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Tag Archives: nicole freedman
Nicole Freedman headed back to Massachusetts as Newton Transpo Director
Nicole Freedman has stepped down as Seattle’s Active Transportation Chief after a year and a half on the job. She’s moving back to Massachusetts and serve as the Transportation Director for the City of Newton, just west of Boston where … Continue reading
Pronto buyout draws ethics investigation against SDOT Director
Was it an improper conflict of interest when SDOT Director Scott Kubly started negotiations for the city to buy Pronto from the non-profit Puget Sound Bike Share? Did SDOT staff mislead the public and City Council by overstating annual member … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics and Elections Commission, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot
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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
With Pronto in the red, city outlines takeover and expansion plan
Story updated with comments from SDOT Chief of Active Transportation Nicole Freedman. The city is just about ready to take over, rework and expand Pronto Cycle Share. Think of it as Pronto 2.0. According to the new plan, 2016 will … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, puget sound bike share
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Seattle begins bike share takeover, budgets for system expansion
With a big plan for expanding Pronto Cycle Share, including a one-time budget expense to make it happen, the city has begun taking a more central role in the bike share system. “Bike share really expands the reach of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 budget, ed murray, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, puget sound bike share, scott kubly, sdot
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City updates short-term bike facilities plan
SDOT has released an update to the Bicycle Master Plan Implementation Plan (AKA the “Bike Plan Plan”), the guiding document that distills the 20-year citywide plan down to a list a achievable projects over the next five years. The total … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan, nicole freedman
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Seattle hires Boston Bikes head to lead Active Transportation Program
Folks in Boston are bummed to lose Nicole Freedman, who has led that city’s Boston Bikes program since 2007. She oversaw the city’s first real efforts to build bike lanes and the launch of their Hubway bike share system. But … Continue reading