Tag: erica barnett

June 17, 2021

Watch: MASS Coalition hosts transportation-focused mayoral forum

The Move All Seattle Sustainably Coalition — which includes many organizations including Disability Rights Washington, Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and the Transit Riders Union — hosted a mayoral forum Wednesday evening focused on walking, biking and transit issues. You can watch the whole thing above or on the Cascade Bicycle Club Facebook page.…
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tagged: 2021 primary, erica barnett, move all seattle sustainably
April 10, 2019

City announces bike plan update open houses, Barnett uncovers 11 missing projects

SDOT has announced a series of four “café-style conversations” about the latest short-term bike plan, which includes significant cuts through the life of the Move Seattle Levy. The events, produced with help from the Department of Neighborhoods, will be a bit more informal than a typical open house. Staff will give a presentation and be…
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tagged: bicycle master plan implementation plan, erica barnett
September 18, 2018

Confidential mediation is no way to govern public decisions like 35th Ave NE bike lanes – UPDATED

SDOT and Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Office (UPDATE 9/20: and Councilmember Rob Johnson’s Office) has convened a confidential mediation session between a handful of people who support and oppose bike lanes at part of the city’s under-construction 35th Ave NE repaving project. Seattle Bike Blog has been working for a while to learn details about these…
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tagged: 35th Ave NE, erica barnett, jenny durkan, Neighborhoods For Smart Streets PAC, sdot
June 19, 2017

Thursday forum will test mayor/Council hopefuls on transportation and housing in a growing Seattle

Though transportation is always an important issue in local elections, Seattle has passed a lot of major funding initiatives on the city, regional and statewide levels in recent years. With such major votes finally in the rearview mirror, other issues are likely to get more attention this time around. But while it’s unlikely the next…
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tagged: 2017 city council position 8 race, 2017 mayoral race, 2017 primary, erica barnett, seattle neighborhood greenways
January 25, 2011

February 1: The next battle in the war on the war on cars

Remember the war on cars? Well, looks like there is one more battle left. But where are we going to find a local reporter nerdy enough to organize a debate over something as geeky as the battle over the meme “war on cars?” With fresh news nerd accolades from Seattle Magazine, Erica Barnett at Publicola…
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