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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways
@sngreenways.bsky.social
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We organize and mobilize people to make every neighborhood a great place to walk, bike, and live.
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This Saturday Ballard Fremont Greenways, Councilmember Strauss, and @seattledot.bsky.social are celebrating the new crosswalk on 15th Ave in Ballard.

When: This Saturday at 2 PM
Where: 15th Ave NW and NW 51st St in Ballard.
Learn more: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/11/05/1...
map crosswalk
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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There is a @seattledot.bsky.social meeting tonight about a new Lake City Home Zone. "If you live, work, visit, or travel through the area pictured below, we’d like your feedback at our upcoming open house on Thursday, Nov 13." at the Lake City Library from 4:30-6:30pm
area: hiram pl, 125th to 30th to lake city way
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Join neighbors for the next NW Greenways meeting on Thursday, Nov 6, 7–8 PM at Halcyon Brewing.

Talk fall projects, safe streets, and what’s ahead for 2025–26.

Bring your ideas, grab a drink, and help shape the future of walking, biking, and rolling in Northwest Seattle. 🚲🌳
Graphic for NW Greenways Monthly Meeting with text that reads: ‘Join us! NW Greenways Monthly Meeting, Thursday, November 6, 7–8pm, Halcyon Brewing Company, 8564 Greenwood Ave N.’ The image includes icons of a calendar and location pin, the NW Greenways logo, and colorful silhouettes of people walking, biking, and using wheelchairs.
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Need a lift to your nearest ballot box? 🗳️

Ride free with Lime! Use code VOTE2025 for two free 30-minute rides to drop off your ballot.

No cost, no stress — just vote.

Every vote counts!
Two people ride Lime e-bikes and e-scooters down a bike lane in a city with cars and trees in the background. Text on the image reads ‘Lime to the Polls’ with a green badge that says ’Election Day 25’.
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Election Day is almost here — your ballot is your voice!

Drop it off by 8 PM tomorrow at any ballot box.

Go with a friend (furry or otherwise) and make it a quick civic adventure.

Don’t let your vote get lost in the mail pile — let’s show up for our city! 💚 🐾
A blue heeler dog wearing a green harness sits attentively in front of a King County ballot drop box labeled “Ballot drop box” in multiple languages. The box has a blue and white “Vote!” sign and a sticker encouraging people to share their #votingselfie.
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Huge turnout braved the rain to celebrate the new E Marginal Way bike lanes this morning with @bestsidecycling.com & @seattlebikeblog.com!

Ride Info: www.seattlebikeblog.com/2025/10/16/w...
A group of smiling cyclists gather outside a modern building on a rainy day, dressed in colorful rain gear and helmets. One person in the front takes a cheerful selfie, capturing the lively group behind them as they prepare for a group ride.
October 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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After more than a decade of advocacy, East Marginal Way has been transformed from one of Seattle’s most intimidating streets into a safe, connected corridor between West Seattle and Downtown. 🚲✨

Read the full story: www.seattlegreenways.org/get-involved...
Two people ride bikes side by side on a newly paved protected bike path on East Marginal Way. One cyclist wears a bright yellow safety vest and red helmet, while the other wears a patterned jacket and dark helmet. To the right, a semi-truck hauling a shipping container drives past large port cranes under a hazy sky, highlighting the mix of bike and freight activity in the area.
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Bring Trick-or-Streets to your block! 🎃

Apply for a free street closure permit to celebrate Halloween or Día de Muertos with your neighbors, Oct 24–Nov 2.

Apply by Oct 20 👉 sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/06/t...

#TrickorStreets #Halloween #DiaDeMuertos
Halloween-themed flyer with a purple background and cartoon ghosts around a large yellow moon that reads: “Oct 24 – Nov 2, 2025. Trick or Streets.” Text below says: “Close your street for a safe & fun Halloween. Apply by October 20th.” Seattle Department of Transportation logo is in the bottom right corner.
October 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Tonight is Community Crossroads — an evening of stories, tacos, & connection with community leaders from South Park, Aurora Ave N, & MLK Way S.

