Tag Archives: 2nd ave

City will remove one of the Sher Kung ghost bikes

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

As news spread that a young and popular lawyer had died biking to work downtown, mourners came to 2nd and University to pay their respects. Many left flowers, some left notes. Two people brought ghost bikes. One person even left … Continue reading →

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Seattle makes list of top ten best new bikes lanes. Twice. Again.

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle’s batting average for national bike lane lists leads the league. Last year, Seattle made the Green Lane Project’s list of the top ten protected bike lanes for 2013 two times: Linden Ave was 5th and Cherry Street was 9th … Continue reading →

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SDOT and PeopleForBikes make a video about 2nd Ave that’s … well, just watch it

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

There are a couple ways to encourage and teach people to use a new piece of bike infrastructure. In the first handful of days after the 2nd Ave protected bike lane opened, for example, volunteers and SDOT staff were out … Continue reading →

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After 2 collisions at same 2nd Ave parking garage, city makes changes

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

After the second person in just one week was injured by a person turning across the 2nd Ave protected bike lane into a parking garage between Pike and Union, the city has made changes to improve visibility. Most early efforts … Continue reading →

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Bike traffic on 2nd Ave triples after city builds protected bike lane

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE: Here’s a graph from SDOT: It was clear from day one that bike use on 2nd Ave was higher than normal. But new data collected by SDOT staff shows just how much a safe bike lane can draw people. … Continue reading →

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2nd Ave bike lane continues to wow, city plans a few tweaks

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

In its third day of operation, the 2nd Ave protected bike lane continues to wow people and transform the way people (and goods) get around downtown. The new bike lane — separated from car traffic by either a row of … Continue reading →

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The new 2nd Ave bike lane revolutionizes biking downtown

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Biking downtown will never be the same again. Monday morning, city workers completed work on a protected bike lane on 2nd Avenue connecting from Pike to Yesler, ringing in the beginning of a more family-friendly streetscape in the heart of … Continue reading →

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Kung died just ten days before a safer 2nd Ave + Memorial ride Friday

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

The death of Sher Kung on 2nd Ave has shaken up a lot of people whether they ride a bike or not. After all, so many people bike into downtown at the same time of day that it could have … Continue reading →

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Mother killed on 2nd Ave was attorney who helped bring down Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Just one wrong turn — one missed glance into bike lane on 2nd Ave — and a man driving a box truck struck and killed Sher Kung Friday. By witness accounts, the man driving the truck jumped into action and … Continue reading →

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Truck strikes and kills woman biking on 2nd Ave

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

A woman biking died today after colliding with a large box truck at 2nd Ave and University Street in downtown Seattle. Exact details of how the collision happened are not yet clear, though police say the driver of the truck … Continue reading →

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New SDOT Director wisely adds bike signals to 2nd Ave bike lane design, could open by Sept. 8

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

The 2nd Ave protected bike lane project appears to be ahead of its original ambitious schedule, and Publicola reports that the lane could open as early as Labor Day weekend (UPDATE: SDOT’s Dawn Schellenberg says their current goal date is … Continue reading →

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I talk 2nd Avenue with KUOW

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

This morning, I had the opportunity to sit down with KUOW’s Ross Reynolds and producer Hannah Burn to chat about 2nd Avenue downtown and the city’s plans to build a protected bike lane there by September. Burn actually took an … Continue reading →

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Seattle gets stack of Federal funds for protected bike lanes downtown, on Broadway

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle will officially receive a stack of Federal cash to build protected bike lanes downtown and on Broadway (we reported on the recommendation earlier this month). The city has also received nearly $400,000 to help low-income residents access Pronto bike … Continue reading →

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2nd Ave protected bike lane on schedule to meet bike share launch

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

In a city known for it’s overly-laborious process for just about any significant decision, Mayor Ed Murray has given the green light to build an ambitious protected bike lane on 2nd Ave to be in place by the time Pronto … Continue reading →

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Murray: Seattle will build pilot protected bike lane on 2nd Ave this year

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle will build a protected bike lane on 2nd Ave downtown before Pronto Cycle Share launches later this year, Mayor Ed Murray announced during the Cascade Bicycle Club Bike to Work Breakfast Tuesday. The pilot bike lane project will be … Continue reading →

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Bike expert John Pucher gives downtown Seattle a scathing review

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

Rutgers Professor and longtime bike researcher John Pucher is in town for the Bicycle Urbanism Symposium. Pucher’s research and the book he co-authored, City Cycling, has been influential on shifting North American thinking about cycling away from fit, brave people … Continue reading →

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Stranger: This is why we need protected bike lanes downtown

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

The Stranger’s Dominic Holden happened on the aftermath of a collision on 2nd Avenue’s notoriously dangerous bike lane downtown yesterday. The person hit was scraped up and shaking, but was not seriously injured. However, Holden notes that this collision is … Continue reading →

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Chicago’s separated bike lanes work — It’s time to install one in downtown Seattle

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

Kinzie Street: Chicago’s First Protected Bike lane from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Separated bike lanes work. Really well. People bike out of their way to ride on them. The Kinzie bike lane saw the number of bikes more than double almost … Continue reading →

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Dexter is a next generation Seattle bike facility (VIDEO)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The repaved and redesigned Dexter Ave N has been open for a couple weeks now, and so far I have only heard praise for the road’s design. The wide bike lanes with several feet of buffer space make biking remarkably … Continue reading →

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Bike Collision Roundup: Bus runs biker off the road in Ravenna

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

Now, for a downer of a post. These tales were self-reported to BikeWise.org. First, one on Nov 12 involving a bus on Ravenna at Brooklyn: At this location, there is an entire left lane dedicated to cyclists, the right lane … Continue reading →

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