

With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.

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Sustainable Central Area/Ecourbanism

Context

Global Warming and the resulting climate change are not about saving the planet Earth. It is about preventing the extinction of human beings and those living flora and fauna that will become extinct with humans. Ecourbanism, the building and transformation of cites towns and neighborhoods into sustainable human settlements are critical to saving mankind. I like humans, I am one.

I am proposing to convene a group of architects, landscape architects, planners and engineers who live in the Central Area with the intention of forming Sustainable Central Area. We will be a collaborative. We will not be alone. I have made contact with Sustainable Ballard and they are willing to support us in our formative stage. There are like groups emerging in districts all over Seattle. Sustainable West Seattle and Sustainable Fremont are some of these emergents.

In late 2007 the City of Seattle passed two climate change ordinances. One requires that the city SEPA ordinance consider the carbon footprint of a development, assess impacts and require mitigation. The other are amendments to the Seattle Comprehensive Plan that takes a holistic approach to lessening the cityâ??s carbon footprint and provides a long term plan Seattle becoming a sustainable healthy city.

Two topics I will propose to begin a dialogue with at our first meeting are; how could we transform the existing neighborhoods that comprise the Central Area to US Green Building Councils (USGBC) new LEED 3.0 Neighborhoods? How could we work with developers too not only encourage them to build to LEED Silver but to design and build to the new â??Living Building Challengeâ?? of the Cascadia USGBC?
(See www.cascadiagbc.oeg/bc)?

I would like to introduce you to a community called Noisette who is, in a very large scale, transforming themselves into a holistic sustainable community. Go to www.noisettesc.com and see!

If you are a design professional and are interested in forming a Sustainable Central Area please contact me at
[email protected] When I have a mass of at least four of us I will host a gathering.

Cheers

Falcon