Tag: neighborhood greenways

November 13, 2012

Bike Master Plan: Neighborhood greenways are much more than ‘alternatives’ to bike lanes

This is the first post in a series analyzing the draft Bicycle Master Plan update, which is currently taking public comments. There is a meeting tonight (Tuesday) 5:30–7:30 at UW’s Gould Hall and a November 15 online lunchtime meeting. Neighborhood greenways have huge potential in Seattle, and the idea has captured the hearts of neighborhood…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, cycle tracks, neighborhood greenways
November 12, 2012

Council adds neighborhood greenways, downtown cycle track to 2013-14 budget

The City Council Budget Committee voted Friday on a series of changes to Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget, electing to add funding to accelerate neighborhood greenways and the downtown cycle track network. The Council will vote on a final budget November 19. The Council added about $2.75 million to accelerate implementation of neighborhood greenways in…
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tagged: ballard, cycle tracks, downtown, neighborhood greenways, north delridge, west seattle
October 29, 2012

A look at the almost-completed 39th Ave NE neighborhood greenway

Advocates and neighbors of the nearly-completed 39th Ave NE neighborhood greenway last week celebrated the upcoming completion of the Seattle Children’s funded 39th Ave NE neighborhood greenway connecting Wedgwood to the Burke-Gilman Trail. The project, funded by Seattle Children’s Livable Streets Initiative, has the potential not only to make it easier and safer to bike…
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tagged: 39th Ave NE, cascade bicycle club, neighborhood greenways, seattle children’s
October 26, 2012

Council considers increases to bike/walk plans, transit funding could face cuts

The City Council is in the midst of hearings and meetings to discuss which parts of Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget to keep and which parts to scrap. It’s possible that biking and walking projects could get a boost beyond the mayor’s proposed budget, but that could come in part at the expense of high…
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tagged: city council, cycle tracks, neighborhood greenways, streetcars
October 19, 2012

39th Ave NE neighborhood greenway opens next week with Oct 26 party

Though several planned neighborhood greenways have been delayed, including projects in Ballard and West Seattle, one promising neighborhood greenway is almost complete in Northeast Seattle. Neighbors, supporters and Seattle Children’s will celebrate the grand opening of the route October 26 with a Halloween-themed Friday morning bike ride. The route is funded by Seattle Children’s at…
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tagged: 39th Ave NE, construction, events, neighborhood greenways, northeast seattle, seattle children’s
September 6, 2012

City delays Ballard Neighborhood Greenway on NW 58th Street

Well, so much for 2012 being the year of the neighborhood greenways in Seattle. One of the city’s strongest proposals for installation this year just got pushed back for more studies, meaning the city will fall well shy of its stated goal of seven miles of neighborhood greenways by the end of the year (11…
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tagged: ballard, ballard neighborhood greenways, neighborhood greenways, nw 58th st, sdot