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What is Great City?

Great City is a strategic urban advocacy group that believes smart and responsible urbanism is the solution to many of our social, economic, and environmental challenges. We are effective by engaging and empowering neighborhood groups (Neighborhood Assistance Program), developing and advocating for key urban strategies (Streets for People, Leadership for Great Neighborhoods, and Green Infrastructure), and bringing together public and private professionals to discuss and critique current projects and processes (Great City’s monthly brown bag series at GGLO).

Oct

3

Two Wheeling it in the City: Thoughts about bicycle safety

Posted by Alyse Nelson

A child riding along a cycle track in Copenhagen. Note the traffic calming design of the side street: the sidewalk continues across the junction with special paving to make drivers aware they are entering a pedestrian/bike area.

Learning about the tragic deaths in the bicycle community [...] Continue Reading…

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Sep

30

DSA Endorses Streets for All Seattle

Posted by Nate Cole-Daum

Downtown Seattle Association Endorses Prop. 1

Seattle business leaders stress the need for transit investments and street maintenance to keep local economy moving

SEATTLE – The Downtown Seattle Association this week announced their endorsement of Seattle Prop. 1.

“Each day, more people commute to their jobs in Downtown Seattle on transit [...] Continue Reading…

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Sep

28

Discovering the Benefits of Community Gardens

Posted by Alyse Nelson

In May, each family at my son’s school picked a week to volunteer at the school’s garden during summer break.  We selected late July and I put it on my calendar with a bit of apprehension.  I’ve never been much of a gardener and I worried that I wouldn’t [...] Continue Reading…

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Sep

12

Two Neighborhood Greenways Events (9/14 and 9/22)

Posted by Brice Maryman

Are you planning or thinking about a Greenway in your neighborhood? Meet with Neighborhood Greenway organizers from across Seattle (Ballard, Beacon, Wallingford, University, NE) at a dinner potluck meet-up Wed, 9/14 6:30-8:30pm. Mosaic Den 4401 2nd Ave NE in Wallingford (behind Dick’s on 45th)   http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159675627448629

Speakers: Frederica [...] Continue Reading…

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Sep

2

aLIVe@Bumbershoot

Posted by Cheryl Dos Remedios

Labor Day Weekend, September 3-5, 2011
11am – 8pm @ Center Square (between the EMP and the Space Needle)

Schedule

• All weekend, Johnnie Olivan of Rejuiced Bikes is offering rides on his Bike-Carts
• Julia Field of Undriving.org will be issuing Undriving Licenses™ all weekend
• The LIV/DIY craft table designed by Cheryl [...] Continue Reading…

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