Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways

December 8, 2015

Here are the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways 2015 safe streets champions

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways hosted their annual volunteer appreciation party late last week. And aside from booze and snacks, the night also included a list of people and campaigns that have helped further the cause of safe streets in our city. People were invited to vote for their top choices, but all the nominees are impressive…
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tagged: #party4ourstreets 2015, merlin rainwater, seattle neighborhood greenways
November 30, 2015

Thursday: #Party4OurStreets with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

People working to make our streets safer and our bike routes more connected have a lot to celebrate. True, we have a lot of work ahead to make sure projects happen right. But first, let’s party. Join Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Thursday for their annual #Party4OurStreets, held this year at the Impact HUB coworking space in…
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tagged: #party4ourstreets 2015, seattle neighborhood greenways
October 27, 2015

Today: Join a community walk in Greenwood for Move Seattle

Did you know the Move Seattle levy will build a road safety project at every single public school in the city? It’s true! And that’s just one example of a community-generated idea in the nine-year transportation levy. But boosting Safe Routes to School funds in the levy plan is only effective if we then go…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, feet first, greenwood, move seattle, move seattle levy, safe routes to school, seattle neighborhood greenways
October 7, 2015

SNG: Imagining a truly bike-friendly Uptown and South Lake Union

EDITOR’S NOTE: The only thing worse than biking in South Lake Union is driving in South Lake Union. But unlike driving, there are some relatively easy and quickly-achievable ways to dramatically improve bike routes to and through our city’s fastest-growing neighborhood. Over the summer, I joined Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, local residents, city staff and City…
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tagged: cathy tuttle, gordon padelford, lower queen anne, lyle bicknell, sally bagshaw, seattle neighborhood greenways, south lake union, uptown
September 24, 2015

The Parks District will fund trail repairs, improve neighborhood walk/bike access

Seattle’s crumbing trails are finally set to get some love from the Parks District, according to an announcement from Mayor Ed Murray. Trails are just one small part of the city’s parks system that has fallen into disrepair due to years of deferred maintenance, Murray said while outlining $47 million in parks investments all across…
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tagged: 2016 budget, ed murray, seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle parks district
September 16, 2015

Friday’s Park(ing) Day will be Seattle’s biggest yet: Over 50 pop-up parks planned

Park(ing) Day is one of my favorite holidays. It’s a day of people and organizations showcasing their creative ideas for how to activate our public spaces. In the space of just a car or two, a whole park can spring up. That’s amazing. Park(ing) Day 2015 is Friday, and there are more than 50 parks…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, park(ing) day, park(ing) day 2015, seattle neighborhood greenways