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Capitol Hill Community Council’s Complete Streetcar Campaign

Nate — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:37:11 +0000

Great City volunteers and sustainable transportation advocates on Capitol Hill have been conspiring and brainstorming together for years. We’ve been thrilled to see the great traction our friends on the Capitol Hill Community Council (CHCC) are getting with their innovative “Complete Streetcar” concept. Here’s an update from the CHCC’s Mike Kent: On Tuesday, May 4th, more [...]

What We Heard: Mike McGinn’s Open Source Transiton

paul — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:37 +0000

Great City is proud to have participated in Seattle mayor elect Mike McGinn’s “Open Source Transition”. To refresh your memory, the transition team asked a group of “community ambassadors” to solicit input from the public on three questions:

1. How do we build the strongest possible team to achieve the policy objectives and values set forth? 2. How do we build public trust in the new administration? 3. What do you view as the incoming administration and the city’s greatest challenge — what should we do first out of the gate?

We received 165 responses to the transition teams questions, which we have synthesized into an executive summary. If you would like to read what we heard, GC-McGinnTransitin.

This is Embarrassing…

paul — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:42:13 +0000

Especially when one considers that Atlanta's rail system (MARTA) was initially slated to go to Seattle. via The Overhead Wire who in turn got it from @ttpolitic

Help Out With Mayor Elect Mike McGinn’s Transition

brice — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:17:32 +0000

Hello Great City friends, Members of the Great City board and other civic leaders were invited by Mayor-Elect, and former Great City Executive Director, Mike McGinn to provide some transition advice. We were asked to serve as ambassadors by reaching out to our networks and seeking advice for the incoming administration. Mike himself explains the intent here. As some of the best thinkers on urbanism, land use and sustainability in the city, we wanted to invite all of Great City's friends to participate. Click on this link and fill in the form. The transition team has asked that we have comments to them by Monday, November 23. In order to meet that goal, we ask that you have comments to us by Sunday, November 22 at 6pm. We'll then synthesize and compile those comments and provide them to the transition team. This is your first opportunity to help shape the incoming administration. We look forward to sharing what you have to say with the transition team. Let's push them to build the Great City we all know is possible.

Action Alert: Ensure Council Designates Funding for Bike/Ped Projects

paul — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:45:13 +0000

This next Monday, October 26, Seattle City Council will be considering whether or not to repeal the Employee Hours Tax (aka, the “Head Tax”). Regardless of how you feel about the repeal of the tax, the potential loss of a funding mechanism for Bridging the Gap sends a dangerous signal about Seattle’s transportation priorities. The Mayor has stated he wants to make Seattle into the most pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly city in the United States. This is the time for us to walk our talk! The improvements identified by both plans make it safer for our children to walk to school and in their neighborhood. They help our seniors to continue to be mobile. They help us reduce our reliance on the automobile and reduce our carbon footprint. They also ensure the health of our business districts and other community places. Please email city council members today and urge them to allocate funding sources for bike and pedestrian infrastructure. And if you are free, please consider attending the city council hearing on Monday at 5:30 pm at the Council Chambers in City Hall.