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Tag Archives: Lisa herbold
City Councilmembers show the leadership our city needs + Mayor Durkan should resign
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
With the West Seattle High Bridge closed until at least 2022, talks begin about building a replacement
As we learn more about the unexpected and sudden closure of the West Seattle High Bridge at the end of March, it’s looking more and more like the decision to close the bridge prevented a horrific tragedy. Cracking on both … Continue reading
Seattle’s new ‘mandatory’ bike lane law faces its first real test on Delridge Way SW – UPDATED
Led by former Councilmember Mike O’Brien, Seattle passed an ordinance last year that all but requires SDOT to build out the planned bike network as part of any major repaving projects along a planned route. And the ordinance faces its … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged delridge, Delridge Way SW, Lisa herbold, rapidride h, west seattle
17 Comments
District 1 Endorsement: Lisa Herbold
District: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Register to vote in King County District 1 should reelect Lisa Herbold to the Seattle City Council. Herbold has not been bad for biking, walking and … Continue reading
Who’s the best District 1 candidate for biking and safe streets?
District: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 I apologize to readers waiting for Seattle Bike Blog’s City Council endorsements, but I just plain did not have enough time this year to do Council primary endorsements justice. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019 primary, brendan kolding, city council district 1, Lisa herbold, phil tavel
11 Comments
By killing Pronto, Seattle could become the center of private bike share innovation
The Pronto docks have been scrubbed from city streets. As much as I am sad to see it go and feel the system never got a fair shot at success, it’s done. Time to move on and look to the … Continue reading
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Tagged bike share, bluegogo, derrick ko, ilya movshovich, Lisa herbold, spin, tim burgess
24 Comments
Council faces a choice: Kill Pronto now or make lemonade out of the existing stations?
Pronto Cycle Share turned two years old last week, but there hasn’t been a whole lot of celebration. At this point, the system has spent more time operating in a state of uncertainty and controversy than it has operating normally. … Continue reading
Pronto buyout passes committee amid confusion, heads to full Council vote
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
Pronto buyout is not only a good deal for Seattle, it’s the only choice that makes sense
Sustainability, access to healthy transportation choices, economic development, congestion reduction, innovation. Public bikes grow and support so many of Seattle’s goals and values as a city that it’s hard to believe we are even thinking about cutting modest losses and … Continue reading
O’Brien will Chair the Transportation Committee
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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Tagged city council, kshama sawant, Lisa herbold, mike o'brien, rob johnson, transportation committee
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