Thank you all who joined us for Robb Mason's memorial ride. It's heartbreaking to unite under these circumstances, but it's necessary now more than ever that we speak up about the injustices occurring on our streets. We're proud & grateful to have you all with us ♥️
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A Memorial Ride for Robb Mason is kicking off shortly from Seattle city hall. Mason was one of 10 people walking or biking to be hit by drivers in Seattle on July 15, and did not survive the crash.
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Thomas St Redefined has been a community identified trail priority in 11 different plans over 20 years. It's also literally the only remaining East-West all-ages-and-abilities connection in SLU planned in the Bicycle Master Plan (Valley St was not built as a protected bike lane).
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Mayor Bruce Harrell, who said he wouldn't lead with bikes during last year's campaign, has killed a planned streetscape project in South Lake Union that, among other improvements, would have created Seattle's first protected intersection.
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It’s pretty remarkable that Seattle’s new DOT director is initially going to live near downtown and go car-free.
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As part of the confirmation process, I recently submitted my written answers to questions from the City Council Transportation & Seattle Public Utilities Committee.
The 7,000 word document is avail here for public review:
seattle.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&
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🚨🚆🚨 Attention light rail riders: Link frequencies are decreased to 20 minutes south of Stadium Station for the rest of the month as workers complete tile repairs at Columbia City. #FutureReady
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Seattle's Comp Plan update is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to reform land use for abundant, affordable housing. We cannot solve our region's housing and climate crises without allowing more homes to be built in more places
bit.ly/3c71Q1e
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The latest on light rail opening dates:
East Link: Late 2024.
Lynnwood Link: Q4 2024/Q1 2025.
Federal Way Link: Late 2025.
Redmond Link: Q2 2025.
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NEW: Construction Issues Delay East Link Opening to 2024 and Federal Way Link to 2025 theurbanist.org/2022/08/18/con
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*This* thread. Seattle must address its road safety crisis. Seattle leaders gotta lead. #SEAbikes #VisionZero
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NEW: "Last year was the deadliest year on Seattle’s streets since 2006, with 30 lives lost...These deaths are preventable with proven solutions that @MayorofSeattle's administration can implement now." We lay out how in a new @SeaTimesOpinion piece. seattletimes.com/opinion/preven. 
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"The single most important thing the city can do is redesign our most dangerous streets, starting with Aurora Avenue North, Lake City Way Northeast, Martin Luther King Jr. Way South, Rainier Avenue South and SODO streets in south Seattle... 80% of pedestrian fatalities happen."
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We've been asking for a rapid rollout of bus lanes since 2018. Yet the City's pace has slow and piecemeal. #BusLanesNow #ClimateCrisis theurbanist.org/2018/12/11/one
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We should be adding bus lanes all over the city.
✅️ Saves riders time.
✅️ Entices additional riders.
✅️ Calms the street.
✅️ Curbs emissions. 🚎🚎🚎
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Have you taken the @KingCountyMetro Route 44 since the new business access and transit lanes opened on NE 45th St in the University District? This is one of many improvements to help make Route 44 faster & more reliable. Learn more: seattle.gov/transportation
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Excellent call to action from our friends at . hasn't been taking the escalator and elevator crisis seriously, and they must. It is crucial to the present and the future of the entire system.
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To facilitate superyachts, the US Coast Guard has determined fixed bridges crossing Seattle’s Ship Canal (from Ballard to Fremont) must have at least 205 feet of vertical clearance, which is 70 feet taller than the Aurora Bridge. That's a big deal.
Story: theurbanist.org/2022/04/22/sup
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More bike and pedestrian projects stand to be funded than ever before in Washington with $115.7 million up for grabs — more than twice as much funding as was available during the last budget cycle. 🚶👩🦽 🚴♂️
Story: theurbanist.org/2022/03/28/wsd
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If you want this not to be just an April Fools joke, send an email to get plugged in. gordon{at]seattlegreenways.org
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NEW: Pike Place will permanently become a pedestrianized street starting June 4th, Councilmember Andrew Lewis will formally announce later today. The pedestrian zone will stretch from 1st Avenue to Western Avenue.
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😢 giving our hearts whiplash on April 1st. If you want this to happen, join our Accessible Lake Washington Boulevard campaign by signing up to volunteer at seattlegreenways.org/volunteer/ or learn more about this campaign stayhealthystreets.org/streets/lwb/
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No way! Looks like Lake Washington Boulevard is open to folks running, rolling & riding again! So glad to have accessible open space available to those of us who can't drive out of town to get to a park.
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The Model Toxic Controls Act (MTCA) provides critical funding for environmental cleanup work.
Legislators should not use MTCA dollars to fund highway expansion projects that will make climate change worse.
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Negotiations over the transportation package have taken another shift, away from public works dollars and toward the “Model Toxic Controls Act” as Democrats look for a replacement for the export fuels tax. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t
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Reminder: of @dismobility is our guest for our monthly meetup 6:30pm tomorrow (March 8th). Register for the Zoom link. #UrbanistMeetup #VisionZero
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Fantastic news for more 🚇🚊🚌🚎 across our city and the Puget Sound region! Thank you to for helping on this, and especially to everyone who contacted the legislature urging them to pass this crucial bill.
