Tag: peter hahn

November 22, 2013

Peter Hahn will not continue as SDOT Director, leaves a legacy of people-focused streets

Peter Hahn will end his tenure as Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation at the end of 2013. He will leave office with Mayor McGinn, who hired him. With his lovably gruff demeanor, Hahn has been instrumental in shifting the mindset at SDOT to start viewing streets as places, “not just pipes for cars,”…
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tagged: peter hahn, sdot
October 5, 2012

More 2013-14 budget details + Bagshaw supports bike/walk improvements

Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget includes some strong support for biking and walking improvements, including a big boost to the city’s Safe Routes to School and neighborhood greenway efforts. We reported on these proposals previously. SDOT Director Peter Hahn recently presented about the transportation portion of the budget to the City Council (see below), outlining…
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tagged: 2013 budget, city council, mike mcginn, peter hahn, sally bagshaw, sdot
April 2, 2012

Neighborhood Greenways TV: Seattle Channel + Panel discussion with SDOT leaders

Seattle Channel’s City Stream featured the city’s push for family-friendly bike routes on a recent episode. You may even catch a glimpse of yours truly…
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tagged: anne vernez moudon, dongho chang, neighborhood greenways, peter hahn, videos
March 1, 2012

Collisions drop 23 percent on redesigned Nickerson – UPDATED

Changes to Nickerson St in 2010 have resulted in a 23 percent drop in collisions, the city reported during a press conference today. Last year, Publicola reported that traffic volumes on Nickerson remained consistent, as the city had predicted. Average speeds dropped from over 40 mph to 34-37 mph, which is still higher than the…
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tagged: mike mcginn, nickerson, peter hahn, queen anne, road diets, ship canal trail