Tag: rainier valley greenways
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Rainier Valley Greenways: How to make ‘Bicycle Weekends’ on Lake Washington Blvd better
Since 1968, Seattle Parks has been hosting car-free days on Lake Washington Boulevard during the spring and summer. It’s one of the longest-running open streets events in the world, and the department partnered with SDOT in recent years to expand it to last full weekends. As planning gets underway for the 2023 season, Rainier Valley…
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Remembering the victims of traffic violence across our region – UPDATED
People held a series of actions and press conferences across the Puget Sound region to remember the victims of traffic violence and call for action to prevent more of them. A Rainier Valley Greenways action at Seattle City Hall set out 189 pairs of shoes to represent the people killed on Seattle streets since announcing…
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Lake Washington Blvd ‘Keep Moving Street’ returns Friday + Campaign seeks permanent design
Lake Washington Blvd is reopening to people walking and biking Friday as the city’s Keep Moving Street program returns. The street will remain mostly car-free between Mount Baker Beach and Genesee Park from April 9 through 18. Seattle has experimented with various versions of this Keep Moving Street for the past nine months, and they…
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After 2 kids were struck and badly injured, Rainier Valley Greenways calls Saturday safe streets rally
Details from Rainier Valley Greenways: We have had enough of kids and people of all ages being injured at the intersection of Rainier Ave S and S Henderson St. Just this year, three children have been hit at this intersection. Join us to talk with Mayor Durkan about what can be done to fix this…
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Watch: KCTS on ‘Fixing’ Rainier Ave
KCTS IN Close covered the city’s work to fix Rainier Ave this week. And though much of the information may not be new to readers of this blog, it’s great to see it explained in such a concise and clear video. For 2016, we have to make sure the city not only extends the safety…
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Check out Rainier Valley north-south greenway details tonight
Plans for the city’s most ambitious neighborhood greenway are getting close to completion, and they’re really something. You can check them out and give the city feedback at an open house from 6–7 p.m. tonight at the Hillman City Collaboratory (map). The plans are definitely not perfect, but this is also one of the biggest…
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