Shilshole Blog

It’s been two and a half months, but the colorful bike signs which first made their appearance on the CYC gangway are back! This time, it was Sharon Briggs herself who used them to adorn the meeting room in the Shilshole Marina building last week for the Bicycle Advisory Panel Meeting. Since March 4th, Sharon, Ed and others have been busy: they took all the public input from that first meeting to the port management and the commission, and officially got a project manager assigned to work on the bicycle storage issue. Her name is Anne Porter, and she, as many will recall, was the original Project Manager for the marina reconstruction, and is therefore intimately familiar with the overall history and design of the marina. Apart from that, they put a lot of research into all the options that were proposed on 4.3, and finally got back to us with the results of their efforts and their recommendations. Continue Reading »

 

 Not to advertise, but Lisa and I found these bike bags on the web and decided to order a pair to help with storage and protection on the dock. They are high quality nylon fabric with a waterproof liner. They have lifting handles and loops near the base for hanging. The zipper is metalic, so we plan to keep it lubricated. Our hybrids fit great in the bags. We are very pleased with the product and wanted to alert the masses. The bags were $75 plus shipping. The service was also very good. Sandy was responsive to any questions and shipping by USPS was quick.

Sandy

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Port of Seattle

SHILSHOLE WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

May 7 through May 11, 2007

• We will continue to receive delivery of floats for Phase III dock construction. The work could begin as early as 6:00 a.m. to offload the trucks. Areas in the parking lot just east of the old Q & R docks are closed. The sidewalk and fire lane will be closed when floats are transferred from trucks to the water. The contractor will remain in this area until February 2008.
• Three parking stalls directly east of the Marina Building and three along the curb will be closed until Friday for additional concrete work.
• M-2 restroom will continue to be closed periodically this week to finish tile repairs. Restrooms closures will be posted.

Please Note: Marina Office Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Questions? Call the Marina Office at 206-728-3006 or after hours cell 206-601-4089.

More Information
To receive e-mail updates on the project, visit the Port’s Web site and click on “Sign up for E-mail lists.”

Ed Button sent me the following email, signed by Sharon Briggs. Please let me or one or the other panelists know if you have any topics you would like us to bring to the meeting.

TO: Customer Advisory Panel

We would like to meet with you on Tuesday, May 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 to discuss the Bike Storage/Bike Parking Project. Please let us know if this time would work for you. The meeting will be in the Marina Office Conference Room. Pizza will be served.

The agenda would include the following:

• Alternatives presented March 4th Meeting.
• Process used for evaluating options
• Proposed sites for storage/parking
• Proposed materials – racks and storage
• Review by Sr. Management and Port Commission
• Installation Schedule
• Outstanding issues

Hope to see you there!

Thanks, Sharon Briggs

I’m on the beautiful little group of islands that are called Mayotte. Its a French possession about 200 miles off the NW corner of Madagascar. Since Mayotte is French, it means that there’s some good wine to be had, but it also means that everything is in Euros! Not much advantage in having US dollars here! It was a fairly easy sail from the Seychelles to here. The winds were often light but there were frequent squalls with winds in the 25-35 range and lots of rain. The oddest thing about the passage was that there were a number of areas where the significant current would cause steep breaking waves without any wind to drive them. Having breaking waves when there’s wind is natural and a fair trade but having breaking waves when there’s no wind is unnatural and just not fair! Very uncomfortable too! The cruising guides say its very expensive here but I’m finding it to be a good place to provision! There’s also a Yacht Club where a couple of the guys speak some English and the beer if cold and cheap! I spend a lot of time there! I expect to leave Mayotte at the end of the month and sail to Hell-ville, on the island of Nosy-Be, in Madagascar.

Harry

The Port’s 2006 Report to the Community will be in the Seattle-Times/P-I this Sunday, May 13. You can also find it online here.

Port of Seattle

SHILSHOLE WEEKLY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Week of May 7, 2007

• The contractor’s lay down area for dock installation has been expanded to accommodate a crane and delivery of floats for Phase III docks. Areas in the parking lot just east of the old Q & R docks are closed. The sidewalk and fire lane will be closed when floats are transferred from trucks to the water. The first floats for Phase III dock construction are expected to arrive this week and work could begin as early as 6:00 a.m. to offload the trucks. The contractor will remain in this area until February 2008.
• Access to H dock and the fuel dock from land is only available down the I dock ramp directly west of the marina building. There is a connecting float from I dock to H dock.
• Several areas in the dry boat moorage area will be re-striped this week – weather depending. Staff will coordinate the movement of boats.
• Three parking stalls directly east of the Marina Building and three along the curb will be closed on Tuesday in order to re-grade the surface for better water drainage. Work will be completed on Friday.
• M-2 restroom will be closed periodically this week to finish tile repairs. Restrooms closures will be posted.

Please Note: Marina Office Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Questions? Call the Marina Office at 206-728-3006

More Information
To receive e-mail updates on the project, visit the Port’s Web site and click on “Sign up for E-mail lists.”

Ballard News-Tribune – May 1, 2007
by Rebekah Schilperoort

(The BNT only allows free access to their articles for a limited time, after which you need to be a subscriber to be able to access them. So, read it today!).

Click here to read this April 26 article by Kristen Millares Bolt in the Seattle-PI.

The soundoff discussion has been pretty lively, too.