Local Greenways Leader Edmiston Inspires National Bikeway Design Standard

Courtesy of PeopleForBikes Courtesy of PeopleForBikes "Every new bike project should strive to be usable by a 12-year-old." That's the simple takeaway of PeopleForBikes' new "Build It for Isabella" campaign. The reasoning goes, if it works for Isabella, a 12-year-old eager to explore her neighborhood by bike, then it will probably work pretty well for the rest of us. The idea is one legacy of Roger Geller's groundbreaking theory that there …

A Shared Street in Ballard?

shared street Example of a shared street in Boston. Dongho Chang, Chief Traffic Engineer for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) visited Ballard Greenways for their monthly meeting to discuss the idea of making 22nd Ave NW a pedestrian prioritized street, or shared street. Shared streets, where "pedestrian activity is high and vehicle volumes are either low or discouraged," can increase commercial activity as well as make people aware of slow-moving …

Upgrades needed on another deadly Seattle street

Originally published September 2, 2014 By Andres Salomon It is completely unacceptable a street known to be as dangerous as Roosevelt Way NE is not being aggressively examined for traffic calming and other improvements during its 2015 reconstruction. Read the complete report here. Join a Walking Audit co-hosted by Feet First Tuesday, Sept 2 at 5:30pm. A Bicycle Brainstorming Session co-hosted by Cascade Bicycle Club is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept …

Rainier Valley's Phyllis Porter Leads the Way at "Find It, Fix It" Walk

Rainier Valley Greenway's Phyllis Porter has jumped into the Southeast Seattle "Find It, Fix It Community Walks" in a big way. Here are her notes about a recent Walk along Orcas St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way: Seattle Police Captain John F. Hayes and Rainier Valley Greenways Outreach Advocate Phyllis Porter.

I along with community residents, police, and city officials walked together last evening to identify physical …