Moving in the Right Direction PT Leader Column
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…
Second Annual Moving in the Right Direction Conference
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 • 9 AM TO 4 PM AMERICAN LEGION • PORT TOWNSEND, WA Participants 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…
Moving in the Right Direction 2023 – PT Leader Column
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…
Intersection of Housing, Parking, Climate, and Community
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…
Local 20/20 Meet and Greet this Thursday – You’re Invited!
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…
Car Free Day Results
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…
Exploring the Kingston Express Service from Port Townsend to Seattle
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…
A Better Transportation Future … Today?
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…
Weighing in on the Jefferson Transit Long Range Plan
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…
COVID-19, Carbon and Bicycles
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.…
Climate Change Town Hall # 2 is Saturday, May 11 at 10:30am
We are excited to announce Climate Change Town Hall # 2 on Saturday, May 11. Please join us as we meet from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m, this time at the Friends Meeting House, 1841 Sheridan in Port Townsend. Community members have spoken out on what must be done to…
Community commits to action at April 13th Climate Change Town Hall
Over fifty people gathered for the Transportation Lab’s Climate Change Town Hall #1 on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The intent of the two-hour session at the Unity Center was to generate local systemic action toward the goal of a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Five citizen leaders shared personal…
Resilience Review Column – This Encouragement has Implications for our Community
Here is Local 20/20’s Resilience Review column in The Port Townsend Leader for May 2018. (Thank you, PT Leader!) By David Engle My story begins as a post-war baby born in 1948. During this early post-war period the US decided to go all in for the automobile and build the infrastructure…
Resilience Review Column – Public Transit is Not Dull or Boring
Here is Local 20/20s’ April Column in the Port Townsend Leader (Thank you, PT Leader!), titled Resilience Review. It is copied below. By Joe Calodich Public transportation is often viewed by commuters as a last resort, an undesired alternative that is dangerous, unsanitary or boring. This reputation has helped make cars very…
Resilience Review Column – Public Buses: An Unfulfilled Potential
Here is Local 20/20’s September column in the Port Townsend Leader titled “Resilience Review”. (Thank you, PT Leader!) It is copied below, as submitted. Public Buses: Unfulfilled Potential By Joe Calodich In Renaissance Italy, a sculptor named Benvenuto Cellini promised to cast a metal statue for the city of Florence.…
May 1 – May Day Bike Festival
Gather at the Cotton Building to support bicycling and walking! Kick-off the start of Bike Month with League of American Bicyclists (LAB) national board member & representative, Steve Durrant Celebrate Port Townsend’s Silver Award as a Bicycle-Friendly City! Schedule of May 1st Bike Festival Activities 1:00 – 2:30 pm…