Entries for date "2017"

Neighbors Celebrate New Safe Routes to 3 Schools

Safe streets advocacy can be a long, arduous haul. But sometimes we just get to throw our hands up in the air and shout “YES!! We did this!!” On August 27 we celebrated a key step in knitting North Seattle neighborhoods together, easing walking and biking between east and west, and bringing critical safety improvements to the routes to and from three newly-opened schools. Our ribbon-cutting gathering of 100+ neighbors …

Uniting Georgetown and South Park Neighborhoods

The idea is simple enough: connect “main street” of Georgetown to “main street” of South Park with a walking and biking path. But, for nearly 20 years residents of South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods have been unable to get traction on their vision -- until now. Georgetown and South Park are a flat, short distance apart. In these adjacent neighborhoods, more than 8,500 people live, 30,000 work, and countless …

Our Biggest Victory Yet

What do walking and biking connections, affordable housing, and parks have in common? They are foundational to our quality of life in Seattle. And while our focus is on walking and biking, sometimes we can achieve more by working in broad coalitions.   In the fall of 2016 the Washington State Convention Center sought feedback about what the surrounding neighborhoods wanted in exchange for building a massive expansion of …

A Beer With Cathy & Gordon

Cathy and bike stencilYou, your friends, and your family are invited!

Here is a chance to support SNG, welcome new staff, and bid a fond adieu to founding executive director Cathy Tuttle. Our city owes a debt of gratitude to Cathy for her visionary and effective work. Among innumerable other accomplishments, her leadership inspired and supported the formation of 20-some Greenways groups.  From Georgetown/Duwamish to West Seattle to Licton Springs, citizens who care …

Ready for Safe Routes to Sound Transit?

August 4, 2017 by Cathy Tuttle What do the new Sound Transit Link light rail stations opening in 2021 in Northgate, Roosevelt, and Brooklyn have in common? All three have active coalitions of local groups dedicated to getting safe routes for people who want to walk or bike to transit. #Fix65th Coalition Calls for Roosevelt Station Access #Fix65th Coalition Calls for Roosevelt Station Access Safety
  • The University/Brooklyn station mobility group includes NE Seattle Greenways, University Greenways, U-District …