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Great news!! Seattle Subway’s SSB 5528 legalizes a pathway for:
speeding up ST3 construction,
system improvements, and
Sound Transit 4!!
Get your favorite pen ready, @GovInslee :)
THX to sponsors @SenMarkoLiias Sen Jamie Pedersen @Hackney4the11th @LizBerryWA
speeding up ST3 construction,
system improvements, and
Sound Transit 4!!
Get your favorite pen ready, @GovInslee :)
THX to sponsors @SenMarkoLiias Sen Jamie Pedersen @Hackney4the11th @LizBerryWA
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Fix the funding for the #MoveAheadWA transportation package. Write a letter to your state legislators here:
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"We’re running out of time to course correct on climate change, and sadly earlier this week the State Senate gutted one of the most important climate bills in play this session: HB 1099. Where is the climate leadership from State Democrats?" #WAleg
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Here's our editorial laying out the case to cut highway expansion projects to improve #MoveAheadWA and save money. We agree w/ @350Washington, @frontandcenterd, @SeattleTRU, @SierraClubWASt, @dismobility, @SNGreenways, & @WashingtonBus. #waleg theurbanist.org/2022/03/04/leg
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We shouldn't be cutting maintenance or raiding funds that could go to affordable housing, healthcare or education to fund highway widening projects that will make our communities less accessible & healthy. Let #WALeg you are watching!
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The highway lobby proposes gimmicky taxes, abandons them, and just drains the state investment and operating fund like it's nothing. Total double standard. We could fund transit with that money. #CarCulture #MoveAheadWA
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Fey is proposing to replace the tax with $$$ from the state’s public works account. The overall measure would be $500M less than what was originally proposed. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t
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Highway widening projects like this fuel sprawl, pollution, and climate emissions, and are a stain on an otherwise strong transportation package.
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NEW: WSDOT Has No Good Reasons to Widen SR-18, Yet State Advances $640 Million Plan theurbanist.org/2022/02/21/wsd
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I just think generational mistakes like this are usually harder to spot.
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Did you know that the Black Panthers teamed up with other community groups to successfully fight highway expansion in Seattle? Watch the free and inspiring documentary vimeo.com/361862625 and listen to our panel discussion about it youtube.com/watch?v=oO3o2U #BlackHistoryMonth
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Aurora could be a street that unites the neighborhood instead of dividing it.
H/t , , et al for supporting a safety-focused redesign #FixAurora #MoveAheadWA
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Let's overhaul Aurora Avenue to make it safe for everyone, better at moving transit and freight, and less polluting. #FixAurora
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This was a MASS Coalition request. Thanks to the Seattle delegation for fighting for its inclusion. #FixAurora #MoveAheadWA
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In the bike and pedestrian project list, we see that the proposal includes $50 million to improve Aurora Ave N, which is the single biggest project on the list.
leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/De
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Excited about the idea of a People Friendly Pike Place Market? Want to learn about other downtown streets for people projects? Sign up to stay in the loop or join the kickoff meeting on January 19th: seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenw We are a people powered movement — and we need you!
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Very cool and important job alert! Safe Routes to School Coordinator. schooljobs.com/careers/seattl
We advocated to get this position funded, and it's critical to creating programs and systemic changes to help more kids walk and bike to school safely. Spread the word!
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Should the new protected bike lane on Green Lake Way N dump people into the second most dangerous street in Seattle (Aurora), or continue safely all the way around the lake? We can't keep leaving dangerous gaps. Tell it's time to #UnGapTheMap: surveymonkey.com/r/P7JTWJ2
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A new Green Lake bike lane? The Seattle Department of Transportation wants your input. [A northbound Aurora vehicle lane would be converted into a barrier-defended bike lane.] seattletimes.com/seattle-news/t via @seattletimes
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The Move All Seattle Sustainably coalition fought to triple Vision Zero investments, add D2 sidewalks, home zones street calming, and more. #SeaBikes #VisionZero
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We're so grateful to all of you who advocated, our elected leaders, and to our allies at the . We made major improvements to the budget this year! More at: seattlegreenways.org/blog/2021/11/2. If you can, please pitch in today to power our work in 2022: seattlegreenways.org/donate
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New polling shows that Seattleites strongly support people-oriented transportation strategies like slow streets, bike lanes, bus lanes, and pedestrian streets. and sponsored the poll.
Story: theurbanist.org/2021/11/18/ped
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this is really necessary. We don't need more highways, we need more accessible transportation.
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Action Alert: We are calling on @wsdot to halt the construction of the SR 520 ramps that will impede access to the Overlake Village light rail station. Take action in support of safety, health, and accessibility in Overlake bit.ly/520rampShow this thread
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Opportunity for community groups to help shape the future of Seattle's comprehensive plan & transportation future. (pretty exciting model, rather than relying on public meetings, they're compensating orgs to do outreach - lets hope they actually listen).
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Would you like a protected bike lane all the way around Green Lake? Sign up for tomorrow's Green Lake Outer Loop Open house: seattle.gov/transportation
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Reminder: I compiled the endorsements from Seattle Bike Blog, , , and here: seattlebikeblog.com/2021/10/15/the #SEAbikes
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Seattle’s transportation department has dropped safe walking and biking plans over I-5 on NE 45th Street. Can that be turned back?
Story: theurbanist.org/2021/10/27/sup
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