Mayor signs ‘Complete Streets’ law aimed at accommodating all travelers

Edmonds Mayor Mike Cooper gathered with a group of stakeholders Friday to sign ordinance 3842, “Complete Streets,” into law.  The new ordinance will ensure that when the City of Edmonds plans for, designs and builds new transportation projects, it will provide appropriate accommodation for everyone, including pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users. “Now people of all…

Complete Streets meeting becomes forum for Edmonds car tax supporters

Last Thursday night’s meeting about the Cascade Land Conservancy’s “Complete Streets” initiative — aimed at producing pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streets in Edmonds — became mostly a forum for those supporting Edmonds Proposition 1, a proposed $40-per-vehicle increase in licensing fees to fund 37 separate city traffic safety, congestion and pedestrian improvements. Among the approximately 20…

Tonight: Meeting on Edmonds’ Complete Streets initiative

Come to the Point Edwards Charter Club at 7 p.m.  tonight for a community discussion about pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streets in Edmonds. The agenda includes informal presentations by Edmonds City Council members, citizens who worked on the latest update to the city’s Transportation Plan, the Edmonds Bike Club and the Sierra Club. Patrick Green will…