Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7:00pm
Houghton Fire Station 22
6602 108th Avenue NE
 
Agenda for September 3rd Meeting
1. Neighborhood updates
    a. Items from the audience
    b. Status of the HoughtDown Picnic
    c. Community Celebration and Dedication of the Family Fitness and Play Area on the Cross Kirkland Corridor
2.Houghton Everest Neighborhood Center Update
    a. Lisa’s discussion with Kari Page (Kirkland Neighborhood Services) and Angela Ruggeri (Kirkland Planning Department – Senior Planner)
    b. Discussion of the CHNA Board’s meeting with Dave Tomson of SRM Development
    c. Plans moving forward
        i. Recap of post-its from April’s meeting about the HENC – http://www.houghtonlives.com/apps/search?q=post-its+henc
        ii. Recap of post-its from what we liked about other neighborhood centers
    d. October’s joint meeting – shifting away from doing a survey
    e. Further out – In preparation for the update to the comprehensive plan, give the city what we have gathered from the two post-it nights and reconcile the neighborhood plans (both Central Houghton’s and Everest’s) with what the zoning says. 

Thanks and check out what is going on in the neighborhood at:
On the web at http://www.houghtonlives.com
On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/CentralHoughton

Kirkland City Council Member Jay Arnold has written an opinion piece for the Seattle Transit Blog (STB) asking that Sound Transit consider putting Bus Rapid Transit on the Cross Kirkland Corridor. The article generated a ton of comments from STB readers.
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ST3 Should Include BRT on the Eastside Rail Corridor By Jay Arnold

Later this afternoon, the Sound Transit Board will begin to define the ST3 package by determining their priority project list (PPL). As the project list gets narrowed, Sound Transit board members have an opportunity to be responsive to feedback from open houses and community outreach, provide meaningful transportation options for areas of dramatic growth, and create an ST3 package that has the best chance to be successful at the ballot in 2016.

Kirkland is in the middle of this dramatic growth. With over 82,000 residents, we are a smart-growth city that has already planned for transit-oriented development. Over the past decade, we have zoned for dense commercial and residential development, and are now seeing explosive growth with thousands of new multi-family units in the pipeline and thousands of new high-tech jobs in our downtown and Totem Lake urban center. Now, we need the transit.

Sound Transit’s draft priority project list (updated 6/9)  includes bus rapid transit (BRT) from Lynnwood to SeaTac along the I-405 corridor. This recognizes the need to connect cities among the Eastside and provides nearby access to East Link rail in Bellevue. The BRT leverages expansion of HOV/managed access lanes on I-405, direct access ramps in Renton, Bellevue and Kirkland, and existing park and rides adjacent to I-405. In Kirkland, Sound Transit envisions park & ride expansion and potential garage construction at Houghton Park & Ride, Kirkland downtown and Totem Lake.

The I-405 BRT line can be vastly improved by taking advantage of opportunities to eliminate the car-dependent focus for the last mile. Instead of just connecting cities on a map, Sound Transit should connect places using the Eastside Rail Corridor and allow more riders to get directly to their destinations.

In Kirkland, Bus Rapid Transit along the corridor would:
[Read the rest of the article and comments on the STB website...]

Are you curious what happens to your recycling after it’s picked up at the curb? Do you want to know how plastic bottles get separated from aluminum cans? Are you puzzled how Everest Creek gets to Lake Washington? Do you wonder what happens in the storm drains? See for yourself on tours offered through the 4th annual Kirkland Sustainability Education Series. Watch one couple survive on discarded food alone at our Outdoor Movie Night at Carillon Point – and learn what you can do at home to waste less food. This biannual series aims to teach Kirkland residents how to live more sustainably through tours, movies, and hands-on workshops. Space is limited so sign up today for any or all of these free learning opportunities at http://kirklandpw.eventbrite.com.

• Recycling: The Where and How Tour – Thursday, September 10, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Cascade Recycling Center, Woodinville
  
• Rainwater Walk: Where Rain Goes in Kirkland – Saturday, September 19, 10-11:30 a.m., Everest Park, Kirkland
  
• “Just Eat It” Feature Film – Saturday, September 26, 7:00-9:30 p.m., Carillon Point, Kirkland (Outdoor Movie)
  

For more information, contact Kirkland’s Recycling Hotline at 425-587-3812 or recycle@kirklandwa.gov.