Keeping Tabs
Links and other updates from Sierra Club Seattle Group
Articles
Talking Headways Podcast: How We’ve Subsidized Driving (and What To Do About It) (Streetsblog)
When an employer cashes out the free parking or a apartment building unbundles the parking, that you get somewhere between a 10 and 30 percent reduction in car travel or car or automobile ownership — typically 20% percent of car traffic is the result of this current practice of providing free parking to employees.
And in the wake of this bike boom, said Kiesler, “there should be space for everyone to be on the road.” With a program called We Bikes — formerly called She Bikes, it was renamed to be more inclusive — Cascade is working to make that space, counterbalancing sexism by fostering community for women and nonbinary riders.
Public libraries have, in many places, become a last refuge for people without other access to basic resources — a place to use a computer, read and write, rest. Addressing the needs of these patrons — who may be experiencing homelessness, for example, or navigating drug abuse problems — requires training for the library staff, not the heavy hand of the law.
Report spotlights unsung mobility experts in WA: People with disabilities (KUOW)
The report’s authors interviewed 125 people with disabilities in Washington State who get around without a car. They concluded, “It’s not an exaggeration to say almost everyone we interviewed expressed a sense that their mobility needs are afterthoughts and that they are substantially left out of the processes that shape transportation systems.”
Events
August 31: Change Powered by People: Sierra Club August Training Series
Does your Senator Tweet? A training on online activism and social media advocacy: Since we’re already spending many hours a day on our computers — why not use this platform to quickly reach out to your members of congress, too! Join us for a workshop to learn how to use your online platforms to get the attention of your members of congress and have an impact.
September 1: WA State: ACT For Infrastructure!
Right now, Congress has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape our society and economy by passing a bold infrastructure package to tackle climate change, create jobs, and address racial injustice; and crucial democracy reforms like the For the People Act. Join us to learn more about the important role Washingtonians are playing!
