Seattle Neighborhood Greenways

Vision: Every neighborhood is a great place to walk, bike and live.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways envisions a future where Seattle's streets unite neighborhoods and connect people to where they need to go. Walking and biking are convenient, safe, comfortable, and even joyful. Children are able to walk and bike to school and to parks. Seniors are able to stay active and connected by walking and biking. Seattle's streets — one fourth of our total land as a city — incorporate neighborhood priorities for play, relaxation, recreation, greenery, and community-building. The streets and transportation systems are truly accessible and welcoming, and reflect the needs of people of every age, language, ethnicity, gender, race, ability, and level of wealth. Achieving this vision will give us more choices for how to get around, keep us safer, save us money, and reduce climate pollution.

Mission: Seattle Neighborhood Greenways organizes and mobilizes people to make every neighborhood a great place to walk, bike and live.

History: Across the city, we have a proven track record of success. In 2014, we won adoption of the best bicycle infrastructure plan in the country (at the time). In 2015, we were a key player in crafting and passing a transportation levy that primarily invests in climate­-friendly types of transportation: walking, biking, and transit. In 2016, we led a successful campaign to reduce speed limits on 2,500 miles of our streets. In 2017, we won $83 million for walking, biking, parks, and affordable housing by convening and organizing the Community Package Coalition. In 2018, we put pressure on the mayor through Seattle’s first people ­protected bike lane and a letter ­writing drive, and got the city to commit to building out the Basic Bike Network for downtown Seattle (which we designed). In 2019, we adopted a new Strategic Plan and Racial Equity Plan that chart a bold course to lead our city down the right path.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways organizes and mobilizes people to make every neighborhood a great place to walk, bike and live.

Seattle Neighborhood Greenways empowers neighborhoods and their residents to reclaim Seattle’s streets so that they are safe, welcoming and full of life. For everyone — old or young, poor or well off, regardless of how they get around. Our growing city must make the smartest use of every inch of right of way, not just to move and store cars, but to get people on foot or bike to school or work, to get goods to market, even to provide ecological functions and places to gather or play. Our push for better, smarter streets is part of a national movement that Seattle aspires to lead. Our coalition of local groups is the catalyst to make it happen. Our extensive knowledge, strong relationships and ability to activate residents are helping Seattle to become the healthy and vibrant city we know we can be.