I like to explore different parks (I live in North Seattle) and was wondering what Hamlin Park is like? Is it a nice place to walk in the woods? Is it secluded feeling and quiet? Can you go off the trails a little bit? Are there people walking their dogs off leash a lot (i would prefer not, but that's ok if they do)?

Stuff like that. According to google maps it looks like a dense and big chunk of forest, which would be sweet. Any info is great.

As the title suggests, a guy that frequents the area [Older dude, Albanian, wears mostly Grey and beige clothing with a black triangular backpack, don't know is name] consistently each week goes to the Fred Meyer in Shoreline, purchases those huge bags of birdseed and a bag of dog food and dumps it out near the Spiros restaurant, no matter how many times staff have told the dude to knock it off.

I'm at my wits end about what to do.

Hey neighbors. What do you know about alternative high schools in the area? For someone who is more a hands on student, rather than traditional sit in a chair and listen type? Love to hear experiences people have had. Thanks!

does anyone know any good spots to watch the sunrise around shoreline/lfp?

We are moving to Shoreline from Redmond. We've been using Ziply and I'm fairly happy with it, but it doesn't look like they provide it at my new address in the North City/Lake Forest Park area. Is anyone using an internet provider they are reasonably happy with?

Anyone else meet this guy? He's relatively young and I've seen him at the lake every day on the interurban trail. He's always doing fentanyl. Anyone know if he's getting help?

I am just curious if anyone knows where hobby lobby moved too? Noticed while driving by it was gone

I'll be moving to the Seattle area in May/June for work, I'll travel to Ballard and Kirkland as necessary.

I looked at renting in Seattle (Ballard/Fremont, Greenlake) but renting in those areas is expensive so I started looking further north. Shoreline seemed like a good compromise for me.

1. Most of the communities I looked at seem to be on/around Aurora Ave between 175 - 185. Is that part of Aurora safe?
2. How is the commute to Seattle from Shoreline? Is public transit good enough and safe? Especially at night? Or is it Driveable (I have a car)?
3. How is socializing/nightlife in Shoreline (late 30s, single)? Or do most people just go to Seattle instead?

Any other neighborhoods to consider?

EDIT - Thank you all for your responses and they were very helpful!

Hey folks, I’m looking to purchase a new home this year. I’m currently looking at townhouses in 175th st and 15th Ave. These houses are very spacious townhouses (almost 2k sqft) with very good layout but significantly cheaper than both north and south from there. It seems to be in a good school district as well (shoreline school district). Any thoughts or things I need to know? Please advise.

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https://theneedling.com/2024/04/08/shoreline-city-council-debates-who-gets-to-hold-the-giant-chainsaw-at-light-rail-grand-opening-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/

This is a long shot, but here goes: Does anyone know what the Tax Identification Number (TIN) or Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) for the City? For tax purposes, I have to report money that I gave to Shoreline (child care expenses with a summer camp) but I can't find that number anywhere.

It might even be on a paystub for someone who works for the City (it would NOT be your social security number-- please don't respond with that!) Not a City entity (such as Shoreline Community College) but for the City itself.

Any help anyone can provide would be great. Otherwise, next time I'm at Trader Joe's, I guess I can just walk across the street and ask :)

Shoreline’s annual police report released this week shows a 65% increase in crashes reported to police. Crashes that kill or leave people with life altering injuries have increased in Shoreline by 94%. Police traffic citations have fallen since 2018. The police blame staffing shortages and street racers.

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A map from the WSDOT crash data portal shows ten years of fatal and serious injury crashes in Shoreline

A grim statistic appeared in Shoreline’s 45-page annual Police Service Report presented to the Shoreline city council at this week’s meeting. Between 2018 and 2022 the city averaged 394 car crashes reported to police each year. But in 2023, the police responded to 651 crashes - an increase of 65%. 

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A graph from the city’s 2023 Police Service Report shows the number of reported traffic collisions in Shoreline has increased by 65%

In comments to the city council, Chief of Police Kelly Park said, “the reported driving for folks out there is just highly aggressive and we have a lot more poor driving going on.” She added that street racing has been a significant contributing factor. The reported crash numbers exclude suspected hit-and-runs and DUIs. DUI citations have also increased to 43 after hitting a low of 20 in 2021.A graph from the same police report shows the number of traffic citations issued by Shoreline police dropped from 5,263 in 2018 to 312 in 2022.

Because of staffing shortages, Shoreline has re-assigned its traffic unit to cover 911 calls. The police report sited a “… staffing crisis caused by the loss of over 50 commissioned officers with King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), who Shoreline contracts with for police services, due to the vaccine mandate in 2021.” Chief Park said her department has a goal to rebuild the city’s traffic unit this year.

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Fifteen years of data compiled from WSDOT and the city’s traffic reports show fatal and serious injury crashes in Shoreline have increased from an average of 10 to an average of 19 per year

According to data collected from WSDOT and Shoreline’s annual traffic report, for the ten years from 2008 through 2018, the city averaged 10 fatal and serious injury crashes per year. But that rate jumped starting in 2019. For the five years from 2019 through 2023, the city averaged 19 series injury and deadly crashes per year - a 94% increase.

On Monday April 15, the city council will hold a public hearing and discuss Shoreline’s Transportation Improvement Plan. The plan, which serves as a six-year roadmap for transportation projects in the city, is updated each year. According to last year’s plan, the city has identified $365 million dollars worth of traffic improvements. However (spoiler alert) $95 million worth of projects are unfunded and $110 million are only partially funded.

https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/outages

https://www.saveshorelinetrees.com/

If anyone on this sub is interested, the City really loves to remove a massive amount of trees from the community, often if not always during spring nesting season for birds and other wildlife.

Please consider keeping up with the choas of "Tree City" Shoreline city leaders and planning/development. Bet you didn't know more mass tree removals were on their way.

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The city is looking for public input on the future of transportation in Shoreline. The city posted a survey titled “Shoreline's Transportation Future: Walk Ride Roll!” which seeks input on car-free and electric transportation in Shoreline.

https://engage.shorelinewa.gov/walkrideroll

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A mockup of a proposed mobility hub at 185th and Aurora

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This survey comes ahead of a Monday April 15 public hearing on the city’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The city updates this plan each year and serves as the six-year roadmap for what transportation projects Shoreline will fund (and not fund).

https://www.shorelinewa.gov/government/departments/public-works/transportation-planning/transportation-improvement-plan-tip

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Last year's TIP shows funded projects in blue, partially funded projects in yellow and North City projects in red

Hi! I am a student at the university of phoenix working towards my masters in elementary education. I have an assignment where I need to interview two teachers who teach K-5th. If anyone would be interested or willing please let me know! I would just need to dm or email you some questions to answer. Would probably take a total of 10-15 minutes of your time.

I am an online college student new to the shoreline area so I don’t know many people and am having a hard time finding people to interview. I have the next 2 weeks to complete this.

Thanks!

Noticed this abandoned and dilapidated home for a while now. And just found that the City of Shoreline purchased it in 2021. Why would the city purchase it and leave it abandoned for years?

https://www.redfin.com/WA/Shoreline/14503-Corliss-Ave-N-98133/home/82527

Update: Looks like it's in the process of being demolished