4 Hopeful Stories + 7 Budget Wins + 10 Open Streets

November 2020 Newsletter

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This month we bring you 4 inspiring stories, 7 budget wins, and information about Stay Healthy Blocks and the new Lake Washington Boulevard open street. Enjoy!

Fixing Seattle's most dangerous street, Rainier Ave South, has been years in the making, and now the street has been redesigned from Columbia City to Rainier Beach.

Cafe Streets have allowed small businesses to use street space to safely serve their customers and communities during the pandemic.

Whose Streets, Our Streets! has been working to envision traffic safety without police involvement.

Stay Healthy Streets have provided space for people to safely walk, bike, roll, run, and play during this pandemic.

Councilmember Morales had a message for folks at our Streets For People annual event.

7 Big Wins in the City Budget!

Thanks to advocates like you, we were able to work with the Seattle City Council to find funding for:

The Georgetown to South Park Trail
Rainier Ave sidewalk repair
Safe Routes to School
South End Bike Routes (MLK and Georgetown-Downtown)
Thomas Street Redesigned
Duwamish Longhouse Crosswalk
NE 45th bike route to the new light rail station

Stay Healthy Blocks Roll Out Across the City

Due to popular demand, the Seattle Department of Transportation created a Stay Healthy Blocks permit, that allows neighbors to create their own Stay Healthy Streets.

We have been hosting work parties to build "street closed" signs for neighbors who want to create Stay Healthy Blocks. So far we've supported ten different projects in South Park, Georgetown, Greenwood, Greenlake, Capitol Hill, and Hillman City — and more are in the works! If you want to learn more or get involved, drop us a line at info@seattlegreenways.org.

Lake Washington Boulevard Open Through Monday

Thanks to advocates like you, the Seattle Department of Transportation just announced that part of Lake Washington Boulevard will be OPEN for the long Thanksgiving weekend for people to walk, bike, and roll, and will be closed to vehicle thru-traffic!

Read more...

Around the City

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is a grassroots coalition of neighborhood chapters that plan and advocate for safe, equitable, and comfortable streets for all. Progress is happening across the city thanks to people like you. Click here to get connected with an SNG group in your neighborhood.

"Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is the largest force making Seattle a safe place to walk/bike/drive/live" —current donor

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