The Ballard District Council will meet next Wednesday, May 11, at 7 p.m. to discuss bikes lanes, combined sewer overflows, and bringing the ring back to Ballard.

Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin will start the evening off with a 25-minute Q&A session.

Then, Virginia Coffman from the Seattle Department of Transportation will be presenting a plan to make changes to 20th Avenue NW this summer to make "bicycling easier and safer in the Ballard Neighborhood."

"In an effort do this; SDOT will install bike lanes on 20th Ave NW between NW Market St and NW 65th St," the project's website states.

To make way for these bike lanes on either side of the street, SDOT will be removing the center turn lane on 20th Ave NW between NW 65th St and NW Market St.

According to SDOT this change will not affect traffic flow or inhibit access to residential side streets as this particular section sees a low number of cars.

"Parking will not be affected by these changes. There are no bus routes on this part of 20th Ave NW and the street is not a designated truck route. These changes are happening to make 20th Ave NW a complete street so that it works better for all forms of transportation," according to SDOT.

The Ballard Historical Society will be presenting their next steps to get the Ballard Avenue Bell ringing again. The Bring the Ring Back to Ballard project received $9,700 from the Small and Simple Projects Fund in March.

At 8 p.m., Al Hughes will give a presentation on controlling Ballard’s Combined Sewer Overflows and what we can do to help.

And lastly. we'll hear from the 2011 Neighborhood Matching Fund projects like the Salmon Bay School Playground project, and the Crown Hill Center Roof Project.

The Ballard District Meeting takes place at the Ballard Library on May 11 at 7 p.m. Free below parking is available.