Tag: seattle neighborhood greenways

December 20, 2022

SDOT will upgrade part of the 8th Ave bike lane downtown

SDOT will upgrade the 8th Ave bike lane between Pike Street to Westlake Avenue to replace the paint and plastic posts with concrete barriers. Work will start in early January and continue for up to 3 months. The project was funded thanks to a community-led effort to secure a variety of street improvements from the…
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tagged: 8th ave, downtown, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways, WA State Convention Center
November 30, 2022

Bike League: Inside Seattle’s community movement for slower streets

The League of American Bicyclists interviewed two wonderful friends of the blog for a story about how safe streets advocates won slower speed limits in Seattle. Brie Gyncild, who you may remember from this Pike Street bike lanes video, and Merlin Rainwater, the creator of Senior Ladies on Wheels, spoke about the community work it…
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tagged: brie gyncild, merlin rainwater, seattle neighborhood greenways, speed limits, vision zero
November 16, 2022

Updated 2023 Seattle budget cuts sidewalk repairs, leaves out some safety proposals

The Seattle City Council has released its “balancing package,” an updated draft of the 2023-24 budget that factors in some Council changes as well as the city’s latest revenue forecast, which wasn’t great. As Ryan Packer reported for the Urbanist, the reduced revenue forecast was not good news for some of the Council’s proposed additions.…
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tagged: 2023 budget, seattle neighborhood greenways
November 11, 2022

Take the city’s ‘visioning’ survey about the future of Lake Washington Blvd.

The Seattle Parks District has budgeted $404,000 to develop a new design for the Bicycle Sundays section of Lake Washington Boulevard, and they need your input on what is important. Take the city’s “Visioning Process Survey” now to let them know. This is a whole new survey, so fill it out even if you already…
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tagged: lake washington blvd, SEAbikes, seattle neighborhood greenways
September 26, 2022

Friday: Memorial ride for Robb Mason starts at City Hall

Family and friends of Robb Mason as well as advocates for safer streets will hold a memorial bike ride Friday from Seattle City Hall to the crosswalk near the Spokane Street Bridge where he was killed. The ride starts at 5:30 p.m. Someone driving a white or silver sedan struck and killed Robb as he…
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tagged: claudia mason, greg spotts, lower west seattle bridge, memorial rides, robert mason, seattle neighborhood greenways
July 28, 2022

Last chance to comment on the scope of the Seattle Transportation Plan

Friday (July 29) is the last day to comment on a key phase in the development of the extremely important Seattle Transportation Plan. Comments on the scope of the plan will help guide the environmental review process. We need to make sure this plan is as bold as possible to set the stage for major…
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tagged: seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle transportation plan