Tag: 15th Ave NE

August 11, 2022

Watch: Best Side Cycling tours the new 15th Ave NE bike lanes + What can we learn from its shortcomings?

The new and improved 15th Avenue NE bike lanes opened last month, and much of the project is excellent. But the opening celebrations have been a bit dampened due to the city’s decision to ignore people’s requests to help them cross the biggest barrier to biking on this route: Lake City Way. I have been…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, best side cycling, sdot
May 19, 2020

The future 15th Ave NE bike lanes won’t actually reach Lake City Way, docs show

Designs for the 15th Ave NE paving project are compete, and they include bike lanes from (almost) Lake City Way to NE 55th Street, most of which are protected bike lanes. There’s a lot to like about the project, which will add a lot of connectivity to the area. But the bike protection disappears in…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, sdot
October 16, 2015

New protected bike lanes in Ravenna complete smart new connections at a low cost

Seattle quietly opened 1.5 miles of new or upgraded protected bike lanes in Ravenna and the U District recently. The low-budget projects cut a couple corners, but still add huge value to bike safety and mobility in some of the city’s bikiest neighborhoods. Let’s start with Ravenna (post about Campus Parkway bike lanes coming soon,…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, andres salomon, Cowen Pl NE, NE 62nd St, ravenna, ravenna blvd
July 15, 2015

Andy Hulslander was father of two who proposed at a velodrome + His alleged killer pleads not guilty

Lucas McQuinn, 29, pleaded not guilty to Vehicular Homicide Wednesday morning, three weeks after he allegedly drove under the influence and killed Andy Hulslander. Andy, a father of two, was biking home to Lake Forest Park from his job in Wallingford when McQuinn allegedly plowed into him from behind at a red light in the…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, andy hulslander, deaths, lucas mcquinn, ne 65th
June 29, 2015

DUI suspect kills person biking in Ravenna – UPDATE: RIP Andres Hulslander

A person suspected of driving under the influence struck and killed a 45-year-old who was biking in Ravenna late Saturday, according to Seattle Police. UPDATE: The man killed has been identified as Andres Hulslander, according to the King County Medical Examiner. The Seattle Times reports that he lived in Seattle since the early 90s and…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, deaths, ne 65th, ravenna, spd
March 11, 2011

UW gets a ‘silver’ rating for bike friendliness

The League of American Bicyclists announced the recipients of the first-ever Bicycle Friendly University designations during the National Bike Summit this week in the other Washington. Only one school in Washington was among the first 20 schools awarded the designation: The University of Washington. The UW got a “silver” rating, which is the third-best designation…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, league of american bicyclists, montlake blvd, ne 45th, university district, uw