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Seattle’s Prop 1 soundly defeated

With about a quarter of registered voters counted, Seattle Transportation Benefits District Proposition 1 (AKA the car tab increase) is getting stomped 60-40. The proposition seemed like a long shot from the start, but I had hope it could squeak … Continue reading

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Ballots are due tomorrow – Get your friends to vote yes on Prop 1

Only 20 percent of ballots have been returned, which is not necessarily a good sign for Prop 1. Prop 1 would fund road safety and repairs as well as transit improvements. The proposition did not poll well among some of … Continue reading

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Tonight: Help Seattle Bike Blog adopt a Streets for All phone bank

Please join me tonight (Tuesday) from 5:30-8:30 p.m. as and I and other Seattle Bike Blog readers and Prop 1 volunteers adopt a phone bank to help pass TBD Proposition 1. We will meet at the Futurewise offices at 3rd … Continue reading

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That was fast: SEEC throws out Prop 1 opponents’ ‘frivolous’ claim

It didn’t take long for the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission to reject a complaint from Proposition 1 opponents Citizens Against Raising Car Tabs (CARCT, pronounced “car city,” I believe…) As Streets for All, Cascade Bicycle Club and Transportation Choices … Continue reading

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Help Seattle Bike Blog adopt a Streets for All phone bank Oct 18

The day before ballots are mailed to Seattle homes, Seattle Bike Blog is adopting a Streets For All Seattle phone bank to help spread the word about Proposition 1, and we need your help! Join us October 18 from 5:30-8:30 … Continue reading

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Prop 1 opponents file ‘meritless’ SEEC complaint against Streets for All Seattle

Citizens Against Raising Car Tabs (who I appreciate for their refreshingly non-Orwellian name) have filed a complaint with the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission claiming that Cascade Bicycle Club and Transportation Choices Coalition improperly used taxpayer funds to donate to … Continue reading

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Neighborhood greenways and Prop 1 are about much more than bicycling

As neighborhood greenways quickly gain grassroots and political support in Seattle, the city could be on the verge investing in miles of the family-safe residential roads every year. In a front-page story in the Seattle Times, Mike Lindblom explains the … Continue reading

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Volunteer to help pass Proposition 1

As I dive into the mayor’s proposed 2012 budget, one thing is clear: We need to pass Prop. 1. We are looking at $300,000 in cuts to bicycle and pedestrian spot improvements, and it is unclear how long SDOT will … Continue reading

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We have reached a turning point in Seattle bicycle safety

What started as a couple deaths after a long stretch with very few has turned into a devastating couple weeks on our city’s streets. After the third death on Seattle streets since July, one question has been on the minds … Continue reading

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