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Poll Shows Voters Want Streets for All, Now Let's Party (on Thursday 7/29)

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A poll released today by Friends of Seattle shows that voters strongly support the allocation of transportation resources, including funding and road space, for walking, biking, and transit.

So now seems like a good time to remind you that the Streets For All Seattle Kickoff Party and Fundraiser is tomorrow (Thursday), July 29th, 7pm, at Nectar Lounge in Fremont. Details here

Streets For All Seattle is a new coalition of community, labor, social justice, business and environmental groups, including Friends of Seattle, campaigning for more public funds for walking, biking, and transit. Our goal is $30 million dollars in annual dedicated funding. Your support would be invaluable, because as many voices as possible need to be actively engaged in the public debate.

Already, Streets For All Seattle has grown in strength and size: over sixty organizations have endorsed our campaign, we've trained over one hundred volunteers, and thousands of people have signed on in support of our vision. With a lot of hard, rewarding work ahead, Streets For All Seattle is rocking out before the City's budget season begins.

The kickoff will feature:

* Mayor Mike McGinn and members of the City Council
* Streets for All Seattle Jeopardy, featuring members of the Seattle City Council
* Music by:

Hot Bodies in Motion

To the Sea

C-LEB

$10 - $25 - $50 suggested donation

POLL RESULTS

Do you support spending more transportation funds on investments in transit, bicycling and walking?

Yes: 56.8%
No: 27.8%
Not Sure: 15.4%

The results show a solid majority of voters support an increase in funding for walking, biking, and transit. Supporters outnumbered opponents by a ratio of over two to one.

Given limited funds in the city's current transportation budget, would you support greater investment in transit, bicycling and walking if it meant fewer dollars were available for auto-oriented projects?

Support: 49.4%
Oppose: 34.4%
Not Sure: 16.2%

According to the poll, voters are very solid supporters of an increase in funding for walking, biking, and transit, even if car-focused infrastructure becomes a lower priority. Supporters outnumbered opponents by 15 percentage points, which is more than 40% greater than the opposition.

City projects that improve transit efficiency, or make it safer and easier to walk or bicycle, like bus-lanes, pedestrian refuge islands, and bicycle lanes, sometimes require changes in travel lanes or parking on Seattle streets. In general, do you support changes in the configuration of Seattle's streets that make mass transit, walking and bicycling safer and easier?

Support: 62.1%
Oppose: 24.5%
Not Sure: 13.4%

The City of Seattle is re-configuring some of its streets to create bus-priority lanes and make more space for walkers and bikers. The poll results show that voters strongly support these changes.

Compete poll results are available here.