Tag: whose streets our streets

June 9, 2023

Workgroup recommends slowing speed camera expansion until equity issues are resolved

Speed cameras can reduce speeding and collisions while simultaneously bringing in funds to make permanent physical safety improvements to streets. And they can do all this without involving an armed police officer, sidestepping the issue of biased policing. Or at least, that’s how it is supposed to work. Whose Streets? Our Streets! is “a BIPOC-focused…
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tagged: seattle neighborhood greenways, speeding cameras, whose streets our streets
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