Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways

January 21, 2014

Neighbors and relatives walk to remember James St. Clair, call for a safe 35th Ave SW

Neighbors, family members, elected officials and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways gathered Saturday to walk in remembrance of James St. Clair and to call for a safer 35th Ave SW. “I just hope my uncle’s death is not in vain,” St. Clair’s niece Darlene Saxby told KOMO. “I think it would make him happy if he knew…
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tagged: darlene saxby, deaths, james st clair, komo, memorial walks, seattle neighborhood greenways, west seattle, west seattle blog
December 3, 2013

Help Seattle Neighborhood Greenways get a $25K match + more ways to support bicycling

If you are looking to balance your taxes or are just looking for a way to turn your cash into useful, positive work, Seattle and Washington State are flush with opportunities to make even a little cash go a long way. Here’s a rundown of some of your options: Donor will match $25K for Seattle…
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tagged: bike works, cascade bicycle club, donate, seattle neighborhood greenways, washington bikes
November 18, 2013

An archaeological dig on NE 125th Street, one of the final battles in the War on Cars

The lucky among you do not remember the vicious fight over a 2011 road diet on NE 125th Street, which pitted neighbors against neighbors in a drawn-out and ugly battle over ten feet of road space in North Seattle. Prompted by rampant speeding and a pattern of dangerous collisions, the city proposed changes that would…
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tagged: lake city, mike mcginn, ne 125th, road diets, seattle neighborhood greenways, war on cars
August 28, 2013

Vigil walk planned for man seriously injured in Madison Park crosswalk

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and the Madison Park Community Council are planning a vigil walk for the man critically injured in Madison Park Friday. The man was struck by someone on a bike headed downhill and received serious head injuries from the collision. The exact details of how the collision occurred are still unknown and police…
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tagged: injuries, madison park, madison park community council, memorial walks, seattle neighborhood greenways
August 9, 2013

Seattle will get its first ‘pop-up greenway’ in Phinney/Greenwood Friday

Here’s a brilliant idea: A reusable kit full of neighborhood greenway-like tools that can be installed on neighborhood streets to turn them into something like temporary greenways. What exactly is involved in a “pop-up greenway?” The plan involves education materials at the start and end points (in this case, on 1st Ave NW between 65th…
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tagged: greenwood, phinney ridge, pop-up greenway, seattle neighborhood greenways, summer streets
August 6, 2013

100 people walk to vigil for hit-and-run victim Trevon Crease-Holden

100 people gathered Monday to walk together to a vigil at MLK and S Walden Street, where someone driving a gray Honda struck 15-year-old Trevon Crease-Holden as he and his younger brother walked across the street in a crosswalk. The person driving fled the scene and has yet to be found. Trevon has been in…
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tagged: injuries, memorial walks, quianna holden, seattle neighborhood greenways, trevon crease-holden