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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Passing on for your information.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>Want Stay Healthy Streets in your neighborhood? Act Now!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=318 height=135 style='width:3.3083in;height:1.4083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image015.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>Have you heard the news? Your advocacy is working!<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Thanks to your emails, photos and stories, <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdkNluwyAQRb_GfsNiMcZ-4CFNmt-ICB47tCwRTGrl74u7SFUlJJg7zNHcO-uJioHJ1mlOOaWSCzbKnvKOdYJS1h_P_PUkDuNRHpuehrUrYBA9rBkgbuZZupTX1q_-EozzLq4XNzfypZEnvV-cMzFOTKr6qlrr9Q3xXhpxaPi5nm3bfonoApTOplDlH4lE2EotMZtY7imjQZfin_7mvCd3yMFEiOifxPpUgHBKgvNQSFpIhuLm2nTGk4J1aywEEwmpIPmAm7MVU_nL4mwFt1m_GZuu9efDvZdgqul1d7Yv1qI21qZHxAtjXKj2pgdlxCgUTLKf5XAVXE2TkmrozTL2V2BfyfwO_U9mZ3zn8gmgb3zo" target="_blank">Mayor Durkan announced that many of Seattle's Stay Healthy Streets will be made permanent</a> so that people can continue to enjoy walking, rolling, and biking in their neighborhoods after the pandemic ends. The Seattle Dept. of Transportation is also changing traffic signal timing to prioritize people in dense neighborhoods citywide. <strong><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Let's keep it up!</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>We're encouraging the City to keep extending the Stay Healthy Streets program as a low-cost, straightforward way for neighbors to feel safe on their neighborhood streets, with communities being able to weigh in on what they want the permanent installation to look like and how it can reflect neighborhood priorities and culture. We also think that this program needs to extend into some of Seattle's densest neighborhoods, where neighbors have even less open community space to share and recreate safely.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdT8FKxTAQ_Jr0WLLZpEkPOdTWggdBQfBY0jYvL9o20qSI7-tNFS_CLjsMO8PMrGuKFYjCa0YZpYIhKMEpK6FESoG3PbvvsFGtaAmnqyujNSkt1u3Wbp_mK5Zhd8XilmE1fvGbG_xMxB0RnT4PY4CqBiEzylyx6GtKH5FgQ1ifJ9rp2G2Z9Zewr7GcwprZEw92c36z509efrn5OjymgVZPr7IZbw_P40tDsE8EOxBKQY3AabHrNzOFMab98O9xNTmzO4OdxkXSZprCsaUBgKEsrhq45RZFbalEKms1S4HWSFQGq0oB_hT7E_0vdnr81voG-VFfpg" target="_blank">CLICK HERE to send a note thanking elected leaders for supporting Stay Healthy Streets and to ask for continued expansion to more neighborhoods</a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p> <o:p></o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=437 height=249 style='width:4.55in;height:2.5916in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image016.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. StayHealthyStreet"></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p> <o:p></o:p></p><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxtj8FuwyAMhp8GjgjskIQDhy5tXyOiQCgrCVOgqvb2I5t2mSZZsvXb_v3ZacWxF5JGDRw4l4BilB0HJhhyLrrpCpcznsZJTqTja2DFm1qTD7v328t8Fpb3QFNI82piiluYoyPyjcizPhKAwFEJObSqaTTpe60fBE8Eri3-MzvkbKNJLpZqNts8S20DtbQO3fW7sfnWlGd8lNU0qHBcZjavtGpjbX5udRYCcKB3baTtBuXFbXBWLeAQcOHt3wX73oFQ3-S_S3_JD48f7i9FQVnA" target="_blank">8 Solutions for Safe Streets for Social Distancing</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></h1><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Governor Inslee’s stay-at-home order currently allows walking and biking for exercise and essential transportation as long as you stay six feet away from everyone else. Getting fresh air and activity are important not only for our physical and mental health, but walking and biking to essential jobs and services can also help save money when finances are feeling tight (transportation is a major household cost in Seattle, second only to housing).