Tag: 2013 mayoral race
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Bike commuting grew nearly 50% under McGinn, Murray will oversee ‘extraordinary’ years ahead
Mike McGinn called mayor-elect Ed Murray today to concede, telling him that “he was going to be in for an extraordinary four years.” This is certainly true for cycling in the city. The number of people biking to work grew by 42 percent in just the first three years McGinn was in office (2009–2012, according…
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Congratulations to Ed Murray, Mike O’Brien and other election winners
Ed Murray has been elected as the next Mayor of Seattle. We look forward to covering transportation issues under his leadership. He has campaigned on the claim that he can forge the partnerships needed to get things done, including safe streets. Now we’ll get a chance to see if he was right. Seattle Bike Blog…
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Times: Murray threw embarrassing fit over UW parking ticket
We’ve all been frustrated by an unexpected fee. I once refused to leave the desk of a Wells Fargo branch manager until she reversed a $5 fee I was charged for not having enough money in my account (a noble cause…right?). It appears Ed Murray is no different. The mayoral challenger apparently threw a bit…
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Murray flips again, now wants to ‘fully fund’ Northgate bike/walk bridge
Ed Murray has issued another clarification about a biking and walking transportation issue: the Northgate biking and walking bridge across I-5. The bridge would dramatically increase the ability for people to bike and walk to the upcoming light rail station. Both Sound Transit and the city have pledged millions toward the project, but a funding…
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You’ve voted by now, right? If not, here’s a mini-guide
If you haven’t voted, do it now. I mean it. Go get your ballot. I’ll wait… … … OK, good. I say to vote now because mail-in voting allows procrastinators to, well, procrastinate. Then it’s the day of the election and you have that thing you forgot about but, “Oh crap, it doesn’t get out…
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Murray reverses his position about NE 75th Street bike lanes
The Ed Murray campaign this morning backtracked on his answer to Feet First about the NE 75th Street bike lanes, saying the project was “not a mistake.” As we reported yesterday, Murray had originally told Feet First that the project was a mistake because it removed parking and included bike lanes. However, city studies had…

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