Tag: 2nd ave

September 22, 2022

Photo: Biking downtown

I took this photo the other day, and I’m fairly happy with how it turned out. I’ve been really enjoying photography in recent months, so I figured I’d share any bike-related experiments with you all. Also, biking downtown is so much fun. I know the 2nd Ave bike lane is old news at this point,…
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tagged: 2nd ave, downtown, photos
February 8, 2022

Test riding Seattle’s new bike lanes to Lower Queen Anne/Uptown

There’s finally a bike lane from downtown to the Lower Queen Anne/Uptown business district. Over the weekend, crews constructed a two-way bike lane on Broad Street between the existing bike lane on 2nd Avenue to 1st Avenue, then on 1st from Broad to Denny Way. Though just a few blocks long, the new lanes make…
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tagged: 1st ave, 2nd ave, belltown, broad st, lower queen anne, uptown
February 4, 2022

SDOT starts work on bike connection from Belltown to Lower Queen Anne/Uptown

There’s a good chance you missed the news about this one because, well, let’s just look at the timestamp … oh no. As part of the Climate Pledge Arena transportation plan, SDOT closed a short section of the 2nd Ave bike lane to create an additional lane for cars leaving the arena parking garage. Because…
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tagged: 1st ave, 2nd ave, belltown, broad st, climate pledge arena, lower queen anne, sdot, seattle center, uptown
July 10, 2020

With just one block missing from the Bell Street bike lane, Seattle’s ID-to-Fremont bike route is nearly complete

Seattle is only one block away from completing a connected bike route through downtown from the International District to Fremont and the Burke-Gilman Trail. This project has been the result of so much work by so many people (too many to name, but obviously Cascade Bicycle Club, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and individual advocates like so…
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tagged: 2nd ave, bell street, downtown, protected bike lanes, sdot
February 10, 2020

Someone posted an official-looking notice warning of plans to close 2nd Ave bike lane section

This is great. Closing part of the second avenue protected bike lane doesn’t seem consistent with a safe connected all ages and abilities bike network in the city center, Vision Zero, or our climate goals. @MayorJenny @LewisforSeattle @CascadeBicycle @seattledot pic.twitter.com/1uO9dPksud — Lee Pyne-Mercier (@leepyne) February 9, 2020 A group that wishes to remain anonymous posted…
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tagged: 2nd ave, arena
December 13, 2019

Arena’s plans for Denny Way and 2nd Ave move Seattle in the wrong direction

As part of the transportation plan for the new arena in Seattle Center, developers and the City of Seattle are currently planning to delete the north end of the 2nd Ave protected bike lane and steal crossing time from people walking on Denny Way, all in a hopeless effort to move more cars. These plans,…
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tagged: 2nd ave, arena, denny way, jenny durkan, seattle center