Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways
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CM Mosqueda delivers must-watch speech as Council approves downtown bike lane resolution
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling on SDOT to complete a connected bike network downtown by the end of 2019. As we reported previously, the network includes sections of 8th Ave, 9th Ave N, Pike and/or Pine St, 12th Ave S, King St, and a south downtown pathway between 2nd Ave and…
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The Urbanist: Womxn’s Bike Month Happy Hour is Thursday
Took a rad group of ladies out on an e-bike spin! Most of them had never ridden downtown. They were all smiles. #womxnbike #bikemonth #seabikes @limebike @CascadeBicycle @TranspoChoices pic.twitter.com/jC6uHaQikz — kelsey mesher (@kmesh) May 23, 2018 Womxn are leading the modern urban cycling movement. When a group fighting a safer 35th Ave NE said single…
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Bike Everywhere Day is Friday + Where to join a morning ride to City Hall or visit a ‘Celebration Station’
The happiest rush hour of the year is just two days away! Bike Everywhere Day 2018 (formerly known as “Bike to Work Day”) is Friday, and the city will be flush with snacks and swag and group rides and smiling faces. There is usually an extra surge of people in the city’s bike routes, and…
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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways: Save the Basic Bike Network
EDITOR’S NOTE: With Bike Everywhere Day a week away, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has some ideas for how you can get engaged to help get the downtown Basic Bike Network back on track. If nothing else, scroll to the bottom to see their action items. This is a cross-post from their blog. May is National Bike…
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Don’t delay the downtown bike network
Downtown Seattle is facing a massive transportation challenge when buses are kicked out the transit tunnel in 2019. That is not long from now, and the City of Seattle and our region’s transportation agencies need to be taking action right now to keep everyone moving. Light rail service to Northgate begins in 2021, which will…
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Vigil for World Day of Remembrance is Sunday, street safety panel Friday
A year ago, hundreds of silhouettes of people started showing up along Seattle streets. Each of the 212 figures represented a devastating truth: A person died in traffic here. The demonstration — organized by Seattle Neighborhood Greenways in partnership with Cascade Bicycle Club, SDOT, Washington Bike Law and more — was a local effort as…
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