About Us

The goal of Sustainable Ballard is to help prepare ourselves and our community to sustain and thrive in a post-peak-oil future, by supporting and inspiring each other to build a healthy and joyful life that is environmentally, socially and personally sustainable. To achieve this resiliency, we believe some key ingredients are getting connected with our neighbors to strengthen the social fabric of the community, learning new skills, getting educated on sustainability related matters, building a local food supply and a local economy, and sharing resources.

We invite all of our Ballard neighbors and friends to become more connected with others in the community by participating in Sustainable Ballard activities, including learning opportunities, community service, resource sharing, social events, and more. When we engage, we become part of creating the thriving community and lifestyle we want and need.

Volunteering with Sustainable Ballard

Get more involved with your favorite neighborhood sustainability group!
Sustainable Ballard is powered by 100% clean volunteer energy! We would welcome your participation and ideas!
A Big Thank you and a warm welcome to all who stepped forward to volunteer recently! Check out our newsletter and Volunteer Page links on this webpage for current opportunities.

How to Prepare For Disaster

Need a refresher or encouragement for preparing just in case?... Click above for a good list of what to do and think about from the Seattle Times. For much more information on disaster preparedness from the City of Seattle's Office of Emergency Management please click here: PERSONAL, HOUSEHOLD AND COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION

Seattle Area Happiness Initiative and Survey

Get more information about the Seattle Area Happiness Initiative, and find a link to the Happiness Survey HERE.

Neighborhood Greenways

February 27, 2012

Where? 

Sunset Hill Community Club

3003 NW 66th St

What time? 

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

For more information, contact 

info@sustainableballard.org

SDOT has announced funding for 11 miles of neighborhood greenways in the Seattle area (2 miles in Ballard). Join Sustainable Ballard as we host a panel to discuss the new Ballard Greenways plan. Speakers include: Colin Dietrich (Ballard Greenways), Cathy Tuttle (Neighborhood Greenways & Spokespeople) and Sally Bagshaw (Seattle City Council).

• Neighborhood Greenways are slow-speed, low-traffic residential streets made even more pleasant for the people who live, walk, and bike on them. By adding new park-like amenities and limiting cut-through traffic, Greenways are naturally attractive both for families, and for anyone seeking a safer, more connected community experience. By placing Greenways a block or two away from major arterials, Neighborhood Greenways create a great option for people who prefer to walk or bike away from congested streets.

Links:
Worldchanging article about Spokespeople
MyBallard article about latest plans

Sustainable Ballard, a blueprint for Everytown, USA, educates, inspires, and engages neighbors to take action to live more sustainably both individually and collectively. Our vision is an inclusive, joyful, sustainable community co-creating a world for this and future generations where eco-systems are healthy and peace is inevitable.

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