Tag: neighborhood greenways

August 31, 2015

Salomon: Why construction can’t just close a neighborhood greenway without a safe detour

EDITOR’S NOTE: Andres is a family-biking father dedicated to safe streets. He’s the leader of NE Seattle Greenways and sometimes contributes to Seattle Bike Blog. I encountered this closure the other day on a ride with several people, including Madi Carlson and her two kids, who were riding a tandem with a trail-a-bike on the…
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tagged: 12th ave ne, andres salomon, neighborhood greenways, ravenna, seattle neighborhood greenways, sound transit, u district
October 3, 2014

Score a Safe Routes to School mini grant + Take the city’s neighborhood greenways survey

Got an idea for a project that could encourage more kids to bike or walk to your neighborhood school? Whether the school is private or public, the city wants to help make it happen with grants of up to $1,000. Maybe you and some other parents want to start a walking school bus or bike…
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tagged: neighborhood greenways, safe routes to school, sdot
July 24, 2014

In 2017, central and south Seattle could be covered in neighborhood greenways

As we reported yesterday, Seattle’s neighborhood greenways are attracting a whole lot of people on bikes. One route in Ballard even led to an 805 percent increase in people biking on the street in just the first year of operation. And the city is just getting started. After a couple years trying to figure out…
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tagged: neighborhood greenways, rainier valley, sdot, trevon crease-holden
July 23, 2014

Do neighborhood greenways increase cycling? Oh yes.

If you were wondering whether the city’s investments in neighborhood greenways are effective, here’s your answer: A resounding yes. The city wisely gathered bike use data on a couple proposed neighborhood greenway routes before work began. They then compared those numbers with bike counts after the street got the neighborhood greenway treatment, and the result…
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tagged: ballard, bike counter, delridge, neighborhood greenways, sdot, west seattle
June 17, 2014

City on track to build 5.4 miles of neighborhood greenways this year

The city’s neighborhood greenway plans are moving ahead on schedule, with 5.4 miles of improved residential streets ready for construction in 2014 and another 18 miles in the planning stage. Meanwhile, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways continues its work inspiring neighbors across the region to change the transportation conversation where they live. While there are no south…
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tagged: construction, neighborhood greenways, sdot
May 30, 2014

Rainier Valley is getting an east-west neighborhood greenway, open house Monday

The city is planning two neighborhood greenways in Rainier Valley this year with hopes to have them ready to build next year. One route will travel north and south for much of the valley, and the other will travel east-to-west in the Othello neighborhood. A community open house Monday will look at options for that…
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tagged: neighborhood greenways, newholly, rainier valley, rainier valley greenways, s myrtle street, s willow street, sdot