Tag: city council
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Longtime City Council Transportation Chair Tom Rasmussen will not seek reelection
For years, Tom Rasmussen has been the most influential member of the City Council when it comes to transportation issues. Through several Council committee shakeups, he has remained the Chair of the Transportation Committee, and nearly all big city transportation decisions have long been routed through his office. For example, he played a big role…
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Cheasty Greenspace mountain bike trail clears Council committee vote
A community plan to build sustainable mountain bike and hiking trails in Cheasty Greenspace has barely cleared a key City Council committee vote, bringing it one step closer to winning the Neighborhood Matching Funds it needs to become reality, Publicola reports. The full City Council is scheduled to vote on the NMF list Monday, though more…
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Three bike meetings tonight: Bike Share, Seattle transportation budget workshop + Bike Board
There are (at least) three important bikey meetings Wednesday evening (tonight!), all at the same time. If you have time, swing by one of them and give your input to make bicycling in Seattle better. City Council Transportation Budget Workshop A workshop at Garfield Community Center at 23rd and Cherry will give residents the chance…
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City Council will vote on Bike Master Plan + Next step: How to realize its vision
UPDATE: The Council passed the bike plan unanimously. On the way to City Hall, I caught up with Davey Oil, Madi Carlson and their children. To get downtown from Capitol Hill, we biked down busy Broadway, and it was safe and comfortable. And that’s the whole point of this Bike Master Plan. This is a…
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Council Transportation Committee approves Bike Master Plan – UPDATED
I know it’s hard to believe, but the Bike Master Plan update that began in early 2012 is still working its way through the bowels of the Seattle Process™. But it may finally be approaching the finish line. The City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved the Bike Master Plan update Tuesday, sending it to the…
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Bike plan sails through public hearing
The Bike Master Plan sailed through a public hearing Wednesday with overwhelming support. Supporters of safe neighborhood streets packed the Council Chambers at City Hall to support the city’s plan for safe streets and bike routes in every Seattle neighborhood. If you did not have a chance to speak, Cascade has created a handy online…
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