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Nov28Mon5:30 pm Downtown Greenways monthly meetingDowntown Greenways monthly meetingNov 28 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLast Monday of the month. Join us! https://seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenways/Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Downtown Greenways monthly meetingTime: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytimeJoin Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88307796230?pwd=Ym1LaTVtNU5sL1BaSDkxc05yZEpydz09Meeting ID: 883 0779 6230Passcode: 132557One tap mobile+12532158782,,88307796230#,,,,*132557# US (Tacoma)+13462487799,,88307796230#,,,,*132557# US (Houston)Dial … Continue readingNov30Wed5:30 pm Beacon Hill Bike Lane Conversati...Beacon Hill Bike Lane Conversati...Nov 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmJoin Beacon Hill Safe Streets for a conversation about the Beacon Hill Bike Lanes is November 30th at 5:30PM. We will host this meeting via Zoom (Zoom link to be sent this week). This meeting will help BHSS guide suggestions to SDOT on the … Continue readingDec1Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkDec 1 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailDec3Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Dec 3 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not find their way into Puget … Continue readingDec6Tue6:30 pm West Seattle Bike Connections mo... @ OnlineWest Seattle Bike Connections mo... @ OnlineDec 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
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State’s safe street design and neighborhood speed bills make progress
Two bills that give municipalities more tools to make streets safer are making good progress in the state legislature. The Safe Neighborhood Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) is headed to the Senate floor for a final vote after passing the House … Continue reading
House unanimously passes Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill
The Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill (HB 1217) passed the state House 96-0, giving it a huge amount of momentum heading into the Senate. Last year, the bill died in the Senate’s Transportation Committee, but advocates and lawmakers have placed added … Continue reading
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Complete streets bill passes House and Senate
The complete streets grant bill, HB 1071, passed the Senate yesterday 29-19. The bill needs a concurrence vote to settle differences in the Senate a House versions, then should go to the governor to be signed into law. With this … Continue reading
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Vulnerable Users Bill gets a flat, but luckily we have a spare tube – UPDATED
HB 1339 has officially passed away in committee. But have no fear, the House has a spare Vulnerable Users Bill in its legislative pannier (as well as a canister of political CO2… okay, its an imperfect analogy). SB 5326 just … Continue reading
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Still not convinced of the benefits of complete streets?
SDOT published a post on their blog with great before and after shots of the redesigned intersection at 15th Ave S and S Lander St. Sited a block from the light rail station, the intersection’s former design can be seen … Continue reading
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Better road design standards bill passes House Transportation Committee
Publicola reports that HB 1700, a bill that would ease state road design standards to give communities more tools for designing bicycle and pedestrian-friendly roads, has passed out of the House Transportation Committee. The bill is one of many being … Continue reading
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Two complete streets bills in Olympia this year
Complete streets are easier to cross on foot. They are safer for biking. They also reduce the number of car crashes, especially the rate of injury-causing higher speed wrecks. Basically, complete streets are about creating streets designed for people. Two … Continue reading
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