This from Seattle’s own Viktor “The Vaudeville Villain” Voris. Check it!
Attention all seattle locals. Please try to attend this meeting. a good turn out and a lot of scooters parked around city hall would make a BIG statement. Pass this info on to anyone who is in the area and rides!Vic…
Seattle City Council
Councilmember Jan Drago
Councilmember Sally J. Clark
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2008
CONTACTS: Jodie Vice, Drago Office, (206) 684-5325; David Yeaworth, Clark Office, (206) 684-8802; George Howland, Jr., Council Communications (206) 684-8159
Councilmembers Host Forum on Motor Scooters
SEATTLE – Councilmembers Jan Drago and Sally J. Clark are hosting a forum to generate ideas on how Seattle can become a better environment for motor scooters. Councilmember Drago , chair of the Transportation Committee, said, I am looking forward to a productive conversation with the scooter community to see how we can work to better accommodate them in our city as a viable transportation option. Councilmember Clark , vice-chair of the Transportation Committee, said, Motor scooters are an exciting mode of alternative transportation. Councilmembers need to hear from scooter riders, the Seattle Department of Transportation, the Seattle Police Department, and the general public about how motor scooters fit into Seattles transportation system.
What: Forum on Motor Scooters
Who: Councilmembers Jan Drago and Sally J. Clark, Representatives from the Vespa Club of Seattle, the Mosquito Fleet, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Police Department, Urban Mobility Group, and others.
Where: Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room, 600 Fourth Avenue, First Floor
When: Tuesday, March 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
All members of the public are invited to attend. There is no admission cost and no need to RSVP.
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George Howland, Jr.
Communication Specialist
Seattle City Council
phone (206) 684-8159
fax (206) 386-4628
george.howland@seattle.gov
BRAVO! I hope other cities are taking notes (errHRM, AUSTIN!) to make something like this happen in your own hometown.
***UPDATE 3/15/08***
For the play by play and outcome analysis, be sure to check out the Scootin’ Old Skool blog from Seattle’s man-about-town, Orin O’Neill.
10. March 2008 at 4:54 pm
I think Seattle Councilmember Tim Burgess rides a Vespa around town. We saw him in last year’s campaign going to community events on his scooter.
10. March 2008 at 8:29 pm
“Councilman Drago, you have the floor.”
“Lord Drago demands your compliance! Also, Lord Drago demands the implementation of scooter parking in public parking garages. Lord Drago thinks Vespas are cute.”
10. March 2008 at 8:59 pm
Aww cute. Seattle Holiday!
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11. March 2008 at 2:47 pm
I was in Seattle once. But it was on a Monday and they were closed…