2 more chances to tidy up West Seattle: Admiral, & Thistle stairs

Want cleaner streets and sidewalks? Here are two more opportunities in addition to the March 5th “Clean Up Your Act” volunteer effort noted here. First, Admiral Neighborhood Association president Katy Walum posted a reminder about their Saturday Adopt-A-Street event (free breakfast AND lunch!) as a WSB comment:

… The Admiral Neighborhood Association will be having our quarterly Adopt-a-Street cleanup this Saturday, February 26th, from 9-11 am. Any interested volunteers are welcome to meet with us at 9 am at the Admiral Metropolitan Market, and spend an hour or so picking up litter in and around the Admiral business district. We will provide safety vests, gloves, bags, and trash grabbers. Metropolitan Market will provide volunteers with fresh coffee, fruit, and pastries, and a sack lunch after the cleanup to reward you for your efforts. Please e-mail me at katy.walum@gmail.com with any questions. Hope to see you litter-busters there!

And we also got word of a cleanup along West Seattle’s longest staircase, the SW Thistle Street stairs between Upper Fauntleroy and Lincoln Park. Neighbors and other stairway users will gather at its lower end at 10 am March 5th; more details in this Facebook event invitation.

RJB February 23, 2011 (3:49 pm)

How do we get involved to clean up other areas….such as the stairs on Hudson by 42nd? We use them daily and the stairs are getting overgrown and really need to be cleaned up. We would love to help in the clean up effort!!

Mark February 23, 2011 (9:33 pm)

RJB – This is a City-sponsored event and a great way to get out and help. Do a quick search for Seattle Adopt a Street and you’ll get more info on the City’s page. It takes some commitment, but it is worth it.

Paul February 24, 2011 (2:52 pm)

Wow. This sure is a popular thread, I guess if it isn’t speed traps, fire engines parked on the lawn,snow,or cheese burgers, then people are just not that interested.

I myself walk up and down California everyday, and if I see a wrapper or cheeto bag, I will pick it up and throw it into one of the many available garbage cans along my walk… Good luck with your project. I may stop by if it’s not raining

Ed February 24, 2011 (10:24 pm)

I have always been surprised the the Thistle stairs are “longer” than the stairs up to Pigeon Point by the end of the bridge. They look like they go forever.

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