Streets for All Seattle

So one of the reasons I was looking for feedback on sidewalks and infrastructure was because of Streets for All Seattle.   Their Facebook group and website just went live today and I’ve included more information from them below.

Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/StreetsForAllSeattle
Website: http://streetsforallseattle.org

We believe that walking, bicycling and transit should be the easiest means of transportation in Seattle. But we face cuts in Metro service hours, and we will not meet our obligation to build out the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plans at current funding levels. Our coalition has identified a number of potential funding sources for walking, biking and transit infrastructure, and we look forward to working with the Seattle City Council, Mayor McGinn and our partners to create dedicated funding mechanisms to generate at least $30 million dollars in annual revenue for multimodal transportation initiatives in Seattle.

We also look forward to engaging the entire city of Seattle in a conversation about how we fund and build the pedestrian, bicycle and transit infrastructure that aligns with our values; this year, and into the future.  We want our city to move people and goods efficiently, to equitably serve people of all ages and abilities, to preserve the jobs of our city construction crews, and to aid those who cannot or choose not to own a vehicle.

Boosting bicycling and walking will not only create better health outcomes for underserved residents, it will provide better access to transit. These clean forms of transportation will also help meet state-mandated vehicle miles traveled and city greenhouse gas reduction goals, help decrease the stormwater runoff that now plagues a fragile Puget Sound, and provide a concrete step toward the Council’s stated goal of carbon neutrality.

Mission:
All around the Country, cities are transforming themselves and building transportation systems that make sense for the future. Aligning their public infrastructure investments with the priorities of their citizens, cities like Salt Lake City, Portland, Denver, Minneapolis and New York are creating thriving communities where people want to live and businesses will choose to locate. For Seattle to work for our future, it’s time to get serious about funding the pedestrian, bicycle and transit infrastructure that our citizens demand. It’s time to invest in our values.