Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways

September 12, 2014

Biking and walking details improving around 520 Bridge project, still has major gaps

Plans for the state’s megaproject to replace the SR 520 Bridge are getting better in many ways, but major gaps in the walking and biking environment still remain, especially in the Montlake area. The majority of the project’s Seattle end remains unfunded, but the state is moving forward with design work in hopes the legislature…
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tagged: montlake, montlake blvd, montlake bridge, montlake greenways, portage bay, seattle neighborhood greenways, sr 520
August 11, 2014

Lucia: Seattle one of the safest cities to walk, but that’s not good enough

Seattle is one of the safest big cities in North America for people walking, but tell that to the 415 people hit by cars and trucks in 2013. For every 100,000 Seattle residents, 1.15 people will be killed in traffic while walking. 60 people were very seriously injured in 2013, and many more still have…
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tagged: bill lucia, crosscut, memorial walks, rebecca scollard, seattle neighborhood greenways, vision zero
July 14, 2014

How Seattle can build more and better bike parking

Bike parking is not the sexiest bike issue, but it’s important. As biking increases, the city must keep up by installing more bike racks. And with public sidewalk space at a premium in many areas, that means getting creative with where bike parking should go. At the same time, private developers and property managers have…
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tagged: bike parking, cascade bicycle club, on-street bike parking, rackathon, seattle neighborhood greenways
May 27, 2014

Two chances this week to weigh in on school road safety investments

One of Seattle’s smartest road safety strategies in recent years has been its school road safety efforts, funded in large part by school zone speeding cameras. You have two chances this week to weigh in on the efforts and help guide investments: Tuesday (today), 6 p.m. at Northeast Branch Library (NE 68th St and 35th…
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tagged: safe routes to school, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways, speeding cameras
April 17, 2014

Vigil tonight for 17-year-old killed walking to bus on her way to class

Sandhya Khadka was walking to the bus she takes to class at North Seattle Community College Monday morning when a person driving a pickup truck struck and killed her. She was 17. Khadka, a native of Nepal, was in Seattle to study. She wanted to be an accountant, the Seattle PI reports. Her father lives…
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tagged: 5th Ave NE, deaths, NE 115th St, pinehurst, sandhya khadka, seattle neighborhood greenways
April 5, 2014

Padelford: Let’s invest in neighborhood access to parks

This op-ed is by Gordon Padelford. He is the Neighborhood Support Coordinator with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, lives on Capitol Hill, and loves parks. Have you heard there is a new parks levy in the works? Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been participating in the parks levy discussion as a safer streets coalition because people throughout Seattle…
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tagged: gordon padelford, parks and recreation, seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle parks district