Entries for date "2021"

What's next for safe streets with our new mayor?

2022 is going to be a big year. At the start of both the Murray and Durkan mayoral administrations, we had to fight to restore critical walking and biking projects that were delayed, canceled, or watered down. Will we see the same pattern with mayor-elect Harrell? Only time will tell, but it gives us pause that he let competent SDOT director Sam Zimbabwe go. Will you chip in to make …

2021 Year In Review — Putting our values into action

At Seattle Neighborhood Greenways we believe that our streets should reflect our shared values as a city.

When we polled Seattle voters in October, we found that those values that have guided our work these past ten years are widely shared and supported. When asked what values are important to how Seattle funds and allocates space on our streets, there was strong support for all nine values listed: Safety, racial …

Safe Streets Construction Highlights 2021

2021 was a big catch-up year for SDOT, after 2020 completion of only 2.3 miles of protected bike lanes and neighborhood greenways, out of the 15.2 miles planned. We're excited to see the completion of several huge, much-anticipated projects that will make a huge difference to people walking, rolling, biking, and accessing transit across Seattle. Here's some highlights of the new protected bike lanes, street crossings, and sidewalks you may …

The Future of Urban Highways

Forming a grassroots movement to re-think Aurora Avenue By Tom Lang The Aurora Reimagined Coalition is a group of activists, community organizations, businesses, and neighborhood groups working to improve the Aurora corridor. Among the founding members are Licton-Haller Greenways, Greenwood-Phinney Greenways, Green Lake and Wallingford Safe Streets, and Ballard-Fremont Greenways. A group of people wearing yellow reflective vests descends a stairway next to a 5 lane highway. In the foreground, a sign reads "Aurora Ave". The Aurora Reimagined Coalition leads a walking audit in Bitter Lake. In the past 10 years, 27 people have been …