Editors Note: University Of Washington students Qiren Lu & Ranju Uezono studied four intersections in Seattle School Walk Zones to see if drivers stopped for people crossing at crosswalks.
Their findings were alarming. Motorist compliance rate ranged from 15% to 34%, low figures compared to the national average.
In other words, in marked crosswalks in school zones, only 3 in 10 people driving cars fully stopped for people walking …
Newly installed Leary & NW 43rd Bike Signal
Small fixes can mean big wins!
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) just added a new, safer connection across Leary Way near the 6th Ave NW corridor.
Connecting 6th Ave NW to the Burke Gilman Trail and to the existing Ballard Greenway is the top priority for Greenways groups in City Council District 6 that covers Fremont and …
What I thought was: “Ugh – this is going to be unpleasant.”
It was. I just sat in the roadway for a few minutes, stunned, bleeding all over myself. I live in Seattle’s University District because I go to school at the University of Washington – I’m in the final year of a …
Mark Twain Elementary School is across the street. This is the start of the Rose Hill Greenway. Facing sign warns people walking, biking, and driving that cars do not stop.
We all become "pedestrians" for a portion of most of our trips once we get out of our car, step off the …
Gordon Padelford April 1, 2015 Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has grown from a scrappy group of six neighbors who met in a church basement in 2011, to an advocacy powerhouse with 20 groups and hundreds of volunteers who influence how millions of dollars are invested in safe street improvements. But, we have decided it is time to throw in the towel. "It was a difficult decision" says Cathy Tuttle the Executive …