Tag: merlin rainwater

November 30, 2022

Bike League: Inside Seattle’s community movement for slower streets

The League of American Bicyclists interviewed two wonderful friends of the blog for a story about how safe streets advocates won slower speed limits in Seattle. Brie Gyncild, who you may remember from this Pike Street bike lanes video, and Merlin Rainwater, the creator of Senior Ladies on Wheels, spoke about the community work it…
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tagged: brie gyncild, merlin rainwater, seattle neighborhood greenways, speed limits, vision zero
December 8, 2015

Here are the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways 2015 safe streets champions

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways hosted their annual volunteer appreciation party late last week. And aside from booze and snacks, the night also included a list of people and campaigns that have helped further the cause of safe streets in our city. People were invited to vote for their top choices, but all the nominees are impressive…
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tagged: #party4ourstreets 2015, merlin rainwater, seattle neighborhood greenways
October 4, 2013

Big shakeups at Cascade continue: Manvel and Kelly let go, board elections Tuesday

Big changes at Cascade Bicycle Club continue with no signs of slowing down. We reported recently on departures of many staff members in the past year, and the club let two more high-level staffers go. Evan Manvel is no longer the club’s policy director, and M.J. Kelly is no longer the communications director. The changes…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker, evan manvel, merlin rainwater, mj kelly