Tag: mike mcginn

November 22, 2010

(VIDEO) When you design roads so people can go 80 …

… people will want to go 80. And if you force them to go 55, they will get angry: (The video is from 2007, but I thought it was really interesting. h/t VeloBusDriver)
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tagged: complete streets, mike mcginn, road diets, road tailoring, sdot, strong towns, video
November 8, 2010

Failed I-5 noise reducers cost half the mayor’s 2011 Walk Bike Ride increase

While advocates fight to prevent a reduction in city walking, biking and transit funding compared to 2010, a $2.5 million noise reduction barrier was installed on I-5 that has failed to do anything. That’s half as much as Mayor McGinn’s proposed new funds for Walk Bike Ride projects in 2011. From KIRO: “Fabric baffles” that…
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tagged: 2011 budget, i-5, mike mcginn, noise, walk bike ride, wsdot
November 5, 2010

Council signals plans to reject parking tax, but allow some meter hikes

Of the mayor’s proposed revenue source increases that affect car drivers, the City Council seems set to raise on-street parking rates, though perhaps not on Sundays, and institute a $20 vehicle license fee. The parking rate hike is expected to encourage a target 85 percent occupancy rate on downtown streets, as is the city’s stated…
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tagged: 2011 budget, city council, mike mcginn, parking, walk bike ride
October 26, 2010

Budget Hearing Reminder: Support walking, biking and transit funding tonight, 5 p.m. at City Hall

The City Council is holding their final public hearing on the mayor’s proposed budget. As we’ve reported before, the mayor’s budget includes some funding for walking, biking and transit improvements. The proposed $15 million over two years is a far cry from the $30 million annually that Streets For All has sought, but it is…
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tagged: 2011 budget, city council, mike mcginn, walk bike ride
October 15, 2010

Proposed parking increases get cold reception from council

I wrote the following story for Real Change this week. You should buy a copy from your neighborhood vendor if you haven’t already. The mayor’s proposed budget contains a lot of cuts. The budget’s flip side is fee increases, which will be felt all around the city, from utility hikes to increases in cat license…
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tagged: city council, mike mcginn, parking, real change, tom rasmussen
September 27, 2010

Why complete streets make sense in a balanced city budget

A lot of city services will be hit pretty hard if Mayor McGinn’s proposed budget goes through. Among the hardest hit are neighborhood centers, community centers in richer areas, smaller libraries and employees in nearly all departments. But the mayor mentioned complete street approaches as part of maintaining the budget from many angles and stood…
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tagged: 2011 budget, complete streets, mike mcginn