December 2021

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

seattlegreenways
Dec. 21, 2021

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

seattlegreenways
Dec. 16, 2021

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

clara
Dec. 15, 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 …

Volunteers Clear Sidewalks and Bike Lanes in South Seattle

clara
Dec. 14, 2021

By Bob Svercl, co-chair of Beacon Hill Safe Streets A selfie with a white man in a red shirt. Behind him, a row of smiling people holding tools pose on a sidewalk next to an enormous wall of blackberry bushes.

A selfie with a white man in a red shirt. Behind him, a row of smiling people holding tools pose on a sidewalk next to an enormous wall of blackberry bushes.

Himalayan blackberries are quite delicious, but they can be quite vicious when you’re trying to ride in the rain on a trail that has been enveloped by them, their thorny vines grabbing at your rain jacket; they make for an un-fun trip. So is being forced to trek across sidewalks half-covered in vines and mud and bike lanes buried in …

The Future of Urban Highways

clara
Dec. 13, 2021

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".

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 …

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

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.

Safe Streets Construction Highlights 2021

Volunteers Clear Sidewalks and Bike Lanes in South Seattle

The Future of Urban Highways

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