SNG Speed Hump Study On Lake City Greenway
Let's hear it for the lowly speed hump!
Seattle is poised to soon get thousands of these amazingly effective speed control devices near our schools and parks!
Speed humps, often called speed bumps**, are quick and inexpensive to install, and when installed correctly, force drivers to slow down.
UW Capstone Class Plans with Community in Mind!
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY and a A FACT-FINDING MEETING
Change is happening in our neighborhood: Growth, traffic, the 3 new schools on 90th, a new bridge to the new Sound Transit station at Northgate, future Sound Transit Stations at 130th and 145th. Here is an opportunity to help the …
January 9, 2016 by Cathy Tuttle For weeks now, a poorly managed building site and less than stellar City oversight has forced Roosevelt High School children to walk in traffic -- just a few feet away from last year's DUI death of Andres Hulslander. Seattle's Transformation Department fixed the problem using entirely upcycled, leftover, and on-site materials to create a five-foot walkway and 11-foot driving lane. People drive slower past …
Lake City Greenways Builds Community In Olympic Hills Pocket Park
Cathy Tuttle, Executive Director
December 2015
Let me tell you a story about one person who reached out to neighbors over the past few years, and with their help – and a little help from Seattle Neighborhood Greenways – built a park, got safer routes to their local school, slowed traffic on one of Seattle's most dangerous streets, and helped …
Dec 9, 2015 By Robyn Kwon
Is walking across the crosswalks in Seattle more dangerous for certain people with different ethnic backgrounds? During a summer observational field experiment, we tested the hypothesis to see if drivers’ behavior exposes racial or sex bias towards pedestrians. Our results found that White males had a shorter wait time and lower average number of vehicles that passed before a vehicle stopped compared to Black …