🕕 6–8 PM
📍 Centilia Cultural Center

RSVP: seattlegreenways.org/tickets

Come for the food, stay for the inspiration. Don’t miss it!
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Want to walk, bike, and roll safely in NE Seattle? 🚶‍♀️ 🚴‍♂️ ♿️

Join your neighbors for the upcoming NE Seattle Greenways meetings to help shape safer, more connected streets for everyone.

🗓️ Oct 7 & Nov 18
⏰ 6:45–7:45 PM
📍 Ravenna Eckstein Community Center

#Seattle #SafeStreets #WalkBikeRoll
Flyer for NE Seattle Greenways. It reads: “Want to walk, bike, and roll safely? Join your neighbors at a NE Greenways meeting! Tuesday, October 7th 6:45–7:45pm. Tuesday, November 18th 6:45–7:45pm. Ravenna Eckstein Community Center.” Illustrated people are walking, biking, and using a walker on a stylized crosswalk.
October 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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What does it take to turn dangerous streets into safe, welcoming places?

Join us this Wednesday for Community Crossroads — an evening of stories, tacos & community connections!

🕕 6:00 - 8:00 PM
📍 Centilia Cultural Center

RSVP: seattlegreenways.org/tickets
October 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Join NW Greenways Thursday, October 2 from 7–8 PM at Halcyon Brewing Company (8564 Greenwood Ave N).

Come connect with neighbors, chat about safer streets, and learn how to make walking, biking, and rolling better in NW Seattle. Plus — great company and local brews! 🍻

#NWGreenways #SafeStreets
Flyer for NW Greenways Monthly Meeting. It reads: “Join Us! NW Greenways Monthly Meeting, Thursday, October 2, 7–8 PM, Halcyon Brewing Company, 8564 Greenwood Ave N.” The top shows the NW Greenways logo. At the bottom, colorful sketch-style silhouettes of people walking, biking, and rolling are shown.
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Celebrate safer streets in South Seattle this Sunday with @seattledot.bsky.social!

Join for the Duwamish Valley Celebration 🎉

📍 Mini Mart City Park, Georgetown
🗓️ Sun, Sept 28 • 12–2 PM

Neighbors have been working toward these wins for nearly a decade—celebrate with us!
September 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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What if our streets were designed for people, not just cars?

Come hang out at Community Crossroads — an evening of food, conversation, and ideas for safer streets.

📅 Wed, Oct 8 • 6–8 PM
📍 Centilia Cultural Center

Dinner + childcare included! 🍲👶

Learn more: seattlegreenways.org/community-cr...
Illustrated flyer for Seattle Neighborhood Greenways’ “Community Crossroads” event. The left side shows a gray, car-clogged street with traffic, fumes, and a worried cyclist. The right side shows a colorful, people-first street with buses, bikes, and people of all ages walking on wide sidewalks. Event details: Wednesday, October 8, 6–8 PM at Centilia Cultural Center. Free with optional donation. Panel discussion, dinner, childcare, and interpretation provided. Website: seattlegreenways.org/community-crossroads
September 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Last Friday, we hosted a celebration ride in the new Beacon Hill bike lanes.

10 years of grassroots organizing = real urban transformation.

Big thanks to @seattledot.bsky.social and every neighbor who refused to give up.

Together, we can build safer, more accessible streets for everyone.
Group of community members and advocates outside of El Centro Del Raza, celebrating the new Beacon Hill bike lanes. Group of people rolling through the new Beacon Hill bike lanes near the Beacon Hill Link station. Person riding a bike outside of Beacon Hill station in a new protected bike lane. Group of people riding bikes in a protected bike lane outside of Beacon Hill Station.
September 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Join us for the Solidarity Budget Roundtable at Jefferson Park tonight, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.

Part strategy session, part community building, part kickoff to budget season.

Let’s push for a city budget rooted in safety, equity & care.

Learn more: seattlesolidaritybudget.com
Flyer for the Seattle Solidarity Budget Roundtable 2025 event. It takes place Wednesday, September 17th, from 5–8 PM at Jefferson Park Picnic Shelter #3. The flyer describes the event as “one part strategic planning, one part community building, and one part kick-off of the budget season.” Notes include: food, family friendly, ADA accessible bathrooms, and high-quality KN95+ masks provided. Bus #36 arrives every 10 minutes with one transfer from light rail. The flyer background is a pink and green checkerboard pattern with text bubbles saying “We keep us safe!” and “Lovely humans!” Website: seattlesolidaritybudget.com.
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Join the community celebration this Friday @ Roberto Maestas Plaza for food, music, and a celebratory community ride.
September 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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After more than a decade of advocacy, new protected bike lanes + pedestrian upgrades are finally open along 15th Ave S & Beacon Ave S!

