Tag: ed murray

September 24, 2015

The Parks District will fund trail repairs, improve neighborhood walk/bike access

Seattle’s crumbing trails are finally set to get some love from the Parks District, according to an announcement from Mayor Ed Murray. Trails are just one small part of the city’s parks system that has fallen into disrepair due to years of deferred maintenance, Murray said while outlining $47 million in parks investments all across…
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tagged: 2016 budget, ed murray, seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle parks district
September 15, 2015

The first ever Seattle Summer Parkways was fun, but let’s go bigger in Ballard

Seattle held its first ever Summer Parkways last weekend in the Central District. Three miles of residential streets linked several neighborhood parks in a car-light loop, encouraging people to bike, walk, scooter or use any other people-powered method to explore and have fun. Parks were packed with programming, from free zumba classes to music to…
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tagged: ballard, brake the cycle, cascade bicycle club, cathy tuttle, ed murray, eli goldberg, sally bagshaw, seattle neighborhood greenways, summer parkways
September 7, 2015

Party to kickoff the Move Seattle campaign Tuesday + Mayor will speak at bridge where Fairbrother died in 2011

Flanked by business, transportation and social justice leaders Tuesday, Mayor Ed Murray will mark the official kickoff of the Let’s Move Seattle campaign to pass Prop 1. The 10 a.m. press event will be held next to the Fairview Ave timber-supported bridge connecting South Lake Union and Eastlake (unless you are on foot, you may…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, ed murray, fairview ave n, move seattle, move seattle levy
August 4, 2015

Right now, crews are making big fixes to Seattle’s most dangerous street

In an attempt to stop the flow of people from Rainier Ave to the emergency room, crews are finally out redesigning Seattle’s most dangerous street to be calmer, more efficient and more intuitive for everyone. The changes were announced last week at a packed (and swelteringly hot) community open house (see this South Seattle Emerald…
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tagged: bruce harrell, cascade bicycle club, ed murray, rainier ave, rainier valley greenways, road safety corridor
May 15, 2015

Scenes from Bike to Work Day 2015

Happy Bike to Work Day! Remember, there are still a couple after parties if you haven’t gotten your fill of hanging out and talking bikes (as though that were possible!). This morning, I caught the Beacon Hill Local Service Bike Train, one of five rides starting around the city and ending up at Union Station…
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tagged: bike month 2015, bike to work day 2015, ed murray, michael bennett, mike o’brien, sally bagshaw, the bennett foundation
May 7, 2015

Murray announces plans for big Pronto expansion at annual Bike Month Breakfast

Mayor Ed Murray announced early plans for a big expansion of Pronto Cycle Share to bring the system to more Seattle neighborhoods, especially to low-income neighborhoods where access to a working bicycle is a major barrier. “It’s not gonna be easy, and we’re gonna need help from the Federal government,” Murray said to the crowd…
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tagged: bike everywhere breakfast 2015, bike month 2015, cascade bicycle club, ed murray