By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 11, 2010
As “Decision Day” approaches for the Seattle City Council, the fires of controversy rage hotter.
Posted in Transportation | Tagged elizabeth campbell seattle citizens against the tunnel, goldy horsesass.org, horsesass.org, richard conlin
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 5, 2010
For the first time, City Council President and “Mr. Sustainability” addresses the apparent contradiction in his support for a Deep-Bore Tunnel project under Seattle.
Posted in Transportation | Tagged alaska way viaduct, deep bore tunnel project, richard conlin, seattle mr. sustainability
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on June 1, 2010
A grass-roots campaign to slow down a major thoroughfare is gaining steam.
Posted in Transportation | Tagged cascade bicycle club, David Hiller, nickerson road diet, publicola, richard conlin, seattle mayor mike mcginn, seattlelikesbikes, stone way road diet, tom rasmussen seattle city council
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 11, 2009
With the election of Mike McGinn as mayor of Seattle and re-election of Council president Richard Conlin, it now looks as though the two most powerful office-holders in the city are, of all things, bike commuters. The third most powerful, newly elected County Executive Dow Constantine, is a bike lover, as is another newcomer, Council [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes, Transportation | Tagged cascade bicycle club, David Hiller, Dow Constantine, mayor of seattle, mike mcginn, mike o'brien, richard conlin
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on October 27, 2009
Should a cyclist vote for a political candidate simply because he or she is a fellow cyclist? Obviously the answer is no. Otherwise we would have voted for George Bush, an avid and by most accounts fairly adept mountain biker. The problem was, as much as he loved to ride, Bush did virtually nothing to [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Obama Bikes | Tagged jeff reifman, mike mcginn, mike o'brien, Moab, richard conlin, seattle mayor
