[NFBSea] FW: Act now: Are we planning for a climate catastrophe or a thriving future?

Wed Jul 27 07:14:36 UTC 2022

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Act now: Are we planning for a climate catastrophe or a thriving future?

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As you might have already heard, the Seattle Department of Transportation
(SDOT) is creating a new plan called the "Seattle Transportation Plan." This
plan will guide transportation planning and implementation for the next
decade and beyond. It will update and combine the city's bike, freight,
pedestrian, and transit maps into one plan. It also will determine how and
where people will fit onto Seattle's streets. Learn more here.
<https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/seatt
le-transportation-plan>  

This plan is currently going through what is known as a State Environmental
Policy Act (SEPA) alternatives analysis, and we need to ensure the
alternatives are as strong as possible from the beginning. 

Can you take a minute to send a comment by this Friday
<https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/r_3WfTsB5lvb6YUfV1RT9Q>  to make
sure this important plan reflects and advances our safety, equity, and
climate goals? Please send them a comment today! 

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Working with our allies we have identified five main concerns and
suggestions: 

Before moving forward with SEPA analysis for the Seattle Transportation
Plan, please revise the proposed alternatives in the following way:

1.	Delete Alternative 2 which would be a failure of our necessary
climate goals. Seattle must be a leader on a just transition to a
sustainable future, and failing to do so by 2044 should not be studied as an
option. 
2.	Add a bold Alternative 4. We need a new alternative that makes bold
progress in the next decade, rather than waiting for 2044. We need an
alternative that rapidly makes walking, biking, and transit the most
convenient, safe, and comfortable ways to get around Seattle. Let's plan for
an accessible city for all, where sidewalks and crosswalks are ubiquitous.
Let's plan for a bike friendly city where every street is safe to bike on.
Let's plan for a city where frequent transit is prioritized over the
movement of cars. Let's plan for a city where our streets are recognized as
public space for play, community building, trees, gardens, cafes, and so
much more! In short, let's plan for a future that is more sustainable,
equitable, safe, affordable, healthy, accessible, and thriving. 
3.	Plan for an affordable 15 Minute City. Please revise the
alternatives to plan for a city where everyone has an affordable home, and
where daily needs are within a short walk or roll. These strategies must be
developed in concert with the land use plan to be effective and equitable. 
4.	Improve the "themes" used to evaluate the alternatives. Please
improve the universal design theme away from app solutions and towards the
needs of non-drivers and people with disabilities. Please add public space,
kid-friendly, elderly-friendly, and noise pollution as new themes to better
help understand the outcomes that different alternatives would create. 
5.	Reduce the over-emphasis on vehicle electrification: The draft
alternatives envision a large role for the City of Seattle in promoting
private electric vehicles. SDOT should instead focus on what it has the most
control over: prioritizing investments and street space so that walking,
biking, and transit are the most convenient, safe, and comfortable ways to
get around.

Can you take a minute to send a comment by this Friday
<https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/r_3WfTsB5lvb6YUfV1RT9Q>  to make
sure this important plan reflects and advances our safety, equity, and
climate goals? Please send them a comment today!
<https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/r_3WfTsB5lvb6YUfV1RT9Q> 

Thank you for your continued advocacy!

Take care of yourself and others,

<https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/Kelly-and-Peter-506-copy-15
0x150.jpg> Gordon Padelford

Executive Director

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

P.S. I hope you will join us on August 20th for Feast In the Street! Learn
more and get your tickets now
<https://seattlegreenways.org/events/2022feast/> . 

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