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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><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>Act Now to Influence the Seattle Transportation Plan!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=400 height=168 style='width:4.1666in;height:1.75in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/SNG-horizontal-logo-for-Summer-Parkways.png"></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p> <o:p></o:p></p><h2><span style='font-weight:normal'>Take SDOT’s survey to influence the new Seattle Transportation Plan!</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Seattle Dept. of Transportation (SDOT) just launched the first of two rounds of community engagement. Two ways to give input: </span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://seattletransportationplan.infocommunity.org/#survey"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Take the survey</span></strong></a> to share your priorities and challenges when navigating Seattle. Pro tip: Take the full survey – the last page has great questions! </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="https://seattletransportationplan.infocommunity.org/#survey">Add pins to the interactive map</a></span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> to highlight gaps in our bike network and places you have trouble getting around as a pedestrian. You can also provide ideas to improve transit, and other changes you envision for the future of our city.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://seattletransportationplan.infocommunity.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=55 style='width:2.0833in;height:.5729in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/Act-Now-button.png" alt="Act Now! button"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2> <o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-weight:normal'>What is the Seattle Transportation Plan?</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This plan will guide transportation planning and implementation for the next decade. It updates and combines the city’s bike, freight, pedestrian, and transit maps into one plan. It also determines how and where people will fit onto Seattle’s streets. <a href="https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/seattle-transportation-plan">Learn more here.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The plan will inform the next transportation levy and be incorporated into Seattle’s Comprehensive Plan which shapes how our city grows – where housing, parks and services are located. It is critical that it reflects and advances our safety, equity, and climate goals.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=600 height=378 style='width:6.25in;height:3.9375in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/SDOT.Multimodal.PeoplegettingonBus-1024x645.jpg" alt="A crowd of people line up to board a King County metrobus with a bike on the front rack."></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2> <o:p></o:p></h2><h2><span style='font-weight:normal'>What’s happening Now?</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Over the last year and a half, SDOT has created preliminary policies for transit, freight, and biking that will be incorporated into the Seattle Transportation Plan. <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>And thanks to </span></strong><a href="https://seattlegreenways.org/blog/2022/03/12/10701/"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>your advocacy</span></strong></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>, that policy for bike routes now includes some safety considerations.</span></strong> This is a huge win! But it’s not enough. We need to stay vigilant in our fight to prioritize safety, equity, and climate.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/_5nbM74u5DhwulOseps6UA?t=1654887619"><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Click here to stay tuned</span></strong></a> for future engagement opportunities. We expect a second round of engagement this fall before the plan is completed in 2023.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://seattletransportationplan.infocommunity.org/"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=55 style='width:2.0833in;height:.5729in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/Act-Now-button.png" alt="Act Now! button"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><h2> <o:p></o:p></h2><h2><a href="https://seattletransportationplan.infocommunity.org/#survey"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Take the survey </span></a><span style='font-weight:normal'>and add pins to the </span><a href="https://seattletransportationplan.infocommunity.org/#survey"><span style='font-weight:normal'>interactive map</span></a><span style='font-weight:normal'> now to make sure that your thoughts and values are included in Seattle’s transportation vision.</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you for your continued advocacy!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Be well,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Clara</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img border=0 width=150 height=150 style='width:1.5625in;height:1.5625in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://seattlegreenways.org/wp-content/uploads/clara-150x150.jpg" alt="A headshot of Clara Cantor, a mixed race person with dark hair, long curly silver earrings, and a grey vest."></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Clara Cantor<br>she/her</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Community Organizer<br>Seattle Neighborhood Greenways</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://email.mg2.littlegreenlight.net/c/eJxdjk1qxDAMRk9jL40s_8hdeNEwzDWC63gcFycpicswtx9nSrsoCCQ-pKc3eSfjG_HiEaQDKw2CMgBCiqskjfoiNWkY7ABMw5JR1NJaTXlPaa0lz02sqfGa67iEUsuaxzIxMzBz8WdDRCKrsA894tXPrX0x9c7w2utI4Q92D49DbHvuMd_953bM8V5qLWE5-ud80kXcFt58iHH7XtsoJSris_-YLDllIVl9c2SUdiRNgim4c-GmXna_R__sXowfuSfDkk5L">Website</a> - <a href="http://email.mg2.littlegreenlight.net/c/eJxdjs1uhCAQgJ8GjmQYQPTAoWazvfXSBzCILNKM2iiN6dsXt-mlySTzk5lvvsm1MnSWZ4cgW2ikQVAGQEhxl1ajvkltNfRND0zDklBQLoVi2mNcKae5iDUWTomGxWfKaxryxEzPzM1dCRGtbRTWoo44ubmUT6ZeGN5rlLPC4i7CttTu_e31op7---C7-9iOOZyZKPvlqL_Txb82eXE-hO1rLYOUqCyfnYfuMVrAB3glO0DvJzRtN41hRB8Qn35_R__8noxfvR-Jf0_X">Twitter</a> - <a href="http://email.mg2.littlegreenlight.net/c/eJxdj01uwyAQhU8DS8TwGy9YxEqTA_QAFiaAabGpYiLU2xen6qbSSDN6mnnvm7s5gRs0ToZROFEFklEuKSVArqAFExcQWtBRjRQJukZGcqo1-_jwfsspLpVsvuIc87TalNMWp3RHckTyYo7GGNNacdaHLuFsllq_dsTPiF17tdZIsM7PpXwSV9Yuvb-db4d5s987fpiPsi-upZyTXfeOEI-YYxVXY50rz61OAIxrvJhZdy-rQwDJ-y9KwUBhCLNXQQOAfWH-Hf3DfHn8Uv4A3EhR-g">Facebook</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/msv5/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="Web Bug from http://email.mg.seattlegreenways.org/o/eJxdjs0OgyAQhJ9GjgYWVuyBS9P3MOuClNafBDFN375q00tPM5lk5hvvLlI3CkVyIAFko4yy0GJbE_feSvJaSW57lpWRU6zXQKWMIeYQ5he913rJUYxx7CZKY5pjl3yF1wpv7hAAbYxCC7vbM5Hdg3jp15K39Fwn2jfjUax5mURxxLxsc-mUAm3F3TVsBhwuSqJp91OGyQ5NQA0eMGiDJ_hX-gOfG1_sBz5bQsU" /><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>