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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jan31Tue4:00 pm SDOT: Seattle Transportation Pla...SDOT: Seattle Transportation Pla...Jan 31 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pmWe’re excited to announce that we will be hosting two Seattle Transportation Plan Open Houses, one on Saturday, January 28 and one on Tuesday, January 31! At these Open Houses, we will share our "second draft" transportation network maps. These have been … Continue readingFeb1Wed6:00 pm Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M...Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M...Feb 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmMonthly agendas can be found at: http://www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicycle-advisory-board/meetings/meeting-agendas The Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) advises the Mayor, City Council, and City Departments and Divisions on projects, policies, and programs that improve and/or affect bicycling conditions in Seattle. Responsibilities SBAB’s responsibilities include: … Continue readingFeb2Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkFeb 2 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Feb4Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Feb 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not find their way into Puget … Continue reading12:00 pm I-135 Community Canvass with Cen...I-135 Community Canvass with Cen...Feb 4 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pmI-135 Community Canvass with Central Seattle Greenways and MLK Labor Join us for a community canvass with Central Seattle Greenways, MLK Labor and House Our Neighbors! We’ll be going out in the Mt. Baker neighborhood to knock on doors and … Continue reading
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Packer: The public won’t build a new surface parking lot near Pike Place Market after all
Ryan Packer has some wonderful news: Seattle City Light will not build its planned surface parking lot at Western Ave and Blanchard Street after all. Word of the proposed parking lot, located within the Western Ave business strip that extends … Continue reading
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Tagged belltown, blanchard st, parking lots, ryan packer, seattle city light, the urbanist, western ave
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2022 election endorsements from transportation and safe streets groups
Ballots should have arrived by mail or should be arriving very soon, which means it’s time to fight your procrastinating tendencies and vote now. If you haven’t received your ballot, check to make sure your voter information is updated. If … Continue reading
The 2021 election will determine Seattle’s transportation future + Endorsements roundup
In 2024, voters will likely be asked to fund Seattle’s renewed vision for transportation. The 2015 Move Seattle Levy will be set to expire, and it will need to be replaced by a new measure. Ballots are in the mail, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021 general election, seattle subway, the urbanist, transit riders union, washington bikes
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WSDOT won’t work with SDOT to connect the Rainier Valley Greenway to the I-90 Trail
For years, WSDOT has resisted working with Seattle to connect the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway to the Mountains to Sound Trail (AKA the I-90 Trail), according to reporting by Ryan Packer for the Urbanist. Packer requested emails between the two … Continue reading
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Tagged 28th ave s, I-90 trail, rainier valley neighborhood greenway, ryan packer, sdot, the urbanist, wsdot
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Who local transportation organizations endorsed in the 2020 general election
Your ballot is either in the mail or has already arrived. If you are in King County, you can check your ballot’s status online here. The tracker now indicates whether it has been mailed or has been delivered, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 general election, endorsements, seattle subway, the urbanist, transit riders union, washington bikes
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You spoke up, and city plans now extend E Union St bike lanes through 23rd Ave
Thanks to everyone who voiced their concerns about SDOT’s incomplete plans for E Union Street bike lanes in the Central District, the project team has changed their designs to now extend the new bike lanes through the intersection with 23rd … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd ave, capitol hill seattle, central district, sdot, the urbanist, union street
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E Union Street is a chance for SDOT and the mayor to prove they care about connecting bike routes
Seattle is once again set to choose the convenience of car driving over the safety of people walking and biking and our city’s Vision Zero, Climate Action Plan and Bicycle Master Plan goals. This time, it’s on E Union Street … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd ave, bicycle master plan, central district, david seater, jenny durkan, mlk way, ryan packer, the urbanist, union street
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Happy first birthday, Pronto! A look at use and how the bike share system can grow
Pronto Cycle Share launched one year ago today. Since then, people have used the bikes to complete 144,000 trips, traveling 335,694 miles. That’s the equivalent of biking around the equator 13.5 times or biking to the moon and making it … Continue reading
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Tagged holly houser, pronto emerald city cycle share, stephen fesler, the urbanist
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