Entries for date "2018"

Pushing the City in Advance of the Seattle Squeeze

Have you heard of the Seattle Squeeze? Seattle city planners have been preparing for this car traffic crunch for years, but we don’t think they’ve done nearly enough. A woman on a bike in a protected lane surrounded by other people on bikes, walking, a bus, and a busy urban street. That’s why Seattle Neighborhood Greenways helped to form the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Coalition this fall, along with transportation and environmental advocacy organizations across Seattle. We called upon the Mayor to take action in advance of the Seattle Squeeze, …

Community Outreach Around Green Lake

Story by Tom Lang, Green Lake & Wallingford Safe Streets If you have been to Green Lake, you probably walked, biked, or drove through the Starbucks intersection (NE Ravenna Blvd / NE 71st Street / E Green Lake Way/Drive). This intersection is confusing, uncomfortable, and dangerous. Because La Escuelita Bilingual School is right next door, and since many sports teams and families use the play fields nearby, fixing this intersection …

You can help kids at 25 schools get to school safely!

N’Jabbu is a 1st grader at Licton Springs K-8 who loves to ride her purple bicycle. Her sister Bineta is a 7th grader at Robert Eagle Staff K-8, who’s interested in filmmaking and likes to get to school on time because she loves to learn.

  combined image of Adja's kids

N’Jabbu and Bineta, like their mom, Adja, like to walk in the neighborhood. Adja enjoys walking with her family to the lovely park a …

How Seattle Measures Success

efficiency of street by mode switchAs some of you may remember, a few years ago we worked to improve the Seattle Comprehensive Master Plan. This plan is the one that is legally required by the State of Washington's Growth Management Act, and all Seattle's plan are supposed to fit under it. I like to call the Comprehensive Plan the One Plan to Rule Them All, but that's because I'm a Lord of the Rings fan... …

Today is Giving Tuesday -- Your Opportunity to Give!

Because of you, Seattle’s becoming a better city for biking & walking!

 

As we think about what we’re most grateful for this season, it’s you.

You, and neighbors like you, give your time, energy, and creativity to making Seattle a better city. Whether you’re supporting the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways coalition with your presence at community meetings, advocating for change, helping with hands-on projects, or donating financially -- you’re the …