October 30

Northgate Station design already 60% done!

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Sound Transit might not be rolling into Northgate Station until 2021, but the design of the light-rail station in the corner of Maple Leaf is already 60 percent completed.

You’re invited to learn more about the design at an open house from 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Olympic View Elementary School, 504 N.E. 95th St., with the presentation set to begin at 6:30 p.m. On the docket are updates on bicycle facilities, pedestrian, transit connections, park-and-ride facilities and future transit-oriented development plans.

But possibly of interest to a broader swath of Maple Leafers than previous open houses, Sound Transit also will unveil details about landscaping and progress for public art. Following a national search, local artists Mary Ann Peters and Cris Bruch have been chosen to create original artwork for Northgate Station. According to the project update page:

In the coming months, Peters and Bruch will work with the Northgate Station design team to develop artwork for the station windscreen glass and a sculpture for the plaza area that respond to the character of the neighborhood and station. Their proposals will be presented to the community next year.

What kind of art and landscaping would you like to see at Northgate? Do I hear a shoutout for maple leaves, anyone?

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  1. We need more “gates”.. why not? Have more archways! Throw a few maple leaves on/around it. Northgate has little/no personality and a little marketing, however cheesy, would be nice.

    Just please don’t make some boring amorphous mess. The area is impersonal and boring enough as it is. ;P

  2. The station is officially named the “Northgate Station”. The portal where the tunnel comes out of the ground is called the “Maple Leaf Portal”.

    Sound Transit is currently seeking opinions on what pedestrian infrastructure items to spend money on. This is a good meeting to come and let them know we expect completed sidewalks in the entire station “walkshed” area.

    For cyclists, the priority is a separated cycle track on the west side of 1st Ave NE from the station south to 92nd to meet with a possible Greenway starting there and connecting to the cycle lanes on 5th and Roosevelt.

  3. As long as there is a commitment to keep blackberry under control, anything else is gravy.
    The area along First NE is covered with blackberry.

    We need sidewalks between Fifth NE and Roosevelt at a minimum, and all the way to 15th on at least two streets.

    If we are expected to be a Designated Urban Center, we need the infrastructure. Now is the time to let them know.

  4. It is a tough one since Northgate is an informal district made up of 4 neighborhoods. Personally the term “Northgate”to me defines the business district. Also I think of transit centers as being more for the region. Anything with a northwest flair is fine by me. Or even a play off “Northgate” with a decorative gate something

  5. The station is Northgate Station, not Maple Leaf Station. Maple Leafs would be inappropriate. 🙂 Us other neighborhoods count, too.

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