Arena Redevelopment to Bring Walking and Biking Improvements to N. Downtown

  • June 8, 2018
Story by Andrew Koved, Queen Anne Greenways. The KeyArena redevelopment project has the opportunity to transform the Uptown neighborhood—for better or for worse. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been working hard to ensure that the Oakview Group, the developers hired for the project, will be building infrastructure and setting norms that will set the course for a world-class urban street system that can move people safely and efficiently to and …
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Imagine a Pedestrianized Ave

  • gordon
  • June 8, 2018
Can you imagine "The Ave"(aka University Way Northeast) in the University District being open only to people walking or the occasional delivery trucks dropping off business supplies? The community can! This is just one exciting result of months of meetings, surveys, one-on-one outreach, and planning workshops. Opening The Ave, as the proposed pedestrian-only zone is being referred to, would create more space cafe seating in the street, open-air markets, …
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New Bike Parking Regs for the Win!

  • May 7, 2018
Images and story courtesy of Bicycle Security Advisors. There can only be as many people biking as there are safe, convenient, and accessible places to lock-up their bikes at destinations. Every year, more people are biking in Seattle, and that means we need to support them with new, better standards that will help ensure this growth continues over the next decade. Fortunately, on April 2, the Seattle City Council …
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Supporting Local Economies: A Shiny New Crosswalk for the Georgetown Business District!

  • May 7, 2018
Photos and story by Jesse Moore, Duwamish Valley Safe Streets. Last month, Georgetown neighbors and business owners gathered with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) staff to celebrate the completion of a new signal and marked crosswalk at Airport Way South and South Doris Street, in the heart of this popular South End arts and culture hub.  DVSSGeorgetownCrosswalkpeoplewalkingtowardscamera DVSSGeorgetownCrosswalkPeopleCrossing According to Georgetown Merchant Association Chairman, Larry Reid (of the legendary Fantagraphics Books …
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