Tag: city council
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City Council may vote on 520 Bridge resolution demanding better biking and walking environment
The City Council today will vote on a resolution that recommends many changes to the biking and walking environment in the 520 Bridge replacement project, including study of a Portage Bay Bridge trail, a biking and walking bridge over I-5 near Roanoke, and improvements to biking and walking access around the Montlake Bridge. Central Seattle…
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Council hears overwhelming support for people-friendly 520 project
If you have ever walked or biked through Montlake at Highway 520, you know that the area is not friendly to people outside a motor vehicle. Well, if current plans go forward, the walking and biking environment would be worse. Neighborhood residents and walk/bike boosters made the case to the City Council Monday for a…
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Cascade tells Council the club supports at-risk transit funds
As we reported last week, $5 million of high capacity transit planning money in the mayor’s proposed budget is facing potential cuts as the City Council deliberates the 2013-14 budget. That money—which would be used to study and design high capacity transit routes to the U District, Fremont/Ballard and along Madison St among other projects—could…
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Council considers increases to bike/walk plans, transit funding could face cuts
The City Council is in the midst of hearings and meetings to discuss which parts of Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget to keep and which parts to scrap. It’s possible that biking and walking projects could get a boost beyond the mayor’s proposed budget, but that could come in part at the expense of high…
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More 2013-14 budget details + Bagshaw supports bike/walk improvements
Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget includes some strong support for biking and walking improvements, including a big boost to the city’s Safe Routes to School and neighborhood greenway efforts. We reported on these proposals previously. SDOT Director Peter Hahn recently presented about the transportation portion of the budget to the City Council (see below), outlining…
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Mayor McGinn calls for road safety summit
Mayor Mike McGinn has called for “a summit of community leaders, experts and elected officials to determine how best we can encourage an attitude of responsibility and empathy on the roads, and make it safer for all users.” In a lengthy blog post, the mayor lays out the ways he plans to increase road safety.…
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