MASS Coalition hosts Seattle City Council Candidate Forums ⁠— Video and Transcripts now available

clara
July 3, 2019

A crowded room of people sitting facing a panel of candidates at the front of the room.

The Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Coalition, of which Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is a part, hosted five forums recently, asking candidates for Seattle City Council tough questions about transportation, housing, and sustainability. You can watch the forums or read transcripts here, with special thanks to Rooted in Rights and Disability Rights Washington, or find a general summary of the five forums here from the Urbanist. (Don’t know which district …

Community mourns death of Jesse Gurnett and looks for solutions on Lake City Way

clara
July 3, 2019

Article written by Janine Blaeloch, a leader with Lake City Greenways, SNG's local chapter in the neighborhood.

Candy holds a picture of her son Jesse. On March 29, 2019, 32-year-old Jesse Gurnett, a lifelong Lake City resident, was struck by a speeding driver in the crosswalk at NE 127th Street and Lake City Way—on his way home, and just steps away from Value Village, where he worked. Jesse died …

Bicycle Implementation Plan Update: Good Project List, Incomplete Funding

clara
June 13, 2019

The mayor’s latest bicycle plan adds critical projects, but leaves them unfunded. Join us at the Ride4SafeSteets this Sunday, and send a letter to elected officials to call for completing the network.

At the end of April, the Mayor released a draft 2019-2024 Bicycle Implementation Plan outlining projects to be built through the end of the Move Seattle Levy. The plan drastically cut the connected network that the original …