NSCNA Blog Archive

  • Fourth of July Parade Photos!

    Administrator

    We had a great turnout this morning for the 4th of July Parade. Sno-cones, face painter, balloon artist, moon walk, games and prizes, contests for best decorated bike, stroller, entertainer, dressed dog, etc.

    Here are some photos Chris Jones took during the event:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/28280834@N06/show/

    Thank you to the Social Committee for organizing a great event for us. The weather was much better than last year and we even had a bit of a breeze to help cool us off.

    Everyone have a great holiday weekend.

  • 4th of July Parade

    Administrator

    Flyers went out last week that give details about the upcoming 4th of July Parade. The Social committee has been working hard to make this year’s parade a success. New 4th of July signs have also been placed around the neighborhood. The festivities begin at Pillow Elementary at 9:30AM. Come out and talk to your neighbors while we celebrate this great nation.

  • June Library Update

    Administrator

    Here is the latest library news from John Gillum:

    North Village Branch Library Replacement Project: The new North Village Branch Library construction site is an exceedingly busy place at the moment, with a veritable small army of subcontractors in residence and vying for space to perform the work of their particular trade on the emerging building. Roofers, masons, plasterers, electricians, plumbers, door and window installers, framers, steel workers, mechanical installers and other tradesmen are all very much in evidence at the location these days which is causing the building to take shape seemingly right before our eyes. In the next several weeks, it is anticipated that the roof and metal paneled walls, the rock walls and the stucco walls will all be substantially completed, along with the installation of doors and windows. (more…)

  • June 2008 Yard of the Month

    Administrator

    The Beautification committee has chosen the Yard of the Month for June 2008. The winners are the Rollings family of 8201 Sandalwood Cove. Congratulations on a good job of beautifying the neighborhood. This house is on the corner of Steck and Sandalwood, so be sure to take a look the next time you drive by. Continue reading to see more photos of the yard.
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  • Traffic counting

    Administrator

    As many of you may know, the City placed traffic counting devices across many roads all around our neighborhood during the week of April 20th. The reason for this traffic study was to measure traffic before the Steck Avenue re-striping that will occur this summer. The City needs to collect traffic data before and after the re-striping to gauge how traffic flow is affected.

    The City had the budget to perform the full vehicle and bicycle traffic counting on week days, but did not have enough to count pedestrians or bicycle traffic on a week end. The NSCNA Traffic committee volunteered to help collect this vital set of data. The study was setup to measure all pedestrians (walkers, runners) and bicycles (recreational, commuters) at the intersections of Rockwood and Steck as well as Steck and Shoal Creek Blvd. Volunteers measured on both Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 to 11:30 and from 2 to 4pm in shifts. They recorded not only the number of pedestrians and bicycles that came through each intersection, but also recorded from which direction they came from and which direction they headed.
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