Tag: move seattle levy

September 4, 2015

Toward Zero: Honoring the 150 people killed or badly injured in Seattle traffic since Sher Kung

A crowd gathered on the steps of the Garden of Remembrance downtown Friday listened to 150 bell rings, one for every person seriously injured or killed in Seattle traffic in just one year. They also heard ten names, all people who were killed in traffic in the same year. “We are honoring today — not…
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tagged: bob anderton, cascade bicycle club, cathy tuttle, move seattle, move seattle levy, seattle neighborhood greenways, sher kung, vision zero
August 24, 2015

One year after Kung was killed, join a vigil and call for Vision Zero Friday

Traffic injuries and deaths are preventable, and we have the cure. We’ve already planned Seattle’s safe streets upgrades corridor-by-corridor and neighborhood-by-neighborhood. The city’s traffic engineers have studied proven best practices from in town and around the world. The city is essentially holding the traffic violence vaccine in its hands, but we’re still scared to take…
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tagged: 2nd ave, cascade bicycle club, memorial rides, memorial walks, move seattle, move seattle levy, sher kung
August 21, 2015

Legal challenge to Move Seattle goes down in flames

In case you were wondering if there would be a campaign to fight the bold Move Seattle transportation levy, of course there is. And their first major showing this week has gone down in flames as quickly as it started. The campaign tried to challenge the ballot language in court because they didn’t think the…
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tagged: eugene wasserman, faye garneau, move seattle, move seattle levy
August 12, 2015

Get involved to help pass the Move Seattle levy

Hey you! Yes, you. Did you follow our coverage as Seattle crafted a bold new Bicycle Master Plan? Did your heart fill with hope for the health of your neighbors and loved ones as the city unveiled a plan to end traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030? Are you simply sick and tired of…
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tagged: 2015 general election, Elliot Helmbrecht, move seattle, move seattle levy
June 25, 2015

Council keeps full-strength Move Seattle levy, adds extra safety emphasis

The Seattle City Council is only one step away from sending a nine-year, $930 million property tax levy for transportation to voters in November. Mayor Ed Murray’s Move Seattle levy made it through the Council’s special committee shaping the measure mostly unscathed. All Councilmembers are part of that committee, so it’s very likely that their…
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tagged: city council, move seattle, move seattle levy
June 4, 2015

Huge support for safe streets at Move Seattle hearing + Need to focus on vision rather than costs

The call for safe streets during Tuesday’s public hearing on the Move Seattle levy was overwhelming. Indeed, as person after person and family after family got up to advocate for safe streets in their neighborhoods, I kept waiting for someone to get up and argue against the safety goals of the Move Seattle plan. But…
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tagged: city council, move seattle, move seattle levy