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>With warmer weather ahead, and the possibility of even more-crowded parks and sidewalks, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been looking at ways to expand our safe, affordable, and sustainable transportation and recreation options. With the input and collaboration of community members across the city, we’ve come up with eight solutions for healthy streets during the COVID-19 crisis.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdT8FKxTAQ_Jr0WLLZpEkPOdTWggdBQfBY0jYvL9o20qSI7-tNFS_CLjsMO8PMrGuKFYjCa0YZpYIhKMEpK6FESoG3PbvvsFGtaAmnqyujNSkt1u3Wbp_mK5Zhd8XilmE1fvGbG_xMxB0RnT4PY4CqBiEzylyx6GtKH5FgQ1ifJ9rp2G2Z9Zewr7GcwprZEw92c36z509efrn5OjymgVZPr7IZbw_P40tDsE8EOxBKQY3AabHrNzOFMab98O9xNTmzO4OdxkXSZprCsaUBgKEsrhq45RZFbalEKms1S4HWSFQGq0oB_hT7E_0vdnr81voG-VFfpg" target="_blank">CLICK HERE to send a note to elected leaders supporting Stay Healthy Streets and other COVID-19 Responses</a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><h2> <o:p></o:p></h2><h2><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>1. Expand Stay Healthy Streets</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Have you had the chance to experience one of the city’s <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdUMtuhDAM_Bq4BeVBWDjksGW7v4FCkk3SDUlFTBF_39CqrVTJ1owse2yPFgNmHeG1FxRTjDllpOctpg1pGMakHe_09cau_cjHqsWLbbKRAMHY1Zi4yyM3abV1sGFapA8-2snrir9U_CZOoJSwfiD8Ulip1UE4gPdcsWtF7yWyTjCH9Cvb2PRRyuctBXB7cnb2gTyQMzKAO1CGshwyUimCj5tB4HxGuzFPJKNGuw8BSa0RQ9HsJb11c1pdSjr_tZqoi269ijep0lwkN__MiyxP2vOTRqWlBiGVSluEiRDKLrUTknQKM1aAGPUgWmPSDZ15cDW0j75lX078DP134tT49uETy-10MQ">Stay Healthy Streets</a> yet? They’re a little bit of sparkling magic in these dark times. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>At first glance they don’t look like much, because all it takes to make one is a few cones and signs to restrict vehicles to local access only and open up the street for people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><br></span><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj81uxCAMhJ8mHCMwGMiBwzbbfY2IEEpo81MFR6u-fUmrXipZ8owlj-abXMelFsiyAw6cI0hhUXFoRSs5F6p_wOtd3myPfaP4mtoSPdES0xHj9vRfpd2PxJa0DKvPS97SkKcGXxq8u2sBCGk7gaaqemOLm4k-SyNvDTzq0DMTxaMN-1rdtG9p3ocw-y1VW8jTWaoQgAjaSK3QKLDCgGWHe_dhHwsdZ_4oq6_t0lXhimLkfAj7udEgBEjDZqenNx-t8Z7jGLAbNQY7jl0VxnQK9Q_C39N_hCvjF-Abpc9ZRg"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=280 style='width:3.125in;height:2.9166in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image017.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. Stay Healthy Street sign"></span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>But linger for any period of time and you’ll see an elder walking, a couple running, a family walking their dogs, or kids biking in the street.