Tag: nick licata

November 17, 2015

Move Seattle saves the transpo budget + Pronto gets oversight + Red light cameras will fund school safety

When Mayor Ed Murray presented his proposed 2016 budget, he had to assume there would be no replacement for Bridging the Gap, and it was pretty devastating. There was an exciting $5 million one-time expenditure for expanding Pronto Cycle Share, but the budget for biking, walking and safe streets was dismal. The sidewalk maintenance budget…
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tagged: 2016 budget, cathy tuttle, city council, ed murray, move seattle, move seattle levy, nick licata, pronto emerald city cycle share, red light cameras, sally bagshaw, school zone speed cameras
January 22, 2015

Licata stood up for the Fremont Solstice bike ride exactly when it needed City Hall support

Nick Licata has achieved a lot in his time as a member of Seattle’s City Council, such as his work to improve working conditions for all people employed in the city. But he also played a key role during a critical moment for a creative Seattle phenomenon that would come to be a defining tradition…
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tagged: fremont solstice parade, nick licata, solstice bike ride
January 7, 2015

Seattle’s highway tunnel wins award! … for ‘Worst Highway Boondoggle’

Seattle is a city that is doing everything. Our city makes all the lists of places in the nation that are making smart decisions and getting results.* Best place to get a job? Made that list. Best new protected bike lanes? Made that list. Twice. Again. But here’s a recognition that few city and state…
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tagged: alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, ed murray, nick licata, streetsblog, streetsie, tom rasmussen
November 6, 2013

Congratulations to Ed Murray, Mike O’Brien and other election winners

Ed Murray has been elected as the next Mayor of Seattle. We look forward to covering transportation issues under his leadership. He has campaigned on the claim that he can forge the partnerships needed to get things done, including safe streets. Now we’ll get a chance to see if he was right. Seattle Bike Blog…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, dow constantine, ed murray, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o’brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
October 25, 2013

You’ve voted by now, right? If not, here’s a mini-guide

If you haven’t voted, do it now. I mean it. Go get your ballot. I’ll wait… … … OK, good. I say to vote now because mail-in voting allows procrastinators to, well, procrastinate. Then it’s the day of the election and you have that thing you forgot about but, “Oh crap, it doesn’t get out…
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tagged: 2013 general election, 2013 mayoral race, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o’brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
June 1, 2011

Beyond Naked explores the ‘creative courage’ needed to ride naked in the Solstice Parade

Are you going to bare it all with hundreds of other people and ride your bicycle naked in the legendary Fremont Solstice Parade this year? Among those hundreds will be many people who have never done anything quite like that before. Beyond Naked is a documentary about four of them. “Any act of creativity requires…
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tagged: beyond naked, dan mccomb, events, film, fremont, fremont solstice parade 2011, lisa cooper, nick licata, video