Entries for date "2014"

Pushing for Completed Streets on Roosevelt NE

SDOT crew restripes Roosevelt crosswalk SDOT crew restripes Roosevelt crosswalk November 19, 2014 Every year the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) takes on the necessary task of keeping our busy streets in good repair by repaving and restriping them. In 2013, for example, SDOT completed a technically excellent job of repaving and updating two miles of N/NW 85th St. from Greenwood to I-5 through a dense residential and commercial corridor at a cost of about …

Ride Your Bike in a Gold Level Seattle!

It's official! Seattle named a GOLD LEVEL Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists. Go out and ride! Click to open this report card in larger format Click to open this report card in larger format Today, the League of American Bicyclists recognized Seattle with a Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community award, joining more than 325 visionary communities from across the country. With the announcement of 55 new and renewing BFBs today, Seattle joins a leading group …

Making Seattle's Bike Share Affordable for All

Welcome to the neighborhood, Pronto Cycle Share! With 50 stations in Downtown Seattle, Capitol Hill, and the U-District, the new bike share system is an awesome way to make short trips around town.  Pronto Cycle Share is already getting a lot of use—in the first week, Seattleites made some 500 trips per day. Phyllis Pronto Photo courtesy of PubliCola We're excited to see more bikes on the roads, but we're even …

North Greenways Receive Major National Park Service Award

Rainier Valley Greenways November 2012 Rainier Valley Greenways community meeting November 2012 National-Park-ServiceFor the third year in a row, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has received the prestigious National Park Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance award (RTCA). In 2012 and 2013, Rainier Valley Greenways had the pleasure of working with the experienced staff of the RTCA in planning and prioritizing Rainier Valley traffic safety improvements. The RTCA was instrumental in helping the growing Rainier Valley Greenways …