Volunteer Appreciation PARTY!

Party Hat graphicWe want to thank you at our annual volunteer appreciation gathering this Groundhog's Day!  

Let's celebrate all of the progress you helped make possible in 2016!

New to volunteering with us? Come see what we're all about.

Date/Time: Thursday February 2nd, 2017 5:30PM ---> 7:30PM

RSVP here!

Location: Impact Hub  4th Floor  220 2nd Ave S  Seattle, WA 98104

Food and beverages provided courtesy of: Peddler Brewing Company BOL Pho …

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The Promise of Seattle Boulevards is a 2016 workshop and report from Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, supported by Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation (SPR), the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON), and the Friends of Seattle’s Olmsted Parks (FSOP). The recommendations of this group centered on the best use of current boulevards and a design framework to help to determine how boulevards can function equitably as …

More funding for safe streets in City Budget. Thank you!

Here’s something to be thankful for today: Seattle City Council passed the final version of the 2017 budget with some fantastic improvements thanks to your support!

Exciting budget additions include

  • $1 million to fix Rainier Ave S - the most dangerous street in the city, and an acceleration of funding for the exciting Accessible Mt Baker project.
  • Funding to create a North Beacon Hill Multimodal Transportation Study to allow much …

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