Entries for date "September 2015"

Trick or Treat with Play Streets

Gordon Padelford September 30, 2015 At Halloween, the only scary thing should be the costumes - not kids dodging cars. Luckily, it is easy to turn your block into an oasis where kids and parents can walk, Trick or Treat, and play without fear. Turn your street into a Play Street for Halloween, or set up a recurring event where kids can safely play in the street and cars …

Let's Talk About Lane Width

Cathy Tuttle September 26, 2015 jointly published on The Urbanist Crosswalk wet pavement Lane width helps to control speed on urban streets. People driving tend to slow when streets are narrow.

Urban Streets

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) recommends a default of 10-foot lanes.

"Lane widths of 10 feet are appropriate in urban areas and have a positive impact on a street's safety without impacting traffic operations. For designated …

PARKing Day 2015 Makes Successful Streets

Five local neighborhood groups changed their streets on a grand scale on Friday September 18. People in Rainier, Ballard, Ravenna, Bryant and Fremont were winners of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways first annual PARK(ing) Day Design Competition. Instead of endless public meetings, design charettes, and flat conceptual drawings, we helped these four groups build protected intersections in Ballard and Bryant, and thousands of feet of protected bike lanes in Rainier and …

Seattle Celebrates PARKingDayPlus

Cathy Tuttle September 16. 2015 Remarkable people in Ballard, Rainier, Bryant, and Ravenna are erecting PARK(ing) Day projects to make their streets safer on Friday, September 18 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Four winning designs from the first annual Seattle Neighborhood Greenways PARK(ing) Day Design Competition will be built this Friday. These are tactical urbanism projects - quick, inexpensive, and effective demonstrations of how streets can be safer for …

Greenways Receives Major SDOT Award

Cathy Tuttle September 12, 2015 SDOT Director Scott Kubly awards SNGreenways 2015 Transportation Team Award Seattle Department of Transportation Director Scott Kubly presents Seattle Neighborhood Greenways with the 2015 Transportation Team Award On September 10, 2015, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways (SNG) received the Transportation Team Award from Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). SDOT gives just one annual award to "individuals or teams from other departments/groups or citizens not employed by the city, such as volunteers or non‑profit groups who help to …