Kirkland Greenways

We identify, advocate for, and activate safe healthy streets for people of all ages and abilities using all transportation modes.

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

A “road diet” is when the number of lanes on a road are reduced to improve safety for people driving, walking, and biking alike, while also providing space for different forms of transportation.

Send us a road that could use a diet!

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

"The 17 parking spaces along Park Lane are insignificant when compared to the amount of parking available on nearby streets, including the city-owned Lake & Central lot, which is directly on Park Lane."
Thanks, @typewriteralley

https://t.co/m9bPIbXyKt

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

Tell NHTSA you want a vehicle safety rating system that better tests and shares the real risk that vehicles pose to pedestrians. 🙏 @SaludAmerica

https://t.co/apwEGUSMLN

Or, if you want to leave your own comment or learn more:

https://t.co/OA7vznx650

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

@cascadia_report @kirklandgov @Finnhillian @jayarnold There is a group calling to @FreeParkLane

https://t.co/9lYwxCWJR5

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

“Why don’t people walk anywhere anymore”

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

We get what we legalize and prioritize.

[โอม Oran @oranv]

🚴🚶‍♀️The Totem Lake Bridge for the Cross Kirkland Corridor opened, which is an occasion for me to sketch an idea brewing in my mind for a while now.

🍻 🗺️ Presenting a map of breweries and taprooms serving local craft beer along the regional trails around Lake Washington.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“Everything has been made to make the cars happy and we forgot that the main point of making good cities is making good neighborhoods.”

-Jan Gehl

📍 Open Newbury

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

This is what a city-backed activation and investment can do to a city. Why not downtown Kirkland?

@kirklandgov , please bring businesses and residents together for shared solutions to Park Lane and beyond. @Finnhillian and @jayarnold please stay true to the vision and policy.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

The retail vacancy rate on Montreal’s Mont-Royal Avenue dropped from 14.5% before pedestrianization (2018) to 5.6% after pedestrianization (2023).

📍 Montreal 🇨🇦
@Val_Plante @AvenueMontRoyal

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

@EastrailP @kirklandgov @RepDelBene @KccClaudia Thanks for all you do to connect the Eastside to safe and accessible infrastructure for those who choose to walk, roll, or ride.

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

Grand opening of @kirklandgov’s new bike and ped bridge connecting Totem Lake and downtown Kirkland and points beyond. 👏

Props to @KccClaudia and @EastrailP for helping connect the region with safe and sustainable infrastructure.

Great to see so many people valeting with us!

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

@torykovacs Thanks for sharing the opening walk and many more thanks for all your hard work at the city making Kirkland more accessible to bikes and peds!

[cars.destroyed.our.cities @CarsRuinedCity]

Bill Nye on motor vehicles in 1995

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

Under NHTSA’s current proposal, a vehicle could receive a failing grade for pedestrian crashworthiness, but still earn a five-star safety rating.

Vehicle safety standards that save the lives of people outside cars shouldn’t be left to consumer choice.

https://t.co/by1wBMtlFr

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“Protected bike lanes and bus lanes are not a frill… they are a life saving measure.” - @SecretaryPete

[push the needle @pushtheneedle]

college is sometimes the only 4 years Americans experience car free spaces, mass transit, density and bike friendly commuting.

no wonder they always have fond memories and miss it

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

Beautiful transformation in Makati, Philippines. This street is now safer for people walking, rolling, and driving alike due to simple infrastructure changes designed to slow motor vehicles.

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

Mark these words. Once the 405 interchanges are complete, @wsdot will start planning for this.

[Kirkland Greenways @KirkGreenways]

BEFORE 3PM TODAY, sign PRO for repealing harmful jaywalking laws! Repeal the state law that makes it illegal to cross mid-block and creates provisions that give pedestrians the right to cross where and when it’s convenient and safe, with due care. https://t.co/ZxZHDgHYtM