Author: Friends of Mount Baker Town Center

The Friends of Mount Baker Town Center are dedicated to the vision and promise of a vibrant Town Center in North Rainier Valley. We are a nonprofit supported by local residents and businesses, as well as the Seattle Parks Foundation, the Friends of Seattle Olmsted Parks, the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board, and others who are dedicated to a walkable and livable Town Center near the Mount Baker light link station, where residents and businesses can succeed.

The Mount Baker Park Addition: A Historic Intersection of People and Place

The Friends of Mt Baker Town Center is excited to have the opportunity to document the historic background of the Mount Baker Park Addition, with the generous support of 4Culture and our knowledgeable consultants at Northwest Vernacular (nwVernacular), Spencer Daniels and Katie Pratt.   Their tremendous work product forms much of the basis for this article.   The project…

MOUNT BAKER HUB FEST: Function in the Junction! September 17 Festival with Extended Bicycle Sunday Returns To Mount Baker Hub.

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MOUNT BAKER HUB FEST JOINS SEATTLE DESIGN FESTIVAL SEPT 17, 2017 ? This Sunday September 17, 2017, the Mt Baker Hub Business Association features a set of local musicians, artists, and food vendors at the “Function in the Junction”.     Exploring the “power” of place,…

June 19 Informational Meeting Explores the Remarkable Design and Historic Significance of Mount Baker’s Hunter Tract

Please join us on June 19, 2017, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Mount Baker Park Presbyterian Church (3201 Hunter Blvd S.), for an informational meeting with the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, and Northwest Vernacular.   The meeting will explore the historic importance of Mount Baker’s Hunter Tract —…

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY AT 9:30 am — JOIN US FOR OUR MONTHLY TOWN CENTER CLEANUP!!

By Anne Miller Please join us every first Saturday of the month for our First Saturday Neighborhood Cleanup!   We meet at 9:30 am at Mount Baker Neighborhood Center for the Arts, in the ArtSpace building by Mount Baker Link Station. This is a fun opportunity to meet your neighbors, and make a difference cleaning…

THE CITY’s “MOVE SEATTLE” LEVY — CREATING FUNCTIONAL TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

For over a decade, the City has studied the challenges and opportunities for a truly effective transit oriented development in the North Rainier Valley.   Finally, in recent months, our community is seeing real progress as SDOT has refined its Accessible Mount Baker project, and the Mayor and other City representatives have called for a…

Healthy Forest, Healthy Community: Neighbors Help Restore Cheasty Greenspace and Hanford Steps

In April, 2015, the Friends of Mt Baker Town Center celebrated the Earth Day weekend with a group of neighbors who focused on restoration of Cheasty Greenspace and the Hanford Steps, where they connect to Mt. Baker Town Center.   We removed invasive plants, such as the Himalayan Blackberry, disposed of garbage which has accumulated in…