Alki Point ‘Healthy Street’ open house and more for your West Seattle Wednesday

(Photo by David Hutchinson, as The Olympics peeked out briefly Tuesday)

Here’s our list of what’s up for the rest of today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

DINE OUT FOR HOPE: 4 pm-10 pm, get food from/at Pegasus Pizza (2768 Alki SW) and tell them you’re supporting the Hope Lutheran 7th/8th-grade trip fuhdraiser – a percentage of proceeds will be donated.

34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS: 6 pm at The Hall at Fauntleroy (9131 California SW), this month’s meeting of our area’s largest political organization will include the annual awards and a tribute to outgoing longtime 34th District State Rep. Eileen Cody.

ALKI POINT ‘HEALTHY STREET’ OPEN HOUSE: 6:30-7:45 pm at Alki Bathhouse (60th/Alki), drop in to see and comment on design proposals for the no-through-traffic street around Alki Point.

JAZZ AT OTTER ON THE ROCKS: Piano/bass duet tonight, starting at 6:30 pm. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

LIVE AT LOCOL: Locöl Barley & Vine (7902 35th SW) spotlights live music 6:30-8:30 pm Wednesdays, no cover, 21+, rotating artists.

MUSIC BINGO: Play weekly at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm.

TRIVIA x 4: At 7 pm, you can play trivia at the West Seattle Brewing Mothership (4415 Fauntleroy Way SW); Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) hosts Wednesday-night trivia starting at 7:30 pm; trivia starts at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW); at 8:30 pm, trivia is back at Talarico’s (4718 California SW) with Phil T.

SKYLARK OPEN MIC: 7:30 pm signups @ West Seattle’s longest-running open mic – no cover to watch. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

Have an event – one-time or recurring – to add to West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar? Please email westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

Al King November 9, 2022 (11:37 am)

Re:”healthy street”. If residents, their family and guests and the plethora of delivery trucks have unfettered vehicle access and the general public does not have their vehicle access restricted by a gate I’m still scratching my head as to what’s really going to be different. What exactly will the tax money spent on studying all this accomplish??

john November 9, 2022 (12:27 pm)

AL King,
You can see where some of that tax money already went.
Straight into the sausage grinder of Seattle Process.
The official website should suffice as an explanation of both the cost and the apparent accomplishments of our bureaucracy.
Check it out.

https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SDOT/ProjectsAndPrograms/Stay%20Healthy%20Streets/KMS_Alki_Survey_Report_Part2.pdf

Wondering why the design proposals are being held back until after the bathhouse reveal?
If community feedback is desired, they would be releasing the plans ahead of time for us to review and raise questions.

Candice November 9, 2022 (12:28 pm)

Re: “Healthy Street”If I had to venture a guess, this proposal is 100% driven by homeowners along that stretch of Alki Point to reduce the unwanted gathering of people and vehicles in front of their expensive homes. In their eyes, the “nuisance” car traffic and noise reduces their property values. They are essentially vying for a private road to bring back the exclusivity of the neighborhood. Foot traffic is acceptable during daylight hours because it doesn’t bring loud music or loud exhausts. Plus, the residents will pretty much have guaranteed parking spots in front of their homes again. Ask anyone living outside that specific block if they want a safe street to walk on and I would imagine the response is indifference.Go ahead and give them their safe street… it will happen anyway. But increase their property taxes for their new luxury and make them pay a hefty fee to park on it.

Montana November 9, 2022 (12:52 pm)

You’re clueless Candice. EVERYONE enjoys this stretch of road. I live outside that block and I enjoy the Healthy Street and run it every day. You should advocate for a Healthy Street on your block. It will do you a bit of good to get out.
- Al King November 9, 2022 (2:49 pm)
  
  Montana. You are absolutely correct to highlight the word “EVERYONE” because they do. Which leads me to ask again why the city is spending time and money to pretend they’ve come up with a new definition of “everyone”
Jay November 9, 2022 (2:04 pm)

You can still drive on stay healthy streets as a destination, they’re just closed to through traffic. They do nothing to “reduce the unwanted gathering of people and vehicles in front of their expensive homes.” Driving to and parking at the parks along Alki Point is 100% allowed and kind of the intention of the stay healthy street initiative.
neighbor November 9, 2022 (4:07 pm)

Candice, I don’t live on that street and I have communicated to the city every step of the way how much I am in favor of it being a Stay Healthy Street. I don’t know (or care) what impact it has on anyone’s property value. What I do know is that before this was a Stay Healthy Street it was more difficult for the rest of us to enjoy this stretch. The sidewalks are so narrow that if someone’s coming the other way one of you has to step into the roadway. When cars were parked there it was particularly difficult to navigate. Since the Stay Healthy Street designation it seems like a lot more of us are able to enjoy this street than before, including those who come from elsewhere and park on Alki or Beach Drive to enjoy a walk/skate/ride. So I see a lot more people getting the benefit of this beautiful space and that’s a good thing.
Adam November 10, 2022 (7:32 pm)

Clearly Candice never goes down there because she has no idea what she’s talking about.