Tag: shirley savel
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Watch: City Inside/Out takes on Seattle’s slashed bike plans
Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out produced a quality segment on the city’s recent bike plan cuts and the public protest against them. The episode begins with a five-minute intro report outlining how the cuts came about and what people protesting the changes think about them (Spoiler: They don’t like ’em). The intro features interviews with Davey…
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We Can’t Wait, Part I: People pack City Hall to end Seattle’s bike plan delays
Seattle has not built a bike lane downtown since October 2014. The 2nd Ave bike lane was supposed to demonstrate what could be, but going into summer 2016 it remains all that is. Holding signs saying, “My Family Bikes” and “Safe Streets Now,” bike plan supporters chanted “We can’t wait!” in the City Hall lobby.…
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Guest post: Seattle’s stranded biking families
EDITOR’S NOTE: This guest post from Seattle Neighborhood Greenways was a collaboration by several biking parents with the help of SNG staff. It may be inconvenient for city leaders to hear, but disconnected safe bike route islands do not make Seattle a great bike city. If you are not willing or able to bike in…
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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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