Tag: 2021 budget
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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways: ‘With your help we can triple the Vision Zero budget’
The Seattle City Council is currently considering some significant budget additions to combat the terrible increase in traffic deaths and injuries in 2021. Seattle’s increase is part of a horrible nationwide trend, and the city should be a leader in finding solutions that keep people safe. “Seattle has committed to Vision Zero, the goal to…
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Stay Healthy Streets program may be paused if funding swap not approved
Last night the oversight committee for the Move Seattle levy was told that the popular Stay Healthy Streets program will likely have to pause if the Seattle Department of Transportation doesn’t get approval to divert funding from 2.5 miles of neighborhood greenway projects that the department says it’s unlikely to be able to fully complete…
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Support the MASS Coalition’s efforts to ease the pain from the 2021-22 Seattle transportation budget
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 cuts in walking, biking and transit funding Mayor Jenny Durkan proposed in her 2021-22 budget.…
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