Tag: barack obama

April 10, 2013

US Senate confirms Mountains to Sound Greenway founder as new Interior Secretary

The US Senate has confirmed Seattle’s Sally Jewell as the new Interior Secretary, replacing Ken Salazar. Most news reports about Sally Jewell refer to her as the CEO of REI, but did you know she was also a founding board member and president of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust? From the MTS blog: “Sally…
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tagged: barack obama, interior secretary, rei, sally jewell
January 21, 2013

Obama walks down that center-lane cycle track that would be great on Westlake

You know how Westlake Ave in South Lake Union is still super dangerous for cycling due to the streetcar tracks in the curb lane? Well we have argued that the city should design protected bike lanes in the center lanes of the road, like on Pennsylvania Ave in DC. If you want a better look…
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tagged: barack obama, cycle tracks, washington dc, westlake
November 7, 2012

Election 2012: What might Inslee and Obama mean for transportation?

Democrat Jay Inslee is ahead in the state governor’s race, which is very likely a good thing for biking, walking and transit funds in Washington compared to his opponent Rob McKenna. Senate Transportation Committee Chair and constant roadblock to bike and transit bills Mary Margaret Haugen (a Democrat) appears to be losing her race against…
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tagged: barack obama, election 2012, jay inslee