The italicized text that appears within is editorialized by the person who wrote the initial draft of this post. Black lives matter. Since this past spring of COVID-19 sheltering and the groundswell of the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests here and across the country, several of our projects have taken different paths from […]
UPDATES IN 2020: Racial Equity and moving forward Read Post »
Entries are submittable by clicking on the graphic above, until March 18. Entries can now be categorized based on use and on infrastructure type. Now’s your chance to bring your personal experiences with our streets to the official attention of the City of Seattle. To kick things off, Gordon at Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has put
Your Voice, Your Choice 2020 Read Post »
We have a solid amount of updates to run through since last September: from new committees, to old projects coming back into the picture, Central Seattle Greenways has been plugging away through the fall and winter to set us up for a productive 2020. New things in 2019 & 2020: Racial Equity Committee: In the
UPDATES IN 2020: Safe Routes to School, MLK Day, PBLs, and more Read Post »
We partnered with other community organizations to find out what people and businesses need from their street. Central Seattle Greenways has been advocating for protected bike lanes in the Pike/Pine corridor for several years. So when Seattle City Council passed a resolution in the summer of 2018 requiring temporary infrastructure be installed in 2019, we
Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lanes: Outreach and Recommendations Read Post »
Hundreds of people bike up Pike Street every day, but they have no dedicated space, jostling with cars and buses as they climb the hill. On September 21, 2018, one block of that hill was a bit safer and easier. For Park(ing) Day, Central Seattle Greenways and our friends at Cascade Bicycle Club, the Capitol
Pop-up protected bike lane! Read Post »
Last Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution to lower speed limits on all non-arterials citywide to 20 miles per hour, and to lower speed limits to 25 mph on unsigned arterials in the center city, which will dramatically impact streets in our area in a positive way. This victory is huge, as the 20/25
Speed Limit Victory in Seattle! Read Post »
Central Seattle Greenways will lead a Memorial Walk and Solutions Meeting to honor the life of Desiree McCloud and to bring attention to the many collisions that have happened to people who bike along streets with streetcar tracks including East Yesler Way, where Desiree McCloud crashed on her bicycle. The Seattle Department of Transportation is
Memorial Walk for Desiree McCloud Read Post »
BY DAVID SEATER On February 29, 2016, Central Seattle Greenways volunteers and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways staff met at Capitol Hill Station to conduct an accessibility audit of the station area. We focused on three priorities: safety of street crossings, obstructions in crosswalks and along sidewalks, and sidewalk capacity. The station is expected to serve 14,000
Capitol Hill Station Access Audit Read Post »
East James Court used to be a little cut through street with parking along both sides, remarkable only in its unremarkableness, a way for cars to get between 12th Avenue and 13th and to store their cars for a two-hour block of time. But not a place where anyone likely felt a strong desire to
Places for People: 12th Ave Square Park Now Open Read Post »
For the past three years, the worst intersections in Seattle for pedestrians, according to the readers of the Walking in Seattle blog, have all been close to Seattle’s downtown, along Aurora and Denny Way. We suspect our readers have a number of intersections that they would like to nominate as worst in Seattle, most of
Nominate the Worst Intersection in Seattle Read Post »
