Entries for date "2017"

Turning a Safety Corridor Into a Street for People #Fix65th

  • April 19, 2017
Council member Rob Johnson at 2016 #Fix65th rally Councilmember Rob Johnson speaks to 2016 #Fix65th Vision Zero Rally participants In 2016, following a cluster of tragic fatalities and serious injuries on NE 65th St of people walking and biking, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways brought together a coalition to make safety improvements. NE Seattle Greenways held a community rally and safety walk with District 4 Councilmember Rob Johnson. Hundreds of people signed our petition, and powerful local …
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Keep Move Seattle Promises on Madison

  • gordon
  • March 22, 2017
Madison BRT DELETED bike route mapGetting east-west in Seattle is hard. The Madison Rapid Ride Plus corridor project could be a big improvement for Seattle, and make it easier for everyone to get east-west. Unfortunately, while the project's latest draft looks good for people who walk and take transit, it no longer includes a safe nearby bike route.  The Madison project, along with the other seven Rapid Ride Plus projects, was sold to voters as …
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Remembering Ronacin

  • Jan. 30, 2017
Memorial Walk for highlights why safe streets are not gentrification. Ronacin Memorial"Working people of all nationalities need safe bike routes…so don't have to make dangerous decisions to get to their jobs"~ Councilmember Kshama Sawant “Safe transit, bike lanes, sidewalks & other safety infrastructure is NOT gentrification, they are our  right”~Phyllis Porter, Rainier Valley Greenways Ronacin Tjhung, was hit and killed in January 2017 while riding his bicycle …
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Sanctuary Cities, Federal funding, Vision Zero

  • Jan. 30, 2017
January 27, 2017 Dear Mayor Murray and Seattle City Council, One America SNG letter 1.27.17 Click for full document The purpose of this letter is to express our support for the Mayor’s declaration of Seattle as a Sanctuary City, committed to shielding undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation and family separation. President Trump has expressed his intent through executive order to punish sanctuary cities by threatening to revoke their federal funding. Because of the …
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A Basic Bike Network for One Center City

  • gordon
  • Jan. 26, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26hYZv1-93Y&feature=youtu.be As you may have seen in the media, the One Center City process is well underway. One Center City aims to "bring together many communities, perspectives and partners, to create a 20-year plan for how we move through, connect to, and experience Seattle's Center City neighborhoods." As part of the One Center City process, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Cascade Bicycle Club are proposing a Basic Bike Network as an …
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