Tag: your voice your choice parks & streets
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SNG: Report traffic signals that don’t give enough walk time or skip the walk unless you push a button
One of the most insidious ways our transportation infrastructure is designed to delay or harm people walking is mostly invisible: Traffic signals programmed to skip the walk signal unless someone pushes a button. Whenever a traffic signal skips a walk signal, anyone who shows up is faced with the choice to either wait an entire…
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The 2017 Your Voice, Your Choice recipient projects
From the very start, the city’s revamped neighborhood parks and street funding process was a victim of its own success. Early outreach generated around 900 projects ideas from community members. This was a huge increase in participation compared to the previous process, which went through the Neighborhood District Councils. But with only $2 million to…
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Last chance to vote for the best neighbor-generated projects where you live
Tomorrow is your last chance to vote for the best community-generated park and street projects where you live. The city revamped its community-generated park and street improvement program this year, turning the old Neighborhood Parks and Street Fund into Your Voice, Your Choice. Neighbors from all over the city submitted about 900 ideas for improvements…
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Neighbors submit 900 ideas for park and street improvements, but city can only fund a small percentage
Seattle is trying a whole new method for gathering community ideas for small park and street improvements, and the people have responded. Loudly. Neighbors from all over Seattle submitted nearly 900 ideas for street and park improvements (up to $90,000 in cost), which is a huge success for the new community outreach process. And a…
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