Tag: mike mcginn

May 26, 2023

32 Congressmembers including Rep. Jayapal urge adding walking and biking safety to vehicle safety ratings

Vehicle safety ratings in the United States don’t in any way factor in safety for people those vehicles hit. In fact, some of the methods used to score high in these ratings results in vehicle designs that make it harder for drivers to see other road users and avoid collisions from happening in the first…
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tagged: mike mcginn, nhtsa, pramila jayapal, vehicle safety ratings
April 17, 2017

Mike McGinn will run for another term as mayor

Standing in the yard of his Greenwood house with his family — a couple campaign signs leaning against the white picket fence, perhaps dusted off after four years in storage — Mike McGinn announced his candidacy for mayor. This wil be his third mayoral campaign in eight years. And as he joked with media, he’s 50 percent on winning…
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tagged: 2017 mayoral race, andres salomon, ed murray, mike mcginn, nikkita oliver
November 25, 2014

The Bicycle Story: Former Mayor McGinn on Seattle’s ‘bikelash’

Maybe it needs to happen in every town on its way to taking bicycling seriously as a mode of transportation: Bikelash. It’s a clever term to describe a period of public outrage over bicycling projects when neighbors believe that the projects will have a potential impact on driving. Bike projects in Seattle today are not…
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tagged: bikelash, josh cohen, mike mcginn, the bicycle story
November 18, 2013

An archaeological dig on NE 125th Street, one of the final battles in the War on Cars

The lucky among you do not remember the vicious fight over a 2011 road diet on NE 125th Street, which pitted neighbors against neighbors in a drawn-out and ugly battle over ten feet of road space in North Seattle. Prompted by rampant speeding and a pattern of dangerous collisions, the city proposed changes that would…
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tagged: lake city, mike mcginn, ne 125th, road diets, seattle neighborhood greenways, war on cars
November 7, 2013

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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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, mike mcginn
November 6, 2013

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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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, dow constantine, ed murray, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o’brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw