Entries for date "December 2018"

You're helping solutions take shape!

As 2018 draws to a close, we want to thank you for all that you do to make Seattle a great place to walk, bike, and live. With each gift of time, energy, creativity, and financial support, you're helping safe streets solutions take shape all across the city. eoy 2018 graphic Thanks to your amazing generosity this year, we're just $5,000 away from meeting our year-end goal, and a generous donor has …

Two Public Forums, Two Play Streets for Queen Anne Greenways Group

Our Queen Anne Greenways group wrapped up another full year of community engagement activities with the energizing Building the Cycling City event at Impact Hub Seattle, featuring Vancouver-based authors and urbanists, Melissa and Chris Bruntlett, followed by a panel of local community experts. CyclingCityEventPostercompressed2 If you missed the event or want to relive it, our 2018 multimedia intern, Jake Ostrow, captured the full event in this video. Photo gallery: BruntlettEventDaveyAndBob BruntlettEventAmandaBarnett BruntlettEventAltaPlanningFolksBruntlettEventGordonPadelford This …

The Home Zone Solution: Making Streets Without Sidewalks More Walkable

A group of people talking around a table with a large map covered in post-it notes.In 2018, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways set out to pilot a quick and cheap way to make Seattle neighborhoods safer to walk, bike, and live in for people of all ages and abilities. Our solution? Neighborhood "home zones" -- a low-cost model that's been implemented with success in other countries.

home zone problemThe Problem

A number of Seattle neighborhoods lack sidewalks, including large areas of North Seattle, which has the highest concentration of …

Letter from Gordon: A Look Back at 2018

MarkAndHighFivesOnPPBLSeattle_large Thank you for being a part of our people-powered movement. And what a year it’s been for this boisterous, can-do coalition! Together we have won hard-fought victories and weathered some setbacks over the past year, and I know that we will accomplish even more in 2019 because people like you care, and make change possible by giving your time, energy, and financial support. In 2018, we faced a number of …

A Big Year for Walking and Biking Policy Updates

Some of the Basic Bike Network supporters at City Council on July 302018 was a big year for walking and biking policy updates! These wins may not be as sexy as new bike lanes, but they make a big difference in how our city feels to people walking and biking:
  1. Bike Parking Regulations: City Council passed major improvements to the city’s bike parking regulations in new buildings this April, updating requirements for new buildings and for street parking. There can only …