Entries for date "2014"

Year in Review: A Safe Streets Takeover, Born Out of Love

Screen Shot 2014-12-16 at 2.55.50 PM A glorious summer day in Wallingford. (And my front yard!)

I love Seattle. I love touching the water, seeing our mountains, our year-round growing season. My parsley and kale are still tenaciously holding on. I love how people identify their neighborhoods with a fierce pride—Alki, Licton Springs, Ballard, Beacon Hill.

We live in a beautiful place where we can sense how we belong to the earth. In three years, Seattle …

Dongho Chang Wins the 2014 Innovation Award for His Bollard Curb Extension!

Dongho's design makes it easier and much cheaper to extend a curb Dongho's design makes it easier and much cheaper to extend a curb Cheap, effective, easy, these new curb extensions are ready to make Seattle streets safer! Dongho Chang is a safe streets innovator! Honorable Mentions are also in order for the project, program, or idea that pushes the leading edge of safe streets in Seattle:

2014 Outstanding New Infrastructure Winner: 2nd Avenue Protected Bike Lane (And Signals!)

Dongho Chang accepts the Outstanding New Infrastructure Award for the 2nd Avenue Protected Bike Lane City Traffic Engineer Dongho Chang accepts the Outstanding New Infrastructure Award for the 2nd Avenue Protected Bike Lane A big thank you to everyone who made the 2nd Avenue Protected Bike Lane a reality, including Mayor Ed Murray, Scott Kubly, Dongho Chang, Kristen Simpson, Sandra Woods, the SDOT construction team, and the SDOT walk/bike team. Honorable Mentions are also in order for the most outstanding all ages and abilities friendly …

The 15th Ave NE PARK(ing) Day Project Wins the 2014 Exemplary Streets Experiment Award

A few members of the hardworking PARK(ing) Day crew from University Greenways and NE Seattle Greenways A few members of the hardworking PARK(ing) Day crew from University Greenways and NE Seattle Greenways Great job to everyone who made a creative idea for a park and bridge crossing a success, including Andres Salomon, Bob Edmiston, Brent W. Curtis, Chris Mealy, Convoy Coffee, Jeff Dubrule, Kenneth Trease, Knox Gardner, Kristin Fitzsimmons, Max Taran, Mika Matsuzak, Sage Ross, and Sander Lazar. We hear it is likely Seattle Department …

University Greenways Wins the 2014 Most Improved Group Award

University Greenways members doing outreach to local business owners along Roosevelt Way NE. University Greenways members doing outreach to local business owners along Roosevelt Way NE. University Greenways went from 0 to 20 mph with their work to make Roosevelt Way NE a safe and complete street with local business outreach. U Greenways also supports great connections along the new 12th Avenue NE Greenway. Honorable Mentions are also in order for the local group that has grown or improved the most in the …