Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways

March 2, 2023

Greenways and Cascade seek more specifics in plan to get Vision Zero back on track

SDOT is set to present their “top to bottom review” of the Vision Zero program to the City Council Transportation Committee March 7, and safe streets advocates are pushing for more specifics and hard deadlines to “light a fire under our elected leaders to get Vision Zero back on track,” as Cascade Bicycle Club put…
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tagged: bruce harrell, cascade bicycle club, greg spotts, seattle neighborhood greenways, vision zero
January 2, 2023

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways reviews 2022 safe streets progress

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 that is increasingly deadly, but there were quite a few legitimate wins worth celebrating. We…
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tagged: healthy streets, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways, vision zero, whose streets our streets
December 20, 2022

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

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 funded thanks to a community-led effort to secure a variety of street improvements from the…
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tagged: 8th ave, downtown, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways, WA State Convention Center
November 30, 2022

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

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 Merlin Rainwater, the creator of Senior Ladies on Wheels, spoke about the community work it…
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tagged: brie gyncild, merlin rainwater, seattle neighborhood greenways, speed limits, vision zero
November 16, 2022

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

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, the reduced revenue forecast was not good news for some of the Council’s proposed additions.…
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tagged: 2023 budget, seattle neighborhood greenways
November 11, 2022

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

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 know. This is a whole new survey, so fill it out even if you already…
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tagged: lake washington blvd, SEAbikes, seattle neighborhood greenways