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Councilmember Sawant expanded what is possible in Seattle

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Tom Fucoloro

Kshama Sawant, the City of Seattle’s most tenured elected official, will not run for reelection after a decade in office. Seattle Bike Blog has endorsed Sawant consistently since she pulled a remarkable upset to unseat Richard Conlin during the 2013 … Continue reading →

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Hey District 3, vote NO on the Kshama Sawant recall

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

This election is only open to voters who live in Seattle’s City Council District 3 (PDF map), encompassing Capitol Hill, the Central District, and some surrounding areas. If your registration is up-to-date, you should have received your ballot in the … Continue reading →

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City Councilmembers show the leadership our city needs + Mayor Durkan should resign

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

EDITOR’S NOTE: Seattle Bike Blog supports the Defund Seattle Police effort initially led by a large group of community organizations and leaders, including No New Youth Jail, Decriminalize Seattle, Block the Bunker, Seattle Peoples Party, COVID-19 Mutual Aid, Trans Women … Continue reading →

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District 3 Endorsement: Kshama Sawant

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

District: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Register to vote in King County With a victory in District 3, Kshama Sawant would become the senior member of the City Council. And in her … Continue reading →

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Who’s the best District 3 candidate for biking and safe streets?

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

District: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 As noted in our previous posts, Seattle Bike Blog is not doing official endorsements this primary. Instead, I’ll be going district-by-district, posting videos from the MASS Coalition’s transportation forums … Continue reading →

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‘Our crumbling streets can be rebuilt later, our humanity cannot’

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

As advocates for safe streets, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has spent a lot of its efforts lobbying, campaigning and building support for infrastructure investments. So with lots of local transportation funding at risk if the Trump administration succeeds in its threat … Continue reading →

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Neighbors will host memorial walk Sunday for man killed walking across Capitol Hill street

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Max Richards was killed while walking his dog across busy Belmont Ave E at Bellevue Pl E September 21, and his death has shaken neighbors. Capitol Hill Seattle reports that 79-year-old Richards and his dog Pink were crossing when a … Continue reading →

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Pronto buyout passes committee amid confusion, heads to full Council vote

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

At the end of the City Council Sustainability & Transportation Committee meeting Tuesday, the Pronto ordinance appeared to end in a 3-3 tie with Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Lisa Herbold and Debora Juarez voting NO and Rob Johnson, Kshama Sawant and … Continue reading →

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What does HALA have to do with biking? Everything.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

There are basically two ways to increase the number of homes in bikeable and walkable neighborhoods. 1: Improve bikeability and walkability in more neighborhoods, or 2: Increase the number of homes in neighborhoods that are already bikeable and walkable. Most … Continue reading →

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O’Brien will Chair the Transportation Committee

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

It’s not just for photo ops, Councilmember Mike O’Brien really does bike everywhere. But he’s also not just about bikes. O’Brien has a seat on the Sound Transit Board, and he has been a strong advocate for biking, walking and … Continue reading →

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2015 City Council endorsements

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

Before the City Council primary this year, we wrote: the biggest mission for this primary should be to knock out the NIMBY candidates who fear change and want to put the brakes on our growing city and the multimodal streets … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Ed Murray, Mike O’Brien and other election winners

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

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 … Continue reading →

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You’ve voted by now, right? If not, here’s a mini-guide

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

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 … Continue reading →

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