Tag: city council

October 5, 2012

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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tagged: 2013 budget, city council, mike mcginn, peter hahn, sally bagshaw, sdot
September 15, 2011

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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tagged: city council, mike mcginn, road safety summit
August 17, 2011

Set for November vote, $60 vehicle fee needs strong vision

The City Council, acting as the Transportation Benefits District, voted unanimously to send a $60 vehicle license fee to the November ballot. It’s not the full $80 recommended by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC III), but the funding allocations are mostly proportional to the committee’s recommendations. The funds are more about transit than bicycling,…
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tagged: city council, ctac III, freight master plan, streetcars, transit, transportation benefits district, vehicle lisense fee
August 9, 2011

Why an $80 vehicle license fee makes sense

The city is considering an increase in the Vehicle License Fee (car tabs) to help pay for the massive backlog in road maintenance. But the proposal recommended by the citizen’s committee tasked with putting the funds to use also saw it as an opportunity to add more to the underfunded pedestrian and bicycle master plans.…
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tagged: city council, ctac III, jean godden, mike o’brien, neighborhood greenways, publicola, sally bagshaw, vehicle lisense fee
March 10, 2011

My Ballard: Bagshaw says group will look into bike boulevards

Councilmember Sally Bagshaw told the Ballard District Council that a group is forming to look into bike boulevards in Seattle, according to My Ballard: “The neighbors love it because it slows down traffic so much. That again you can be outside, play in the street for the kids but you can ride many, many miles.…
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tagged: ballard, bike boulevards, city council, neighborhood greenways, sally bagshaw
February 15, 2011

Talk transportation with Tom Rasmussen Saturday

North Seattle biking folx, Tom Rasmussen is holding a public meeting about transportation Saturday at the Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N. All topics are on the table, though it would perhaps be a good opportunity to discuss complete streets projects, such as the nearby Linden Ave cycle track and NE 125th. Oh, and sidewalks.…
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tagged: bitter lake, broadview, city council, cycle tracks, linden, ne 125th, tom rasmussen