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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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Protest statements from local transportation orgs

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

As massive protests against racist and brutal policing pass the half-month mark, the City Council has passed some significant limits on police weaponry and use of chokeholds. The Council is also developing major changes to the city budget through new … Continue reading →

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Car driving is down 91% from pre-outbreak levels on the city’s new Stay Healthy Streets

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

It made national news last week when Seattle announced that the Stay Healthy Streets (“SHS”) program would be transitioning from an emergency program to a permanent program. For example, a CNN headline read: “Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourced map highlights 130 miles of potential Stay Healthy Streets

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been collecting people’s ideas for street improvements the city could make to help more people get outside and get around safely during the outbreak. They received 250 ideas, which they condensed into a map of 130 … Continue reading →

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City announces new and expanded Stay Healthy Streets in the CD, Beacon Hill, Greenwood and Rainier Beach

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle has added six more miles of what the city is calling “Stay Healthy Streets,” car-light streets where through-traffic is banned and people are allowed to walk in the street 24/7. They are part of an effort to create more … Continue reading →

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Watch: Talking open streets during COVID-19 with Gordon and Clara from SNG

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been working with local advocates to develop ideas for open streets as a way to relieve crowding on sidewalks, paths and major parks during the outbreak. We previously reported about some of their ideas, and the … Continue reading →

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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways outlines three-pronged approach to making streets work better for people during the outbreak

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Since we last wrote about the potential for open streets to reduce crowding on Seattle sidewalks and paths, the city has opened a couple streets within parks to people walking and biking in Seward Park and Volunteer Park. And Settle … Continue reading →

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SNG: Report traffic signals that don’t give enough walk time or skip the walk unless you push a button

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

One of the most insidious ways our transportation infrastructure is designed to delay or harm people walking is mostly invisible: Traffic signals programmed to skip the walk signal unless someone pushes a button. Whenever a traffic signal skips a walk … Continue reading →

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Mayor Durkan: ‘Eastlake is moving forward’

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Jenny Durkan removed all doubt about what she thinks about Eastlake Ave bike lanes during a mid-day press event today. “Without prejudging what would come out of an EIS or what the lawyers would say, we need that bike … Continue reading →

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December bike stuff to do: Family biking advocacy workshop, Basic Bike Network ride + more

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Sure, it’s December and the winter solstice is just around the corner, but don’t let anyone tell you to put your bike in the garage until spring. Seattle is a year-round biking town, and there’s still so much biking to … Continue reading →

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Council passes budget with vital South Seattle investments, leaves I-976 cuts for later if they lose in court — UPDATE: Injunction granted!

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

The City Council passed the 2020-21 budget Monday, including some vital investments in transportation safety and equity. The wins are big and worth celebrating, though they are also uncertain due to the looming threat of I-976. If the initiative makes … Continue reading →

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An olive branch? Mayor Durkan celebrates downtown bike lanes, acknowledges delays

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Seeing Queen Anne Greenways’ Mark Ostrow give Mayor Jenny Durkan a high five from his bicycle is the image that sticks in my head from Wednesday’s press event celebrating the opening of the 8th Ave bike lane downtown (Crosscut’s Josh … Continue reading →

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Sunday: ‘Feast in the Street’ on Beacon Hill to support Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Eat food, listen to music and support the work of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Sunday, all in the middle of Beacon Hill’s Roberto Maestas Festival Street. Feast in the Street is a fundraiser for SNG that also “lets us re-imagine our … Continue reading →

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