Is Rainier Ave S Off-Scale Dangerous? Yes.
Cathy Tuttle March 4, 2015 During a recent Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) evening meeting to talk about Rainier Ave S safety improvements, a driver […]
Category: Research
Save Lives & Keep Moving: Seattle’s Successful Safety Redesigns
Cathy Tuttle February 15, 2015 If you think a “road diet,” or safety redesign, will slow you down, think again. Walking in Seattle blogger Troy […]
UW Class Studies How to Market Walking & Biking For Transportation
Every year, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways staff meets with UW faculty and students to set up guided research projects and classes. In the fall of 2014, […]
Let’s Talk About Safe Streets
January 6, 2015 Language is powerful. The language we use everyday has the ability to change how people think about the world. Our ideas about […]
Lake City Greenways Directly Benefits from UW Student Work
So much student work is about theories and bold ideas that unfortunately never leave the printed page. So it is satisfying for students, and a […]
Speed Bumps to the Rescue!
by Cathy Tuttle October 28, 2014 What’s black and white and gray all over? Lake City Greenways volunteer Monica Sweet was impressed with the speed […]
The Great Ballard Pumpkin Count
The theory to test: Pumpkins per block dramatically increase after greenways are added to Seattle streets. Pumpkins may potentially be a good (and fun!) indicator of community connections, family-friendliness, walkability, […]
What’s the most important acronym on Seattle streets?
The Seattle ROWIM or Right Of Way Improvement Manual may be the most important acronym guiding the development of Seattle streets today. How wide are […]
Illegal Tree Cutting? Contact hotlines to find out!
by Peter Steinbrueck October 2014 Have you witnessed the cutting down of mature trees in your neighborhood and wondered if it was legally permitted? It’s […]
Upgrades needed on another deadly Seattle street
Originally published September 2, 2014 By Andres Salomon It is completely unacceptable a street known to be as dangerous as Roosevelt Way NE is not […]