Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways

May 12, 2015

Why the Move Seattle levy needs to fund bold action on walking and biking safety

The past decade has seen steep increases in safety for people inside cars in Seattle, but the city’s safe streets efforts have barely moved the dial on reducing the total number of people biking or walking who are seriously injured or killed every year. These safety improvements happened as motor vehicle traffic volumes have stalled,…
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tagged: city council, gordon padelford, move seattle, seattle neighborhood greenways
April 14, 2015

Don’t fear planned 35th Ave SW safety changes, fear the crashes that will happen if we don’t take action

In the past ten years, 412 people have been seriously injured in traffic collisions on just one street in West Seattle: 35th Ave SW. Five people have been killed. These are not just numbers. They are our neighbors, friends, family, co-workers and teachers. Every death and debilitating injury has ramifications far beyond that one person’s…
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tagged: 35th ave sw, seattle neighborhood greenways, west seattle blog
February 11, 2015

Seattle-side 520 Bridge plan getting closer, but still needs better bike/walk connections

You have to hand it to the SR 520 Bridge design team. Their designs for bike/walk connections in Seattle have come really far since we first saw them. What was once looked like a doomsday neighborhood highway expansion interchange is getting much closer to having complete walking and biking connections. But it’s not there yet.…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, montlake, seattle neighborhood greenways, sr 520, wsdot
February 9, 2015

I’m not a cyclist. Supporting safer streets is obvious once you ditch vehicle language

Seattle’s safe streets leaders are making headlines around the nation (and even a few overseas) for a deceivingly simple strategy to help keep a public conversation about transportation focused on safety: Choose your words wisely. PeopleForBikes published a blog post last week highlighting a Seattle Neighborhood Greenways cheat sheet to help people avoid common language…
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tagged: michael andersen, peopleforbikes, seattle neighborhood greenways
January 16, 2015

Memorial walk Saturday for Leo Almanzor, killed walking to work downtown

Leo Almanzor worked as a janitor at Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle for 17 years. But his walk from the bus to his job took a tragic turn November 22 when someone driving a Honda sedan fled a Seattle Police traffic stop and drove into Leo, killing him. He was 68. “The family is…
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tagged: leo almanzor, memorial walks, sally bagshaw, scott kubly, seattle neighborhood greenways
December 12, 2014

I won a Seattle Neighborhood Greenways award! (and so did all these other hard-workin’ folks)

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways held their year-end party for volunteers and supporters Thursday, which included an award ceremony highlighting some the people and projects that have been making an impact on the cause of street safety in Seattle. I actually didn’t know before I got there that I was nominated for the final award of the…
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tagged: seattle neighborhood greenways