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj0tuwzAMRE9jLQ2R-thaaJE4TXfd9ACGLDOKWn8KS0bQ21dukU0BApwhwMGb0RouNCgWLXLkXKGAVkmONdSCc5DdFV8u4tR2qqskn0OdyOU8UdiIlof7TvW6BTaFqZ9dnOIS-jhW6lypiz0WIojWgGqKKjc22XvOX6kSpwqvZfIj5kxb7de5uPe312dscSm7vB8CUEnVGKNASESlAQ3b7Ifz65DytsfPNLsCFw6CI4ll67xf9yX3ACgadreDJu-IaDDNMN4GqW_UEkCjSWrhNf9t8Hz63-DI-OP_AU5OWWs"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=544 height=320 style='width:5.6666in;height:3.3333in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image018.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. beacon hill stay healthy street"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>At the beginning of May, <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj01ugzAQhU-Dd0YeD07IwouUNNdABhxDauPKNq24fYdW7aLSaP408_S9SV8EnkCxRUshhVASoVWNkDXUKAQ03V2-3vDadqqrGhFcna0pxVuXrF0_zZ7rmBzzzvfBLH5ZXb9MlXqp1E0fRUrA9gLqTB3tmNdzKe-5wmsl7xR5imXw8U-2dvGD1gcLFaGOBJScLTxZM-0cgIeYLA-Lt5nHB8_F7Hy2xpd5p4G4SuZjDMTC97glTpSkwJJ-mjEOdLEtbzkYsuMO5ppuWdFmHOO2lh5A4pnNekIYUeJpaABBTM1wRmxUO4xoW6se8tvz79N_z4fGj-Mv1v9rAQ" target="_blank">Mayor Durkan announced another 11 miles of Stay Healthy Streets</a>, and we’re so excited! This initiative opens up valuable public space, our streets, for people to move around while maintaining a safe physical distance from each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>If widely implemented, these streets will help to ease pressure on some of our overcrowded city parks, sidewalks, and trails. Stay Healthy Streets will become increasingly important as the summer heats up, and Seattleites are eager to get outside while being able to keep a safe distance from each other.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>That's why we’re proposing the city implement our crowdsourced, 130 mile, network of Stay Healthy Streets.</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdjzFPwzAQhX-NM0a-c5y6g4c2bcTQDgWJgaVyHdcJOHGwHRD_HgfEgnTSnZ7uvnuvk1vKauDFIJEipRwZCF5RLKFklELVtHg8sJ1oeEMqOtoyGpWSMzYYM32qr1j6YAtn3XVUgxsmex06wveEH-TaEIGJLfBNnrJWONmnNEfCdgTbXF0YPkxpvbfOlNqPWfKzmQhrM4Yd4OFynpR9vIvj7Qkmv7w355OrTi-BXo7iOTQE6yXOeTP2KuTvRZCvSvtbTGEZ3uKosmm7OlvhRZJKa79M6QqAbFP0kivgFW71RtEaBUeuaqUN1-ZuUADon2R_R_-TrYzfXN_d0mHy">Click here for an interactive map</a>. The plan includes iconic recreational walking and biking routes in Seattle such as along Lake Washington Blvd, Green Lake Drive, Beach Drive, Alaskan Way, and much more!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdjzFPwzAQhX-NM0a-c5y6g4c2bcTQDgWJgaVyHdcJOHGwHRD_HgfEgnTSnZ7uvnuvk1vKauDFIJEipRwZCF5RLKFklELVtHg8sJ1oeEMqOtoyGpWSMzYYM32qr1j6YAtn3XVUgxsmex06wveEH-TaEIGJLfBNnrJWONmnNEfCdgTbXF0YPkxpvbfOlNqPWfKzmQhrM4Yd4OFynpR9vIvj7Qkmv7w355OrTi-BXo7iOTQE6yXOeTP2KuTvRZCvSvtbTGEZ3uKosmm7OlvhRZJKa79M6QqAbFP0kivgFW71RtEaBUeuaqUN1-ZuUADon2R_R_-TrYzfXN_d0mHy"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=452 height=731 style='width:4.7083in;height:7.6166in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image019.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. citywide map"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>In recognition of the current staffing and budget crunch, this proposal does not require any new major infrastructure — only cones and signs. The map relies heavily on existing neighborhood greenways and quiet neighborhood streets where possible, but incorporates pathways on some major streets where needed. For more details, <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj8tuwjAQRb_G2TUaj2NwFl7QBFqpDxZVF2WDjGNMIIkj2yni7-sUdVNpRnM1msc9jSyBLSjPWomAABwZFbwAzGnOAGhRbXBds5WoeEUK6G0ejIqxM9YbM1zVLeTO26yz3b5XbdcOdt82hD8SXsu5IFImSsqXSaVe1slTjGMgbEVwk6JxOuTWOduZXLv-3pl6M8RZpqTn24e_7MTT-Pp9-9QvNVvvsG6uzfi1fYCpGt_weWG2xfXdX9K4adpI2GYKI2F1OCmfHGVenpV2hxD91F5CrxKInd3OH7MoldZuGuKeUmTL7CQXyTIIBFNqUTCjBRyPitLSGDjyssBf2r-l_7TzjTvrD1NjaLo">see our FAQ</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>This collaboratively-created plan is based on suggestions from a survey asking for community input, which was shared in pieces by KUOW, the Seattle Times, the Stranger, the Seattle Bike Blog, and other media outlets and received 250 suggestions. We also utilized our network of local groups and relationships with other organizations to solicit recommendations and vet maps of each district. In District 2, leadership from community and neighborhood-based groups such as the African American Leadership forum, Bethany Church, and EL Comite offered support and insight on routes. Through these conversations and more, we emerged with a map that is at once pragmatic, community-supported, and inspiring.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdT8FKxTAQ_Jr0WLLZpEkPOdTWggdBQfBY0jYvL9o20qSI7-tNFS_CLjsMO8PMrGuKFYjCa0YZpYIhKMEpK6FESoG3PbvvsFGtaAmnqyujNSkt1u3Wbp_mK5Zhd8XilmE1fvGbG_xMxB0RnT4PY4CqBiEzylyx6GtKH5FgQ1ifJ9rp2G2Z9Zewr7GcwprZEw92c36z509efrn5OjymgVZPr7IZbw_P40tDsE8EOxBKQY3AabHrNzOFMab98O9xNTmzO4OdxkXSZprCsaUBgKEsrhq45RZFbalEKms1S4HWSFQGq0oB_hT7E_0vdnr81voG-VFfpg" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>If you want to see 130 miles of Stay Healthy Streets implemented in Seattle this summer please CLICK HERE to send a note showing your support</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>.</span></a><o:p></o:p></h2><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj0tuwzAMRE9jLQ2SsmJpoUXiNCfo3pBlRXHrTyDRCHr7yi26KUCAwwH4MDNaA_KESkyWgAAUSdSqAaqxlgDYdDd6u8qz7lRXNbDEOgfHPIeYQlhf7ivXW4pijnO_uGme1thPY6UulbraYxGh1AZVW1TxxGwfzM9cyXNFtzL8mphDqv22lOtSAOE9uTU_t8TFyOx4z0UgNUoDgG6o1ZoMnEAk--H8NmRO-_SZF1fyxSPEARNsnffbvnKPSLIVDwsG2yC9MaWhC4NG7wftCxjl_S5x_Cnx9_S_xMH4rfANWm5ZxQ"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=255 style='width:3.125in;height:2.6583in' id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image020.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. temporarily close lanes to widen sidewalks"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>2. Emergency Sidewalk Extensions<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdUMtuwyAQ_Bp8w-JhsH3wIU2a37AIJoQGTMTiWPn7QttcKq32MdLOzs4yjYRLKho3McIIEYzTQXSEtbTlhNDueGafJ34YjuKIOhJsC0bl7I1Nxqy7ekEbk2289XNQzrvVzm5B4gOJ01QLY5QPIxV96QrW-OmW8wMQPyB2LrHv-5sxmNzqGAqoY4qrerq0QZmqrlIILwmidsrjxUFWqy7XsAPswiMCuIs3OK44RMj4jxKDW8yu_L0cPG85zMEsbguIn0xVi5isIMQtaVNAG5-L8e5p0qtJ05fS8QI5be4OQZXnbd2pEps8Ka3jtuaZUsb75jZpqYiUTI9SdUxfaW_4VUnaDXTsL904_Dj0XvrvUOX49ecbInJ-Uw">97% of Seattle's sidewalks are too narrow for people to safely pass each other</a> while social distancing guidelines are in effect. Where possible, the city should temporarily expand sidewalks by using cones or other barricades. We’ve already heard major concerns from the Belltown Community Council for instance, and no neighborhood will be immune to this issue. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj81uhDAMhJ8GjsixyQ-HHLZseQ1k2CxLl58qMVr17Rta9VLJkmcsefTNzTdARuly9ggIoJGU0zVgpSoCUHXb4fuVLq7VbVHDOlUpsMgSphjC9uKvVO1xKpdp6Veel3mb-vlW6LdCX_25EBW5RmmbVb6Vi3-IfKaCLgV2eeQ1i4RYjfua3chxkX2LIWdgl4TlSFko1ASEprbGOmpcbWwZ_QeP-5AkHvMzrZzhppPgTCrF8zjuxya9Uki2fPiBG2XcnTUQKKPYBIY7QUAidoPFnwZ_T_8bnBm__N8p1Vhy"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=212 style='width:3.125in;height:2.2083in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image021.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. paris graphic for emergency bike routes"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>3. Emergency Bike Routes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>For the immediate foreseeable future, people are going to want to have physical distance between them as they start to get back to commuting and other travel around the city. Cities around the world have begun to implement temporary bikeways to reduce crowding on transit during this time of social distancing. This could be accomplished through temporary installation of cones and construction barriers, and/or by speeding up existing projects such as East Marginal Way and Eastlake Ave). Creating a network of safe places to bike will give people options to get to where they need to go.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdUMtuwyAQ_BpzA8FianLgkDrNb0QEsEOLIQJc1L8vbtVLpZV2NfuYmbXqRPkLE8groECpAM6kGCkQRjilbJyv8HbhZzmLeRjptpLidK3Brdm52PRXISmvKKzhtmkffFxv3g7idRAXdSQAxuWJialXHUNBPWp9loGfB7j2aK2RJSWro20-OmLS1tHoWukpu1L1nnWsBWeXni5iHfDSYZOw9bGzYRNScRaX2vX0MZNyivrT572grN61Sffe2v1H2XTXvx4iDxJUlTYm7bHeGAM-oYfii5GCmztMVEzGGkqplnK0YPsjFoAfk39L_00eN34tfgMpf2oE"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=500 height=360 style='width:5.2083in;height:3.75in' id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image022.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>4. Next Level Play Streets and Streeteries</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Expanding our city’s Play Streets and Streeteries programs and making the permitting process easier and more streamlined will allow residents and businesses to use street space more easily once public health restrictions on activities are eased. Local businesses can create additional space for physical distance between patrons, and people in both low and high density neighborhoods can create their own community spaces.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxtT0tuwyAUPI3ZGfHA1PGChes0B-gFLAyUkPCTjZXm9sWtuqkqPenNjDSjGS0Gwl6AIycooYRwyuDEO0IxYEYIdNOFvp3ZeJr41HQkWLwZWYo3djUmPuRzw2m1yFs_B-m8i3Z2uuGvDT-L41EK7DQA7yuqGvLiWkpu2NjQS73_wqr8yK1KsZhYKtmzT1JvFb0bHVLUrfmUIXvTjnl1vh3ao3k15Ce-ZYtWcZMqLVtZd3ffgqy17dENqxRQEVKptMcyA1DWo6sgklOuoSfAOqnAaFAS-DJ8MNJpRZbvbb-mv9uOjJ9lXwojZKQ"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=280 height=300 style='width:2.9166in;height:3.125in' id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image023.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. Walk Signal Is automatic sign in Redmond, WA"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>5. Automatic Traffic Signals for People</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>All people deserve traffic signals that allow them to walk and roll across the street safely and with dignity. We encourage the Seattle Dept. of Transportation (SDOT) to reconfigure traffic signals to automatically give people the walk signal without them having to touch a button (other than for vibration and sound signals for blind or deaf-blind pedestrians). The City should also develop a policy that limits how low people have to wait for a walk light and gives people enough time to cross the street. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxtj81uwyAQhJ8GbkH8mBofOKRO8wi9WhhvCC0GC7Ci9umLW_VSVVppZ0fa0XyLHqh4YhJ7zSmnVHLBlOwoJ4wISlk3XvnLRZzVKEfU0dWRAqbWAC4DxIf5KCRlh4ML02p88NFNfkHyGcmLPhbnTKiByb6p5uGg77VuSJwRv7b5L6zZj-1kU6wQazv2LSSzlKZeffEpnj4hJ7JFh7N-MzbNpebdv5fVtILuaEFsWnHVxtq0xzoxxkWP7xo4wDyLQXW3ngG7CWmlgV4qsGYRZv6m-H36S3Fk_DB8Ac6aXrA"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=177 style='width:3.125in;height:1.8416in' id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image024.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. Man holding slow down sign. Graph showing 9/10 pedestrians survive at 20 MPH"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>6. Pursue Vision Zero</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>The significant decrease in vehicle traffic during this time has also meant a significant increase in speeding. It’s critical that we keep people safe as they travel to where they need to go. That’s why we must follow through with the Mayor’s Vision Zero commitments to implement safer speed limits citywide and build the Rainier Ave Safety Corridor Project.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdkN1ugzAMhZ8G7oLy0zT0gouuXV-jMsFASoAqMYr69gvbKk2TLNn-JPvYp2tOXB2FLl0jueRcSyVqfeCyEpXiXBwuN_l5Vef6oi_Fgc9DFRGIPA4BcUnwitUahtIP_j6D824Z7q4r9Eehr82epBSqPgltcpVZ6ZuR6BkLdS7kLUdK6b2R3Iyxsuuc8S9iC6aY2w4I_tDn6p1FBgFZCo6yKOsxYWAPeCXw0w7I2QkpsnYjNrphZAEIWSTnPXMxbtgxWlnrwU7siR1GCg6WXawMzQPs2mayuSnOkP8e9uf220pqwNp1W-guhFSmHBtV8x7qGo4IShjRcsHRGNvzXpqOm_bbnPfQf3P2HT_WfAELrn5f"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=453 height=158 style='width:4.7166in;height:1.65in' id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:image025.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. racial disparity in ticketing"></span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>7. Decriminalize Walking<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Many people may already feel comfortable walking on non arterial streets to avoid other people, but we know from experience that <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdkN1ugzAMhZ8G7oLy0zT0gouuXV-jMsFASoAqMYr69gvbKk2TLNn-JPvYp2tOXB2FLl0jueRcSyVqfeCyEpXiXBwuN_l5Vef6oi_Fgc9DFRGIPA4BcUnwitUahtIP_j6D824Z7q4r9Eehr82epBSqPgltcpVZ6ZuR6BkLdS7kLUdK6b2R3Iyxsuuc8S9iC6aY2w4I_tDn6p1FBgFZCo6yKOsxYWAPeCXw0w7I2QkpsnYjNrphZAEIWSTnPXMxbtgxWlnrwU7siR1GCg6WXawMzQPs2mayuSnOkP8e9uf220pqwNp1W-guhFSmHBtV8x7qGo4IShjRcsHRGNvzXpqOm_bbnPfQf3P2HT_WfAELrn5f">laws like this are not equitably enforced</a> and are often used to place blame on victims of traffic violence. Let’s <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdj8tOwzAQRb_GWUb2OK7bhRclJUKqQKgoBVaVa7uOwYmj2OH19TggNkgzmqvRPO7RYoPpirDCCcCAMQNK1qzCUJKSYkyquoHrHd2ua1ajCve2jEam5I2djBne5Wcsw2QLb_2pl867wZ6cRuwKsZ1YCgCh6w1hPKvcK7zoUhojolsETQ4dVCxtCNabUoX-tzP3ZkiLzEn8qj6opvk6Pra3_WXcu-ePzdG1Ny2_345Pqd2_3Y2Hhw6mLuRxo11CtJnjiOgudnLKjopJvEgVzjFNs3uNvcwgdnG7fCySkEqFeUgnQoDyohMVUStugINhXBvNL-fsX2GmNa0opvBD-7f0n3a58cv6DaJPaVg">legalize or decriminalize</a> walking in the street, just like used to be the case <a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdjsFuhSAURL8GdiXAhaILFlafiyb9BoOISKvSCD7z-vXVNt00ucncTDIzZ9AlhWcmcdCcckolB1ZIQTlhBChlom75rYGqqGWNBF08Sc7kPDu_Obce5pFI3Dye_dwtJsxh9V0YkHxBstGXcM6gKJlU53d6eNZTzp8JQYV4e95xHOQR97z3jti4XI7JdkLQ3hE0T1W7qrfw-tUlvOl3Y2Of8raHj7SYk8Zfk1cMZ22sjfuaO8Y4KDxp4UpZOhjcaJ2BUUlQwoy9NVTIkg79D_Jf6D_y1fEL_A3BRVYa">before the automobile industry lobbied to kick people off of streets</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=495 height=310 style='width:5.1583in;height:3.225in' id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image026.