In the April Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader, Dave Thielk shares details of the second annual Moving in the Right Direction Conference. (The conference happened on 4/19/24, this article was published ahead of the conference.)
Moving in the Right Direction
By David Thielk
The City of Port Townsend is about to launch a significant Comprehensive Plan … Read the rest
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 • 9 AM TO 4 PM AMERICAN LEGION • PORT TOWNSEND, WAParticipants will:
➤ INTERACT with community members, elected officials, and staff to define the role of transportation in our comprehensive plans.➤ EXPLORE transportation best practices for a vibrant and healthy community.➤ DEVELOP vision statements to create a safe, equitable, climate-smart, housing-rich, health-promoting, and economically … Read the rest
In the latest Local 20/20 Port Townsend Leader column, David Thielk discusses the intersection between transportation, infrastructure, human and climate health, and housing, and describes the conference happening in Port Townsend on April 14th, 2023.
Moving in the Right Direction
By David Thielk
The transportation beliefs we have, and the resulting policies, funding and ultimately, infrastructure, affect all
aspects … Read the rest
In the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader, Scott Walker describes how housing, parking, climate and community are all interrelated, and opportunities to address these issues simultaneously.
By Scott Walker
On a recent trip outside our idyllic community bubble, I saw our dystopian future: an asphalt ocean surrounding a sprawl of chain stores and homes, all … Read the rest
You’re invited to Local 20/20’s Meet and Greet this Thursday (9/15/22), from 4-6 pm. Light refreshments will be served. Our action groups will briefly share their accomplishments and plans for the future, and we’ll have a chance to discuss together opportunities for future collaborations and new ideas. Plus we’ll have time to celebrate and kick back in these last … Read the rest
Below is the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader! By Cindy Jayne
By Cindy Jayne
On June 1st, 91 people across Jefferson County participated in the first community-wide Car Free Day by using less car-dependent ways to get to school, work, or to run errands, and overall 1195 miles were not … Read the rest
Below is the latest Local 20/20 column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!
By Cindy Jayne
Last week my husband and I had the opportunity to try out Jefferson Transit’s new #14 Kingston Express bus service. This service is an express bus from Port Townsend to the ferry terminal in Kingston which provides access to both the … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s latest column in the Port Townsend Leader, thank you PT Leader.
By David Thielk
As I enter F Street on my bike, I see more walkers and cyclists than cars. I hesitate as the Jefferson Transit shuttle comes around the corner and heads east up the hill. The shuttle, which runs every fifteen minutes from the … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!
Weighing in on the Jefferson Transit Long Range Plan
By David Thielk
The 2018 greenhouse gas emission inventory for Jefferson County attributes 66% of all in-county greenhouse gas (or carbon, for short) emissions to transportation. The vast majority of these are from passenger … Read the rest
Here is Local 20/20’s regular Resilience Review column in the Port Townsend Leader. Thank you, PT Leader!
COVID-19, Carbon and Bicycles!
By Sonja Hammar
Perhaps it can be said that the one silver lining of COVID-19 is that we are driving less and therefore sending less carbon into the environment. Here in our county 66% of our carbon emissions come … Read the rest