Tag: lynn peterson

April 4, 2016

For a few hours, two Seattle freeways were bike-only (Photos)

For a few short hours just after sunrise Sunday, two major Seattle freeways were beautiful places filled with smiling people. There were no honking horns and no road rage even as a rush hour’s worth of people traveled some of the most traffic-clogged freeways in the nation. That is, of course, because the 7,000 people…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, emerald city bike ride, i-5, jay inslee, lynn peterson, sr 520
February 8, 2016

Political firing of Sec. Peterson is Washington State’s loss

As of Friday, Lynn Peterson is no longer our state’s Secretary of Transportation. And that’s Washington State’s loss. Peterson came on board with our state’s biggest highway megaprojects already in trouble. And on top of those challenges — including a stalled SR 99 boring machine and cracked 520 Bridge pontoons — an oversized truck struck…
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tagged: 2016 legislature, lynn peterson, wsdot
December 19, 2013

Washington becomes first state to endorse the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

Washington State is the first state to officially back the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide, which provides best practice guidelines for designing complete streets that consider the needs and benefits of all road users, whether they are walking, biking, driving or riding transit. This is a huge step for the state, which owns and maintains…
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tagged: blake trask, lynn peterson, nacto, urban street design guide, washington bikes, wsdot
May 7, 2013

School District, WA State get behind Bike to School Day – Big Bryant bike train planned

Wednesday is Bike to School Day, and it could very well blow the doors off every previous bike to school celebration in Seattle. For one, the Seattle School District has put its full support behind the bike to school effort. Superintendent Jose Banda will be part of a big bike train to Bryant Elementary, and…
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tagged: bike to school day 2013, bryant elementary, jose banda, lynn peterson, seattle public schools, wsdot
February 20, 2013

Governor picks Peterson as new WSDOT Secretary

Leadership at the state Department of Transportation is getting a shake-up. Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond has been replaced by Lynn Peterson, transportation advisor to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. The change has garnered optimism among people pushing for a more balanced and multi-modal approach to improving transportation in the state. Peterson has worked in sustainable…
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tagged: jay inslee, lynn peterson, paula hammond, wsdot