Tag: ed murray
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Seattle will announce Vision Zero campaign to end traffic violence – UPDATED
Seattle leaders will announce Vision Zero today in Lake City, calling for an end to traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Mayor Ed Murray, Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, and folks from SDOT and SPD will be at Lake City Library at 3:15 Thursday afternoon to make the announcement. Technically, this is the second time city…
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Seattle’s highway tunnel wins award! … for ‘Worst Highway Boondoggle’
Seattle is a city that is doing everything. Our city makes all the lists of places in the nation that are making smart decisions and getting results.* Best place to get a job? Made that list. Best new protected bike lanes? Made that list. Twice. Again. But here’s a recognition that few city and state…
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Saturday: Join Mayor Murray on a vigil walk for 7-year-old struck on MLK
Someone driving down MLK struck and critically injured seven-year-old Zeytuna Edo September 30 while Zeytuna was on her way to a tutoring session at the Boys & Girls Club. The person behind the wheel did not stop. In fact, witnesses said the driver did not even slow down. Nearly a month later, Zeytuna is still…
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Mayor’s budget: More downtown bike lanes, bike share in the CD, revamped Summer Streets
Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his first ever city budget Monday afternoon, which includes big investments in neighborhoods, an expansion of the Summer Streets program, more funding for protected bike lanes downtown and an expansion of Pronto Cycle Share into the Central District and Yesler Terrace. But the mayor also noted that some big changes in…
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Where should Seattle create a pedestrian plaza next?
Mayor Ed Murray and new SDOT Director Scott Kubly have their eyes out for bold pedestrian plaza opportunities in the city’s right-of-way, Publicola reports. With New York’s extremely successful Times Square plaza project as their inspiration, Murray and Kubly would love to create a powerful Seattle public space: We definitely LIKE the story we heard…
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Pronto submits permits for bike share stations, is on schedule for September launch
Pronto Cycle Share is moving forward on schedule, and outreach has begun to finalize station locations. The bike share organization has applied for permits for what will be 50 stations, all operational by the end of September. The Alaska Airlines-sponsored system will launch with 500 bikes in the center city neighborhoods and the University District.…
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