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January 9, 2016 by Cathy Tuttle For weeks now, a poorly managed building site and less than stellar City oversight has forced Roosevelt High School children to walk in traffic -- just a few feet away from last year's DUI death of Andres Hulslander. Seattle's Transformation Department fixed the problem using entirely upcycled, leftover, and on-site materials to create a five-foot walkway and 11-foot driving lane. People drive slower past …

2015 Growing A Garden of Greenways

Lake City Greenways Builds Community In Olympic Hills Pocket Park Lake City Greenways Builds Community In Olympic Hills Pocket Park Cathy Tuttle, Executive Director December 2015 Let me tell you a story about one person who reached out to neighbors over the past few years, and with their help – and a little help from Seattle Neighborhood Greenways – built a park, got safer routes to their local school, slowed traffic on one of Seattle's most dangerous streets, and helped …

Social Justice in the Crosswalk

Dec 9, 2015 By Robyn Kwon

Is walking across the crosswalks in Seattle more dangerous for certain people with different ethnic backgrounds? During a summer observational field experiment, we tested the hypothesis to see if drivers’ behavior exposes racial or sex bias towards pedestrians. Our results found that White males had a shorter wait time and lower average number of vehicles that passed before a vehicle stopped compared to Black …

#Party4OurStreets Awards

Dec 9, 2015 As a grassroots organization the energy, vitality, and strength of our organization comes from our amazing volunteers. We are so proud of their donations of time and energy this year and wowed by how much they accomplished! shirley winning 2015 Check out the awards below for our 2015 categories:
  • Amazing Advocacy
  • Greenway Champion
  • Community Builder
  • Exemplary Street Experiment
  • Fact Finding
  • Public Servant
  • Wendy
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