📖 Read the story of how neighbors + advocates made it happen: www.seattlegreenways.org/get-involved...
A King County Metro electric trolley bus stops at a bus platform next to a protected bike lane, where a cyclist rides past. Several people wait at a bus shelter on the right. The scene includes tactile paving for accessibility, power lines above, and apartment buildings and trees in the background under a clear blue sky.
September 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Seattle’s Comp Plan shapes our city’s future. Today, only 44% of us can walk to daily needs.

We need a Seattle that’s both affordable and walkable.

📣 Final public hearing: Friday (9/12)

✍️ Add your voice: actionnetwork.org/letters/walk...
Stylized street scene depicting a 15-minute city. In the illustration, there is a woman in the bottom right sipping coffee looking out onto a busy street that is full of bicycles people walking, street cafes, and mixed use development for shopping, working, and living.
September 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Bike & Scoot Sunday is this weekend at Seward Park from 10 AM – 2 PM.

Join @seattledot.bsky.social, Rainier Valley Greenways Safe Streets, and more for a free, family-friendly day of biking, scooting, and rolling on a car-free Lake Washington Boulevard.

RSVP ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/bike-scoot...
Stylized version of people moving on Lake Washington Boulevard on a sunny September day. In the top left corner is a sun with the words Bike & Scoot Sunday in the center. To the right of it is a person on a bicycle passing another person on a scooter. In the bottom left corner there is a person on a bike with flowers. On the right corner is another person on a scooter with a purse.
September 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We filmed at First & Pike with Kenji Lopez and Ray Delahanty talking about the Pike Place Market limited vehicle access test pilot and what it could mean for the future of Seattle’s most iconic public space.

Future video in the works. Stay tuned for updates. 👀
In the right side of the photo, Kenji Lopez and Ray Delahanty are sitting at a café table on 1st and Pike. Their table is set with a variety of food and drinks from Pike Place Market. On the left side of the photo, there is an unidentified person sitting at a café table that has a blue umbrella. In the background, people are walking along First Avenue, and the Public Market sign is partially visible behind the blue umbrella.
August 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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We filmed at First & Pike with @kenjilopezalt.bsky.social and @nerd4cities.bsky.social, talking about the Pike Place Market limited vehicle access test pilot and what it could mean for the future of Seattle’s most iconic public space.

Future video in the works. Stay tuned for updates. 👀
August 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Seattle YIMBY’s August Happy Hour is tonight from 6–8pm at Cloudburst Brewing in Ballard.

Come talk Comprehensive Plan updates, learn what the primary election results mean for the pro-housing movement, & find out how to keep pushing for more homes + vibrant communities.

#HousingForAll
August 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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🚸 Big wins for 8th Ave!

Your advocacy helped secure 3 new pedestrian crossings in SDOT’s 2025/26 plans.

Celebrate w/Ballard-Fremont Greenways at the 2nd Annual “Reconnecting Ballard” Block Party

📍 Take5 Urban Market
🗓 Sunday, 11 AM –7:30 PM

More info ➡️ Fix8th.com
Poster featuring cats dancing. In the center reads, reconnecting Ballard Block Party This Sunday at Take5. Ballard-Fremont Greenways Logo with Take5. August 17, 11 - 8 PM Prizes Raffle @ 5:30 PM For more info visit: fix8th.com
August 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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This Saturday @lidi5.org is turning down the freeway noise & turning up the fun.

Join them for a community picnic at Plymouth Pillars Park during the northbound I-5 closure. Bring snacks, a blanket, & enjoy rare quiet time in the heart of the city.

📍 Pike & Boren

🕐 2–4 PM
Hand-drawn figures at Plymouth Pillars Park at Pike and Boren. The person on the left is holding a mug and some balloons. Next to him is a person waving. There is a dog in the center of the picture with a bowl of circles. Also in the scene are a blanket, a boombox, and two people sitting at a table.
August 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM