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Category Archives: news
Jose Rizal bridge bike lane is in place, another harrowing slip lane closed
The painted bike lane is now in place on the Dr. Jose P Rizal Bridge on 12th Ave S, a big construction milestone in the 12th Ave Vision Zero project, which is creating a bike connection between Little Saigon and … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th, beacon hill, international district, little saigon, mountains-to-sound
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WA House Democrats propose transportation package with huge multimodal component
Correction: a previous version of this post listed the timeframe of this package at 12 years instead of 16. Yesterday the Democratic caucus in the Washington State House announced their proposal for the next major state transportation package. Their proposal … Continue reading
Proposed bill would exempt electric bikes from state sales taxes
A bill introduced into the Washington House of Representatives by Representative Sharon Shewmake (D-Bellingham) would exempt electric bikes, and up to $200 in bike accessories, from state sales taxes. HB 1330 would not apply to non-electric bikes, using the definition … Continue reading
New study recommends slew of biking improvements around coming north Seattle light rail stations
SDOT has released a study looking at how to improve access for people walking and biking around two coming light rail stations at the north end of the city. The station in Shoreline at 148th Street is currently planned to … Continue reading
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Tagged 130th street, city council district 5, d5, northeast seattle, shoreline, sound transit
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With automatic enforcement on the Spokane Street bridge active, no sign of crosswalk cameras
As of this past Monday morning, SDOT has turned on the automatic cameras that are able to ticket drivers $75 who aren’t authorized to use the Spokane Street drawbridge between 5 am and 9pm. This is great news for transit … Continue reading
Roger Millar: safety impacts cost Washington nearly $15 billion per year
The Washington State House of Representatives Transportation Committee convened for the first time this session on Tuesday and WSDOT head Roger Millar was there to lead the members through a presentation, which was titled “Return on Investment”. At the beginning … Continue reading
92% of drivers speeding on Aurora points to need for urgent action
A speed study conducted by the Seattle Department of Transportation early last October showed that 92% of drivers using Aurora Ave N at N 112th Street, where the speed limit is 35 mph, were exceeding that speed limit, with 66% … Continue reading
Queen Anne approach to Thomas Street Overpass to dramatically improve
Today we are circling back to some news that we missed from last autumn. SDOT has announced they will be making big upgrades to the Queen Anne approach of the Thomas Street overpass connection to Myrtle Edwards Park and the … Continue reading
Eliminating bike parking requirements for Permanent Supportive Housing just makes sense
“Not accomplishing anything” is how Tim Parham, the Director of Real Estate Development at Plymouth Housing Group described the current requirement to include a secure bike parking room in all of the buildings it constructs as Permanent Supportive Housing. Plymouth … Continue reading
WA Court of Appeals hears arguments in Missing Link case
The legal fight between the City of Seattle and the coalition of Ballard businesses fighting the completion of the Burke Gilman trail’s Missing Link on Shilshole Ave NW moved ahead Friday morning as oral arguments were heard in the Washington … Continue reading
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Bike and pedestrian advisory boards: find Stay Healthy Streets funds elsewhere
Update: this post has been changed to clarify that any changes to Lake Washington Boulevard or Golden Gardens Park Road are not necessarily off the table but are not part of the permanent Stay Healthy Streets process. A large majority … Continue reading
Senator Saldaña proposes $2 billion in statewide multimodal investments
During the last state legislative session in 2020, Steve Hobbs (D-Lake Stevens), chair of the State Senate’s transportation committee, released his latest version of the “Forward Washington” transportation package. The list of proposed projects to receive funding in the package … Continue reading
From the beginning, Seattle ‘jaywalker’ stings were used to arrest poor people
In the decade between 1924 and 1934, the number of people dying in traffic collisions in Seattle each year increased 250% from 48 to 121. About 70% of those killed were people walking. By the end of the 1930s, Seattle … Continue reading
Washington Bikes legislative preview this Thursday
The Washington legislature’s long legislative session starts next Monday. This is set to be an important session as lawmakers modify Governor Inslee’s proposal for the biennial budget. If you were wondering what Washington’s statewide bicycle advocacy organization is planing to … Continue reading
Proposed Duwamish Trail extension could make everyone safer on West Marginal Way
The Duwamish trail provides one of the only dedicated bike routes to and from the South Park neighborhood, which is currently dealing with an influx of drivers looking for any shortcut they can take to avoid the repercussions of the … Continue reading
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Tagged duwamish trail, duwamish tribe, georgetown, south park, west seattle
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What 2021 means for Seattle’s bike network
2020 was a year of adjusting to new realities, and Seattle’s effort to meet its goals for expanding its bike network did not escape the curveballs that were thrown during the year. In response to a fundamental reshuffling of demand … Continue reading
Time to comment on the Washington State Active Transportation Plan
State law in Washington that dates from the 1990s requires that the Washington Department of Transportation complete a “bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways plan”. The last version of the plan was created in 2008, and is getting a brand new … Continue reading
The end of the Bicycle Master Plan as we know it?
In March of 2019, after Mayor Jenny Durkan overrode the finalized plans that the Seattle Department of Transportation had developed for 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood and removed dedicated space for people to bike on that street, it was SDOT … Continue reading
Aurora Ave traffic fatality is 10th in less than two years
Last night, 5 days after SDOT announced that it had installed two speed-display signs on either side of the Aurora bridge, a pedestrian was hit and killed on the Queen Anne side of Aurora Avenue N by someone driving. The … Continue reading
Governor’s Proposed Budget Includes $20 Million Boost to Bike & Ped Grants
Governor Jay Inslee has released his proposed two-year budget for July 2021 through June 2023 in advance of the legislative session starting in January. He has touted the budget as the “strongest environmental justice proposal in U.S. history”, and says … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, jay inslee, vision zero, wsdot, wsdot active transportation division
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