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Tag Archives: mike o’brien
Trail supporters, opponents and city leaders strike a deal to complete the Ballard Missing Link
UPDATE: Construction on the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail will break ground by winter 2018, Mayor Ed Murray announced Tuesday during a press conference flanked by both longtime trail supporters and business owners who have fought the trail … Continue reading
Opinion on Missing Link route coalesces even further + send City Hall a Valentine to say: Build it!
“Roses are red, violets are blue. Complete the Missing Link, it’s long overdue.” That’s the text on the adorable valentines Cascade Bicycle Club is urging supporters of the Burke-Gilman Trail to send to city leaders. It is much more friendly … Continue reading
CM O’Brien urges the Mayor, SDOT to make a choice on the Missing Link
Councilmember Mike O’Brien joined neighbors and representatives from nearby businesses Friday to urge SDOT and Mayor Ed Murray to make a decision about their preferred option for the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link in Ballard. “I believe if the city prioritized … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, burke-gilman trail, ed murray, jessica dickinson, mark mazzola, mike o'brien, missing link
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O’Brien will join Ballard Missing Link happy hour Friday
The city has not yet released its preferred alternative for the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link, but the choice is obvious. Like, really, really, really obvious. However, just in case the city somehow hasn’t already received that message loud and clear, … Continue reading
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
Council approves lower speed limits, but the work isn’t done
The City Council approved new default speed limits across Seattle Monday, likely clearing the final major hurdle for the changes. “It’s been something that’s very near and dear to my heart,” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, who wrote about the issue … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, mike o'brien, sally bagshaw, speed limits, tim burgess
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The Westlake Bikeway is officially open, and it was worth the compromises
The Westlake Bikeway officially opened Thursday, finally creating a flat and separated bike route from the Ship Canal to the city center. “This project is really going to make this corridor safer and more predictable for everyone,” SDOT Director Scott … Continue reading
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Tagged ed murray, elizabeth kiker, mike o'brien, scott kubly, tom rasmussen, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit
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Watch: City Inside/Out takes on Seattle’s slashed bike plans
Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out produced a quality segment on the city’s recent bike plan cuts and the public protest against them. The episode begins with a five-minute intro report outlining how the cuts came about and what people protesting the … Continue reading
We Can’t Wait, Part II: How Seattle’s bike plans got so lost, and how to get back on track
Yesterday in Part I, we reported on a protest at City Hall over the city’s delayed bike plans, especially downtown. In Part II, we look at how Seattle got so far off their bold safe streets path, and how the … Continue reading
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Tagged center city bike network, center city mobility plan, downtown, ed murray, mike o'brien, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, sdot
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We Can’t Wait, Part I: People pack City Hall to end Seattle’s bike plan delays
Seattle has not built a bike lane downtown since October 2014. The 2nd Ave bike lane was supposed to demonstrate what could be, but going into summer 2016 it remains all that is. Holding signs saying, “My Family Bikes” and … Continue reading
SDOT backpedals even further on already-slashed bike plan, cuts 9th Ave
It took only two weeks for Seattle’s Department of Transportation to cut the only significant center city bike lane from their already-scaled-back 2016 plans. The 9th Ave N bike lane would have connected the new Westlake Ave bikeway (due to … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle master plan implementation plan, center city bike network, downtown, ed murray, mike o'brien, sdot
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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
Pronto needs city buyout before end of March, how did we get here?
The hard deadline to save Pronto is March 30. With more than 30,000 people taking 144,000 trips in the first year of operations, supporters and City Councilmembers are scratching their heads trying to figure out how Pronto got into such … 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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2015 City Council endorsements
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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Tagged city council, city council district 1, city council district 2, city council district 3, city council district 4, city council district 5, city council district 6, city council district 7, city council position 8, city council position 9, kshama sawant, lorena gonzález, mike o'brien, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, shannon braddock
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Scenes from Bike to Work Day 2015
Happy Bike to Work Day! Remember, there are still a couple after parties if you haven’t gotten your fill of hanging out and talking bikes (as though that were possible!). This morning, I caught the Beacon Hill Local Service Bike … Continue reading
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Tagged bike month 2015, bike to work day 2015, ed murray, michael bennett, mike o'brien, sally bagshaw, the bennett foundation
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Cascade announces some early City Council endorsements, supports Godden opponent
As we reported earlier this week, Cascade Bicycle Club has wisely chosen not to ditch their political election work. We also reported that the club’s first political act after making that choice was to endorse Rob Johnson for Seattle City … Continue reading
Sound Transit wants to allow more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funds
The Northgate biking and walking bridge would connect North Seattle Community College and its surrounding neighborhood to Sound Transit’s planned light rail station on the opposite side of I-5. It would also provide a rare comfortable crossing of the wide … Continue reading
Regional leaders ask for more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funding
A group of regional elected leaders, including two members of the Sound Transit Board — Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien and King County Councilmember Larry Phillips — have asked the agency to disregard the July 2015 funding deadline for the … Continue reading