It’s all about transportation (with a dollop of ethics) this morning.
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Bike plan: the bad news isn’t so bad
The last couple of weeks have not been happy for bicycle enthusiasts, since SDOT released a revision of the Seattle Bike Plan that had significant cutbacks for 2016 and beyond. That was interpreted as both a violation of the voters’ faith when they approved the Move Seattle levy last year, and a failure to deliver on the conditions that the City Council wrote into their approval of the Pronto buyout earlier this year. The bicycle community has been up in arms about it. But yesterday afternoon, representatives from SDOT appeared in front of the City Council’s Sustainability and Transportation Committee …
Continue readingScott Kubly’s last stand?
SDOT Director Scott Kubly was ushered into office with city officials hailing him as a “transportation visionary.” But in the last year his repeated missteps have eroded his support. If the 2-week closing of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, starting next weekend, goes badly it may be the final straw that causes the Mayor to usher him back out.
Continue readingCity applies for federal grant for Lander Street overpass
This week the Mayor and City Council sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation urging that the city be given a FASTLANE grant for the Lander Street Overpass. This should be music to the ears of Sonics fans.
Continue readingQ&A on the West Seattle Tree Cutting Incident
This morning the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Waterfront Committee heard a presentation on the recent tree cutting incident at the Duwamish Head Greenbelt in West Seattle, in which a lot of information was presented. Here’s a summary, in Q&A format.
Continue readingNews roundup: Pronto, SDOT, and Kubly
Just when you thought that the Pronto bikeshare system would be out of the spotlight for a little while, it’s back with a vengeance.
Continue readingCouncil gets briefed on new 23rd Avenue response
This morning, Council member Herbold’s Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee was briefed on how the city is responding to the ongoing mess that is the 23rd Avenue construction project.
Continue readingCouncil deliberates further on Pronto bikeshare program
This afternoon’s discussion of the ailing Pronto bikeshare system had a little bit of everything: split opinion in public comments, financial wonkiness, city staff being grilled, and one eyebrow-raising revelation.
Continue readingNews roundup: musings
No big stories today, but lots of musings on the past year and the one to come.
Continue readingSDOT Director report
Scott Kubly, Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, gave a report to the Transportation Committee this morning.
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