On August 4, 2019 at Seattle Neighborhood Greenways (SNG)’s Feast in the Street celebration, Bob Anderton announced the 2019 award winners.
In announcing the awards, Bob Anderton said, ” I am a bike lawyer. I’ve been representing people injured on our streets for more than a quarter century. I founded Washington Bike Law not just to represent injured bicyclists, but to help make our streets safer for everyone.”
Anderton continued, “But here’s the deal, my office represents people who’ve already been injured in bike and pedestrian crashes. Mostly what we do is too late.”
“Tonight, with these first-annual awards, we recognize Seattle people and organizations who work to prevent crashes and make Seattle’s streets better for people.”
The annual Washington Bike Law and SNG awards are:
The People’s Champion Award, for outstanding safe streets advocacy and achievement; and
The Community Enhancer Award, for leadership in creating vibrant public space and making streets places where communities can thrive.
Friends of Hing Hay Park is the 2019 winner of the Community Enhancer Award for bringing to life perhaps Seattle’s best new public space at… (wait for it) Hing Hay Park.
Jeff Hou spoke about how the park really serves the community and is actually used by it.
Brie Gyncild and David Seater are the 2019 co-winners of the People’s Champion Award for their work on the Pike/Pine Protected Bike Lanes Community Engagement
Under their co-leadership, Central Seattle Greenways led the multi-year advocacy effort for protected bike lanes connecting Capitol Hill to downtown.
