What's the most important acronym on Seattle streets?

  • Oct. 22, 2014
click here for ROWIM community comments click here for ROWIM community comments The Seattle ROWIM or Right Of Way Improvement Manual may be the most important acronym guiding the development of Seattle streets today. How wide are sidewalks required to be? Where can driveways go? What sorts of street lighting do developers need to provide around new condo buildings? These questions are always important, but they are of critical importance now. You might be forgiven for …
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Should you be lit up like an airport runway to cross the street?

  • Oct. 17, 2014
by Glen Buhlman, Kirkland Greenways October 17, 2014 Should you need to be lit up like an airport runway in order to cross a street without getting hit by a car? Be_Safe_Be_Seen_Day_Release_5.jpg.662x0_q100_crop-scalePublic Domain Road Safety Authority Ireland This expectation is becoming common in our region. Rather than focus on the lack of safety on our streets and committing the required funding and staff resources to engineer safer streets, we too …
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Illegal Tree Cutting? Contact hotlines to find out!

  • Oct. 15, 2014
by Peter Steinbrueck October 2014 Have you witnessed the cutting down of mature trees in your neighborhood and wondered if it was legally permitted? It's pretty shocking to watch, and see outside your windows, where there was once a beautiful living mature tree canopy. You can help!10635709_10204139440979541_1701764516291994666_n The City of Seattle has numbers you can call to report any potentially unlawful tree cutting, either on public or private property. This …
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Re-engineering a safety corridor on PARK(ing) Day

  • Sept. 28, 2014
A few of the harworking and happy Park(ing) Day crew. A few of the hardworking and happy Park(ing) Day crew. University Greenways and NE Greenways teamed up for the September 19th PARK(ing) Day to create a successful pilot of a safer street, bridge, and corridor for people who walk, bike, and drive. The design was so well-produced that Seattle City Traffic Engineer Dongho Chang and SDOT Director Scott Kubly blogged about it and vowed to explore the design for future …
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PARK(ing) Day Makes Places for People

  • Sept. 28, 2014
September 22, 2014 Cathy Tuttle, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Executive Director I LOVE PARK(ing) Day! This nationally celebrated civic holiday fully embodies the foundation of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways: Streets really are places for people. This year I traveled with a few friends to about 30 of the 50 PARK(ing) Day spaces open 9-3 on September 19. It's worth noting that our local Greenways-affiliated groups stepped up this year to be part …
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