Entries for date "2017"

The Business of Safe Streets on Pike/Pine

Would you encourage your loved one to ride their bicycle here? aweful pine bike lane image by david seater This is currently the condition on Pine St, an important walk/bike transportation corridor. It's unpleasant for people walking and downright dangerous for people biking. But it doesn't have to be this way. Central Seattle Greenways has set out to make some changes. They teamed up with Capitol Hill Housing's Renter's Initiative, the Capitol Hill Community Council, and Cascade …

Cathy Supports Streets for People

Merlin and Cathy Merlin Rainwater & Cathy Tuttle at a rally for Vision Zero 20 MPH streets August 1, 2017 Come join me for a farewell beer -- and welcome new staff at a party at Peddler Brewing in Ballard on Sunday August 13 from 4 to 8 PM. It has been my great pleasure getting to know you. You are people all over Seattle doing your part to reclaim streets as public …

Bike Share Embraced In Fremont

August 2, 2017 by Cathy TuttleFernando and Leila I caught up with Leila and Fernando just as they were unlocking two LimeBikes. They’d walked to Fremont from the condo they were renting in Belltown and were excited to give bike share a try for the first time, going back via the Westlake Trail. Since there are no easy directions from Fremont to the trail -- or signs to follow leading to …

Creating Walkways in Georgetown

August 5, 2017 by Carol Ohlfs and Jesse Moore, Co-leaders Duwamish Valley Safe Streets Duwamish Valley Safe Streets leads tour to homeless camps for agency & City officials Duwamish Valley Safe Streets leads tour to homeless camps for agency & City officials Duwamish Valley Safe Streets (DVSS) members believe all people in Seattle deserve a safe way to reach their closest Library, Public Medical Clinic, and Community Center. Georgetown’s new Seattle sanctioned homeless encampment hosted 50+ residents at 1001 S Myrtle Street who …