• Aug. 9, 2021

Franklin High School Students Engage with Neighborhood Plan in Mt. Baker

We worked with our partners at the Mt Baker Hub and created a well attended workshop for Franklin High School students to dig into Accessible Mt Baker and get engaged in envisioning the future of their neighborhood. This is part of a community driven effort to create a neighborhood that is sustainable, affordable, diverse, and thriving.We also financially supported students to participate in the creation four new murals (one is pictured above) by the light rail station celebrating the community and welcoming people to the neighborhood.

You can have your say about what transportation projects should be a priority in the neighborhood through SDOT’s online survey about the Accessible Mt Baker project.

Queen Anne Greenways Play Streets Are Seattle’s Largest

This summer, Queen Anne Greenways once again filled the streets with community fun at two annual Playstreets. The group closed a block of 1st Ave West adjacent to the Queen Anne Farmer’s Market to cars and opened it up for family fun and community building.

SDOT is working to encourage more people centered street events through their revamped People Streets Program.

Home Zone Work Party and Kickoff Celebration

Neighbors gathered in Broadview for a work party and kick-off celebration of their new Home Zone! They got their hands dirty planting and putting out home made barriers made out of reused blue food barrels and zip tying signage marking the entrances to the Home Zone. SDOT has already installed speed humps in the neighborhood as part of the project with more improvements coming. The other 2020 Home Zone is located in South Park near Concord International Elementary School.

Read more about Home Zones, which are are a cost effective tool to make neighborhoods without sidewalks more walkable — it is a concept Seattle Neighborhood Greenways brought to Seattle in 2018. 

Claim the Lane for Climate

Thank you @350_Seattle @SNGreenways for organizing both of today’s #ClaimTheLaneForClimate actions to push @MayorJenny to act. #BusLanesAreClimateAction. pic.twitter.com/Hf9ldUPyo4
— Glen Buhlmann (@GlenBikes) September 27, 2019

Following in the footsteps of a viral urbanism movement to usher private vehicles out of designated bus lanes, activists from Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and 350 Seattle teamed up to #ClaimTheLaneForClimate. The group bike ride on 4th Ave through downtown followed by afternoon rush hour clearing of bus lane on Olive Way emphasized the climate impacts of a transportation system that prioritizes private car travel over more sustainable modes like transit and biking. And the activism paid off! In October, SDOT began painting red bus lanes, removing ambiguity and confusion.

These four stories are just a sampling of all the exciting things happening around Seattle. Thanks for caring and getting involved in your neighborhood!