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 …

SR-520 Resolution Needs to be Better

Gordon Padelford September 10, 2015 montlake blvd interchange The 520 Montlake Interchange will be a formidable obstacle The SR-520 and the Montlake Bridge area is one of Seattle's key geographic chokepoints for walking and biking.

The $1.64 billion SR-520 highway project will be set in concrete for the next eighty years. It must work.

The Seattle City Council has released a draft resolution outlining the City's official position on how to improve …

Rasmussen Stands Up For Sidewalks

Councilmember Rasmussen at James St Clair Memorial Walk @WestSeattleBlog.com photo Councilmember Rasmussen at James St Clair Memorial Walk @WestSeattleBlog.com photo September 3, 2015 Tom Rasmussen has chaired the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee for years. While Bertha, streetcars, unprecedented traffic congestion, and freight take a lot of his attention, the Councilmember has remained attentive to the needs of people who walk and bike. Most recently, Rasmussen has weighed in on Sound Transit's construction closure of the 12th Ave NE Greenway. …

Announcing PARK(ing) Day Winners!

Grand Prize Winner Rainier Ave S Protected Bike Lanes from Family Bike & Shirley Savel Grand Prize Winner Rainier Ave S Protected Bike Lanes from Family Bike & Shirley Savel August 27, 2015 Announcing the 2015 Seattle Neighborhood Greenways first annual PARK(ing) Day Design Competition winners! (Hurry!! Applications for PARK(ing) Day are due by close of day Friday, August 28.) Our judges (Andres Salomon University/NE Greenways), Bob Edmiston (Madison Park Greenways), Dave Rodgers (SvR Design), David Burgesser (Seattle Department of …