Entries for date "2014"

Linking Seattle's Northern Lakes with Greenways

  • Aug. 1, 2014
Wouldn't it be great to travel on safe streets around the beautiful small lakes of north Seattle? Wouldn't safe crossings of Aurora and I-5 make sense in the northern end of the city? These are some of the questions people in the northernmost end of Seattle are asking as they form a new greenways group.Screen Shot 2014-08-01 at 3.17.52 PM The new Northern Lakes Greenway is supported by Lake City Neighborhood Alliance, the Haller Lake …
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Support Prop 1 for Seattle Parks on August 5 2014

  • July 15, 2014
Seattle Neighborhood Greenways endorses Seattle Proposition 1 to fund our parks. We support this stable and Tim Eyman-proof funding source that will allow us to pass down a beautiful and functional park system – not a park maintenance backlog – to our children and grandchildren. Screen Shot 2014-06-04 at 10.01.37 PMThe Seattle Neighborhood Greenways community coalition envisions a Seattle Parks system where our kids can safely bike to and through parks for fun, or simply …
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Design Plans: What Could A New Queen Anne Intersection Look Like?

  • July 2, 2014
In Queen Anne, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Queen Anne Greenways are working together to redesign the intersection of 7th Ave W and W McGraw. SDOT used the Queen Anne Greenways Blueprint for a Walkable Bikeable Queen Anne to guide its designs. Check out these snazzy scenarios presented by Senior Transportation Planner Brian Dougherty. The elements in the three concepts can be mixed and matched based on community …
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Why We Named Our Newsletter "Intersections"—And What It Says About Us

  • July 2, 2014
Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is at its heart a crowd-sourced organization. We have crowd-sourced maps, support events that rely on crowd-sourced knowledge such as Silly Hilly, the Wonkathon and the upcoming Rackathon. What then could be more natural than to turn to our community of local leaders to brainstorm names for our newsletter? Our knowledgeable crowd quickly came to bat with a flurry of ideas and insights. Jawarra of Rainier Valley …
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Welcome New SDOT Director Scott Kubly!

  • July 2, 2014
IMG_6371 Cathy Tuttle, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Director, Elizabeth Kiker, Cascade Bicycle Club Executive Director and Ed Ewing, Cascade Director of Diversity and Inclusion welcome Mayor Murray's selection for new SDOT Director Scott Kubly (in yellow tie). "We'll give people very attractive choices, so that when it comes time to make a trip, people choose to walk or bike or take transit because it is the most attractive option." - Scott Kubly, …
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