A Little Free Library (for more info on LFLs, see our “Wouldn’t it be nice if…” post here) is flourishing in the Corbin Park area of our neighborhood. For more info — and current offerings — check out the library’s Facebook page.
Do cars tear down your street? Do you see a lot of reckless cut-through traffic on roads near your house? Is there a spot on a busy road that threatens the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers? Here’s the good news: You can do something about it. Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council is soliciting neighborhood traffic-calming proposals to be implemented in 2014-15. These will be vetted, voted on, and then the top two (one residential proposal, one arterial proposal) will be…
There will be a meeting for the Building Stronger Neighborhoods initiative on Monday, February 25.
Emerson-Garfield needs a logo, and we want it designed by our own local talent. Are you interested? Please fill out the application form (PDF link) and submit your design! Here are the details: To be eligible, you must either live, work, or own a property or a business in Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood (see the boundaries on the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Map). The logo must include the following text: Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council (yes, there is a hyphen in there.) Additional text options — we don’t have…
Do you have broken, uneven, or missing sidewalks in your area? Emerson-Garfield neighborhood is compiling a list of sidewalk repairs and installations for the 2013 sidewalk project. If you have a request to repair a stretch of sidewalk or install new sidewalk, please submit your request to Sara Kimball via e-mail at kimballs09@gmail.com no later than March 1. All requests will be examined and included in a priority list provided to the City of Spokane. Engineers from the city will…