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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways reviews 2022 safe streets progress

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways recapped 2022 recently, and I think it’s a good reminder of the progress made while also setting the stage for the work needed ahead. It is difficult to celebrate wins when you’re talking about a transportation system … Continue reading →

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SDOT will upgrade part of the 8th Ave bike lane downtown

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT will upgrade the 8th Ave bike lane between Pike Street to Westlake Avenue to replace the paint and plastic posts with concrete barriers. Work will start in early January and continue for up to 3 months. The project was … Continue reading →

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Bike League: Inside Seattle’s community movement for slower streets

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

The League of American Bicyclists interviewed two wonderful friends of the blog for a story about how safe streets advocates won slower speed limits in Seattle. Brie Gyncild, who you may remember from this Pike Street bike lanes video, and … Continue reading →

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Updated 2023 Seattle budget cuts sidewalk repairs, leaves out some safety proposals

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle City Council has released its “balancing package,” an updated draft of the 2023-24 budget that factors in some Council changes as well as the city’s latest revenue forecast, which wasn’t great. As Ryan Packer reported for the Urbanist, … Continue reading →

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Take the city’s ‘visioning’ survey about the future of Lake Washington Blvd.

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle Parks District has budgeted $404,000 to develop a new design for the Bicycle Sundays section of Lake Washington Boulevard, and they need your input on what is important. Take the city’s “Visioning Process Survey” now to let them … Continue reading →

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Friday: Memorial ride for Robb Mason starts at City Hall

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Family and friends of Robb Mason as well as advocates for safer streets will hold a memorial bike ride Friday from Seattle City Hall to the crosswalk near the Spokane Street Bridge where he was killed. The ride starts at … Continue reading →

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Last chance to comment on the scope of the Seattle Transportation Plan

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Friday (July 29) is the last day to comment on a key phase in the development of the extremely important Seattle Transportation Plan. Comments on the scope of the plan will help guide the environmental review process. We need to … Continue reading →

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Tuesday: Tell SDOT we need a continuous waterfront bikeway

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle’s downtown waterfront has been under construction for so long, it’s sometimes easy to forget that when the dust finally settles there will be a complete waterfront bikeway for the first time in Seattle history. Upon opening, this bikeway will … Continue reading →

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Saturday: Seattle Neighborhood Greenways community potluck at Gas Works Park

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Bring some snacks or a side to Gas Works Park Saturday afternoon for a safe streets potluck with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. It’s officially dubbed a “volunteer picnic,” but everyone is invited whether you have volunteered or not. You can also … Continue reading →

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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways reaches ten-year milestone

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Caroline Carr

EDITOR’S NOTE: Caroline Carr is a student in UW’s News Lab program. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, celebrated 10 years of working towards a more walking and biking friendly Seattle last month. Three groups from Beacon Hill, Wallingford and the Central District … Continue reading →

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Survey: Seattle voters overwhelmingly support safe streets, bus lanes and bike lanes

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

The vast majority of Seattle voters support the city’s safe streets efforts, including pedestrianized streets, on-street café seating, bus lanes and bike lanes. According to a recent survey commissioned by the Northwest Progressive Institute in partnership with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, … Continue reading →

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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways: ‘With your help we can triple the Vision Zero budget’

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle City Council is currently considering some significant budget additions to combat the terrible increase in traffic deaths and injuries in 2021. Seattle’s increase is part of a horrible nationwide trend, and the city should be a leader in … Continue reading →

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Support for repealing all-ages helmet law grows as Health Board begins debate

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

The list of organizations backing a proposal to repeal King County’s all-ages bicycle helmet law includes many local bicycling and safe streets groups like Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Cascade Bicycle Club as well as national organizations like People for Bikes … Continue reading →

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Council proposal would make Stay Healthy Streets permanent, extend Café Streets through 2022

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

The City Council has proposed $2.5 million to make many of the city’s Stay Healthy Streets permanent and another $300,000 to fund the popular Café Streets program through 2022 as part of the $128 million Seattle Rescue Plan to “kick … Continue reading →

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Saturday: Memorial walk and ride for Mike Colmant near Seward Park

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

Mike Colmant was a father, grandfather, triathlete, and Deputy Director at Boeing Field. He was biking on Seward Park Ave S just north of Wilson Ave S when someone drove on the wrong side of the road and struck him, … Continue reading →

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Council seeks project list to determine if a $100 million bond is necessary

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

A majority of the City Council, led by Councilmember Dan Strauss, voted Wednesday to defer their decision on issuing a large bond until they have more details on what it would fund and when the money would be needed. As … Continue reading →

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Thursday: Join Seattle Neighborhood Greenways’ Streets For People celebration and fundraiser

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Our city is very lucky to have Seattle Neighborhood Greenways working to promote equitable, safe and fun streets. The organization’s paid staff and its many volunteers do an enormous amount of work, much of which the general public never sees. … Continue reading →

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Support the MASS Coalition’s efforts to ease the pain from the 2021-22 Seattle transportation budget

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Both Cascade Bicycle Club and the larger MASS Coalition (including Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Transporation Choices Coalition among others) they are part of have action alerts out right now asking supporters to call on city leaders to limit the huge … Continue reading →

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Letter: Invest 1% of West Seattle Bridge budget to help meet biking goals

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

A collective letter from neighborhood and regional bike and safe streets advocacy groups calls on SDOT to invest at least 1% of the West Seattle Bridge replacement budget on improving bike connections. The city’s mode shift plan for helping people … Continue reading →

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What could traffic enforcement look like with no or fewer armed police? SNG task force wants to find out

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has created a “Re-Imagining Traffic Enforcement Task Force” to research best practices and organize with community to develop ways to enforce traffic safety without or with fewer police and to rethink which traffic laws are keeping people … Continue reading →

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