Congratulations Children's Hospital on New Bicycle Service Center!

Childrens Hospital Service Center OpeningMarch 21, 2015 Seattle Children Hospital celebrates the grand opening of its new Staff Bicycle Service Center. This onsite full-service bike shop will offer staff convenient access to free tune-ups and safety checks, discounts on bicycle commuting gear, and free classes and demos. The service center is just the newest part of a larger Children's strategy to reduce barriers to bike commuting. Children's was instrumental in getting the 39th Ave …

LGBTQ Street Safety in Seattle

March 12, 2015 LGBTQ Safe Streets Infographic View infographic on LGBTQ Street Safety in full screen University of Washington School of Public Health student Christie Santos­‐Livengood approached Seattle Neighborhood Greenways to do her practicum because of SNG's positive reputation in her community and with built environment scholars. Her study researched the relationship between neighborhoods and the health and safety of LGBT people in respect to hate crimes and other public health concerns. Christie's report …

Save Lives & Keep Moving: Seattle's Successful Safety Redesigns

Road Diet Save Lives & Keep Moving Open graphic in full screen Cathy Tuttle February 15, 2015 If you think a "road diet," or safety redesign, will slow you down, think again. Walking in Seattle blogger Troy Heerwagen poured through data from a half dozen Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) evaluation reports and found huge benefits for everyone using our shared public right-of-way. SDOT engineers have learned smart new techniques to make high-capacity streets safer and more …

Safety Over Speeding On Rainier Avenue South

Supporters of Safety Over Speeding along Rainier Avenue South Supporters of Safety Over Speeding along Rainier Avenue South Sign petition I SUPPORT SAFETY OVER SPEEDING on Rainier Ave S: http://bit.ly/1FIZrhv

With 1,243 crashes in the past three years, Rainier Avenue South is the most dangerous street in Seattle. Every crash impacts our community - from cars careening into our businesses to our children being run down by drivers who never even stop. This has been going on for years …