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Archive for 'Pedestrian Safety'

Should Seattle go on a “road diet”?

On Friday, September 17, 7:00 p.m., City Inside/Out with C.R. Douglas kick starts a new season by examining Seattle’s latest transportation controversy: road diets. On the heels of City plans to increase traffic and pedestrian safety and promote bicycle use, the Seattle Department of Transportation is reducing car lanes on some streets[More]

What’s Your Question for Mayor Mike McGinn?

On Thursday, June 10, 7 p.m., SEATTLE CHANNEL 21, tune in and call 206-684-8821 or email askthemayor@seattle.gov and communicate in real time with the new mayor and host C.R.Douglas. If you can't call or email then, call 206-684-8821 or email askthemayor@seattle.gov anytime to record your question for the mayor. [More]

Walk. Bike. Ride.

Earlier this month, Mayor Mike McGinn announced an ambitious plan to make walking, biking, and riding transit the easiest ways to get around Seattle. Over the next few years, he promises to redirect transportation funding from traditional road projects to these alternative ways of getting around. Supporters say there are many important[More]

More sidewalks will reduce pedestrian crashes, says Councilmember

On City Inside/Out: Council Edition, Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata says Seattle has around 400 accidents involving pedestrians and vehicles per year. He believes the City can lower that number by building more sidewalks. [More]

In the fall of 2009, the City Council is expected to make a decision on whether to adopt the Pedestrian Master Plan.

According to Washington State law, vehicles must yield to pedestrians at every intersection, whether there is a marked crosswalk or not; and pedestrians must not move into the path of a vehicle in such a way that it is impossible for the driver to stop. The Pedestrian Master Plan notes that there[More]

Will Seattle become the nation’s most walkable city

City Hall has set an ambitious goal -- to make Seattle the most walkable city in the nation. [More]