{"id":697,"date":"2010-09-13T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2010\/09\/13\/streets-for-all-its-up-to-you\/"},"modified":"2010-09-13T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-13T15:00:00","slug":"streets-for-all-its-up-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2010\/09\/13\/streets-for-all-its-up-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Streets for all? It’s up to you."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Seattle City Council is considering its 2011 budget priorities; make sure they know that you want them to fund complete streets<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Avid readers of the blog\u2014and we know that your numbers are legion\u2014may recall an earlier post about Seattle\u2019s woefully-underfunded bicycle and pedestrian master plans, and the citizen-initiated movement to make them those plans a reality and fund transit service in the City. Called \u201cStreets for All,”<\/a> that movement has been endorsed by the Bicycle Alliance and numerous other organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Now\u2019s the time for Seattle cyclists, and anyone who cares about walking and transit in the City, to join the Streets for All effort and let your voices be heard at City Hall.<\/div>\n
The City\u2019s annual budget process is grinding slowly but inexorably forward. The city council is in the midst of considering next year\u2019s spending proposals and priorities, and budget hearings<\/b> are set for the evenings of Sept. 29, Oct. 13 and Oct. 29.<\/b>\u00a0 The lobbying from various interest groups has already begun, and the council needs to hear from you.<\/div>\n
There are two ways that you can help:<\/div>\n
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