Tag: mike mcginn
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Bike to Work Day 2011 – Peace on Wheels (VIDEO)
“Rather than ‘war on bikes’, I’m suggesting ‘peace on wheels,’” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw during the Bike to Work Day rally at City Hall. Wonderful weather helped put the number of people biking this year an estimated 43 percent higher than in 2010, with 22,704 people counted at commute stations around the city.
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Bikelash? I’d rather go ride in the sunshine
Danny Westneat and I had an excellent chat Tuesday about Seattle’s resurging “bikelash” this past week. Coincidence or not, this week has also had fantastic weather for riding a bike. The frustrations started with the announcement that Mayor Mike McGinn has hired former Cascade Bicycle Club Advocacy Director David Hiller. This hiring sent at least…
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Hiller’s appointment not outside of mayor’s budget
When the news broke that the mayor’s office had hired former Cascade Bicycle Club Advocacy Director David Hiller, many of the city’s media outlets jumped on the news as hypocritical amid budget cuts across many city departments. After all, how could the mayor hire a “bike czar” while asking for more reductions in already slashed…
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Mayor McGinn gives go-ahead for NE 125th redesign
In a lengthy email summarizing the public comments he received and the reasoning behind his decision, Mayor Mike McGinn announced that he has accepted SDOT’s approval for a road diet on NE 125th St. The project, which we have written about many times, drew the ire of drivers and neighbors who were afraid the project…
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After delayed start, NE 125th redesign opposition gets going again
It has been a week since SDOT recommended changes to NE 125th, and there seemed to be little to no action from opponents. However, a smooth end to an unnecessarily rocky road project debate may not actually be in Mayor McGinn’s future. Casey at the P.I. reports that signs have gone up urging people to…
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SDOT recommends NE 125th changes
Pending approval by Mayor McGinn, SDOT is moving forward with plans to redesign NE 125th St to include a center left turn lane, bike lanes and improved pedestrian crossings. The proposed changes between Roosevelt and 28th Ave NE met with resistance last year, with some fearing that the changes would bring traffic to a standstill.…
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