This month’s Uptown Alliance meeting is happening this Thursday, May 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lower Queen Anne Metropolitan Market restaurant space on the far west side of the store.
Among the hot topics this month is the issue of Metro’s RapidRide D line, which aims to connect neighborhoods in heavily used traffic corridors with frequent and fast connections. The RapidRide D line is scheduled to come to Interbay and Lower Queen Anne in 2012.
Take a look at what’s on the agenda this month:
- Greetings and introductions – Approve minutes
- Honoring Uptown Alliance Founder, Janis Ford
- RapidRide D-Line stops
- West Mercer Street stop consolidation
- Pedestrian crossings at West Mercer stop
- Parking loss on West Mercer St.
- Report on pending Small & Simple Grant Application supporting the outreach phase of planning for the Uptown Triangle, bounded by Denny, Broad, and Aurora.
- Committee Reports
- Parks
- Events: A drop-in public meeting space store front for Uptown
- Planning & Transportation: Meeting with Exec. Dir. Kate Joncas of Seattle Downtown Assn. re/urban decay issues.
- New Business: bring your own topics and comments.
The next Uptown Alliance meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, also at the Lower Queen Anne Metropolitan Market. For more information, contact Rick Hooper at Nsilberg@silberg.net, or John Coney at djohnconey@aol.com.