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. jobs created by type of transportation project"></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'>8. A Green And Just Rebound</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>What comes next? What comes after the worst pandemic and possibly the worst economic crisis in modern times? With Seattle as an early pandemic epicenter, can we lead the way for a different future— by rebounding as a greener, more equitable, and thriving city? It won’t be easy, but we should start by implementing a Green New Deal at every level of government to transform our streets and our economy. Just in Seattle, there are billions of dollars worth of needed walking, biking, and transit projects that would create more good-paying green jobs than highway megaprojects.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p>---<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdT8FKxTAQ_Jr0WLLZpEkPOdTWggdBQfBY0jYvL9o20qSI7-tNFS_CLjsMO8PMrGuKFYjCa0YZpYIhKMEpK6FESoG3PbvvsFGtaAmnqyujNSkt1u3Wbp_mK5Zhd8XilmE1fvGbG_xMxB0RnT4PY4CqBiEzylyx6GtKH5FgQ1ifJ9rp2G2Z9Zewr7GcwprZEw92c36z509efrn5OjymgVZPr7IZbw_P40tDsE8EOxBKQY3AabHrNzOFMab98O9xNTmzO4OdxkXSZprCsaUBgKEsrhq45RZFbalEKms1S4HWSFQGq0oB_hT7E_0vdnr81voG-VFfpg"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=300 height=83 style='width:3.125in;height:.8666in' id="Picture_x0020_13" src="cid:image027.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender. Act Now! button"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxdT8FKxTAQ_Jr0WLLZpEkPOdTWggdBQfBY0jYvL9o20qSI7-tNFS_CLjsMO8PMrGuKFYjCa0YZpYIhKMEpK6FESoG3PbvvsFGtaAmnqyujNSkt1u3Wbp_mK5Zhd8XilmE1fvGbG_xMxB0RnT4PY4CqBiEzylyx6GtKH5FgQ1ifJ9rp2G2Z9Zewr7GcwprZEw92c36z509efrn5OjymgVZPr7IZbw_P40tDsE8EOxBKQY3AabHrNzOFMab98O9xNTmzO4OdxkXSZprCsaUBgKEsrhq45RZFbalEKms1S4HWSFQGq0oB_hT7E_0vdnr81voG-VFfpg" target="_blank">CLICK HERE to send a note to elected leaders supporting Stay Healthy Streets and other COVID-19 Responses</a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h2><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Excited by these ideas? We need your help to bring them to reality. The Mayor and city staff are already implementing the first steps of many of these initiatives, and we are grateful for their hard work. Now is the time to join together, roll up our sleeves, and problem-solve to bring these critical ideas to fruition as soon as possible so that we emerge from this crisis a more safe, affordable, and sustainable city. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Thank you for your continued advocacy!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=150 height=150 style='width:1.5666in;height:1.5666in' id="Picture_x0020_14" src="cid:image028.jpg@01D635AD.46391A10" alt="Image removed by sender."></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Gordon Padelford<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:22.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:darkslategray'>Executive Director<br><a href="http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/c/eJxtjstqwzAQRb9GWop5SLG80CJxmt8wsiwUt7JdbIWQv6_c0k0pDMxw4Z45o2uBT2jk5AgIwBCjNRpIoWIA1N2N3q58tp3phIY5qT36UnJMW4zL0792tW5J5pT72U95WlI_jcJchLm6YxEh2xZNU6-ayezupXwKPgu61fkPVmO5uXcf1mEv22P62GdfX6eDr8I6y-J8COtjKT0icSPvboyWmlEPp5Yb1GB9jC0D6cEaGxD42--39NfvYPzYfQFn708Y" target="_blank">Seattle Neighborhood Greenways</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>