by Don Brubeck, West Seattle Bike Connections October 15, 2015 (original letter 9/11/15) The City of Seattle is in the process of updating both its Pedestrian Master Plan and Trails Plan. There are several opportunities for public input. As an everyday bicycle commuter, Don Brubeck, co-leader of West Seattle Bike Connections, has had a lot of experience as a trail user. Don is also a great thinker and writer. …
Rainier Beach High School Transit Riders Union 10-22-15 event
We support Rainier Beach High School students and the Transit Riders Union in their request to help ALL students to a safe route to school.
To date, our city has failed to provide safe healthy streets for students who need to walk or bike to school. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways supporters would prefer students have a healthy option of walking and biking …
October 9, 2015
Check out many ways you can pitch in to support safe streets by helping the Move Seattle Levy!
Add a "Twibbon" to your Facebook or Twitter profile picture.
Place signs in your neighborhood (the best places are in areas where lots of people are going to be going by). Gordon@seattlegreenways.org can get signs to you. Be sure to take a selfie with your sign …
Exciting news! The new SR-520 interchanges will be easier to walk and bike across.
In January of this year we sent a consensus letter detailing what needed to change with the SR-520 interchange design to make it safer to walk and bike across.
Then in September …
Cathy Tuttle
October 8, 2015
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray just announced his Safe Streets Healthy Schools and Communities: 5-Year Action Plan. Parents, caregivers, and school neighbors all over Seattle are eager to put this plan into practice.
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) offers Safe Routes to School mini-grants of up to $1000 that are easy to apply for with a letter of support from a school PTSA or Principal. …