Seattle voters approve massive bikeway/pedestrian-oriented transportation proposal | PeopleForBikes

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In the last two years, Seattle has completed seven protected bike lane projects, more than any other city in the country in that period except New York.

As we've written, Seattle heaved through a significant "bikelash" a few years ago. And (much like NYC before it) it's discovered an ocean of political support on the other side.

On Tuesday night, the city's voters did something remarkable: By 56 percent to 44 percent, they approved a property tax increase that will spend $65 million on a 50-mile protected bike lane network and a 60-mile neighborhood greenway network over the next nine years. It'll also put $71 million toward Seattle's goal of eliminating serious and fatal crashes, $15 million to repair 225 blocks of damaged sidewalks, $250 million to maintain existing roads, $140 million to maintain existing bridges.

The project list goes on. But it never stoops to the mistaken claim that a fast-growing city can fix its transportation problems by building more and more lanes for cars, always hoping that the next lane will be the one that never fills up.

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