Tag: rob johnson

May 19, 2017

Rainier Ave ride demos huge potential for bike lanes + City leaders support bike network at rally

I biked on Rainier Ave from Columbia City to downtown during rush hour this morning, and it was peaceful, easy and fast. As part of the Bike Everywhere Day celebration, Cascade Bicycle Club and Bike Works partnered to host a group ride to City Hall that travelled down the notoriously stressful and dangerous street. With…
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tagged: bike everywhere day 2017, cascade bicycle club, ed murray, gordon padelford, kelsey mesher, rainier ave, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, scott kubly, seattle neighborhood greenways, tina bechler
February 22, 2017

NE 65th Street will get autumn quick fixes, bigger remake in 2018-19

After years of community urging and protest, Seattle is about to kick off a road safety project on NE 65th Street to address the street’s serious ongoing safety problems. People walking, biking and inside cars all continue to get seriously injured and killed on the street, which forms a barrier that splits the neighborhood in…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, ed murray, inga manskopf, ne 65th, rob johnson, sdot
January 26, 2017

CM Johnson calls on SDOT, Mayor to have plan to fix 65th ready by Feb 14

As neighbors once again fired up the well-worn #Fix65th hashtag after yet another person was injured on that street, Councilmember Rob Johnson and Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to expedite an already-budgeted effort to improve safety on NE 65th Street. “I join my neighbors in their demand that the City #Fix65th,” Johnson said in…
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tagged: #Fix65th, ed murray, ne 65th, rob johnson
June 16, 2016

Neighbors march for a safer NE 65th Street

Standing next to the ghost bike painted white in memory of Andy Hulslander, Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4) lamented that the city had not acted fast enough to make NE 65th Street safer. “I stated [in my campaign] that we needed to take action before something like that happens again,” Johnson said. “Unfortunately, we missed…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, city council district 4, ne 65th, ravenna, rob johnson
June 14, 2016

CM Johnson will join community walk for a safer NE 65th Street Thursday

It’s well past time to make NE 65th Street safer for everyone. A community walk Thursday plans to call for exactly that. The #Fix65th Safety Walk starts 8 a.m. Thursday at 12th Ave NE and NE 65th St. Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4), who has been leading efforts within City Hall to improve safety on…
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tagged: #Fix65th, 2013 bike master plan update, andy hulslander, ne 65th, rob johnson
May 19, 2016

We Can’t Wait, Part II: How Seattle’s bike plans got so lost, and how to get back on track

Yesterday in Part I, we reported on a protest at City Hall over the city’s delayed bike plans, especially downtown. In Part II, we look at how Seattle got so far off their bold safe streets path, and how the city can get back on track. How did we get here? SDOT hosted an open…
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tagged: center city bike network, center city mobility plan, downtown, ed murray, mike o’brien, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, sdot