Tag: transportation committee

February 4, 2016

Pronto needs city buyout before end of March, how did we get here?

The hard deadline to save Pronto is March 30. With more than 30,000 people taking 144,000 trips in the first year of operations, supporters and City Councilmembers are scratching their heads trying to figure out how Pronto got into such a dire situation with hardly any warning to the public. Ridership in the first year…
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tagged: city council, holly houser, mike o’brien, nicole freedman, paulo nunes-ueno, pronto emerald city cycle share, puget sound bike share, transportation committee
December 21, 2015

O’Brien will Chair the Transportation Committee

It’s not just for photo ops, Councilmember Mike O’Brien really does bike everywhere. But he’s also not just about bikes. O’Brien has a seat on the Sound Transit Board, and he has been a strong advocate for biking, walking and transit during his time on the Council. He was also among the only Councilmembers fighting…
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tagged: city council, kshama sawant, Lisa herbold, mike o’brien, rob johnson, transportation committee
December 10, 2013

Council will hold public hearing on Bike Master Plan Wednesday

This is a reminder that the City Council is holding a public hearing about the Bike Master Plan Wednesday, perhaps your last chance to submit comments on plan before the Council votes on it early next year. The hearing starts at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. If you can’t make…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, city council, transportation committee
August 14, 2013

Council committee recommends rule changes to allow bike share

The city took another step towards the launch of Puget Sound Bike Share Tuesday. The City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved rules changes creating a permitting process for bike share stations and helmet vending kiosks in city Urban villages, urban centers and major institutions. This move brings the bike share one small step closer to…
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tagged: city council, puget sound bike share, transportation committee
September 29, 2010

First Hill Streetcar Update: Cycle track would pay for itself

The First Hill Streetcar planners briefed the City Council Friday on updates to the project plans, including a couple details about the proposed cycle track. Aside from the pretty image above, there were a couple details of interest.
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tagged: broadway, city council, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, streetcars, transportation committee