Tag Archives: 35th Ave NE

Days after SDOT acknowledged safety concerns on new 35th Ave NE, a collision critically injured someone on a motorcycle

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Someone driving a pickup truck collided with someone on a motorcycle at the intersection of 35th Ave NE and NE 75th Street Monday evening. The person on the motorcycle was critically injured and was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening … Continue reading →

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With the paint barely dry on bike-lane-free 35th Ave NE, person driving strikes and injures someone on a bike

Posted on May 17, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Just hours after a video of dangerous conditions for people biking on the new 35th Ave NE gained a lot of traction on social media, someone driving struck and injured a person biking on the street near the intersection with … Continue reading →

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Rashomon in Wedgwood: SDOT Director and Deputy Mayor grilled during Bike Board meeting

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe and Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan sat down for a long talk with the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board Wednesday to have a difficult and at times uncomfortable conversation about Mayor Jenny Durkan’s commitment to building the city’s … Continue reading →

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How did Mayor Durkan get the 35th Ave NE decision so wrong? + Councilmembers respond

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Jenny Durkan’s decision this week to scrap planned, designed and contracted bike lanes on 35th Ave NE has drawn a major backlash as people are dismayed to hear that Seattle’s mayor is abandoning the Bicycle Master Plan in order … Continue reading →

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Mayor Durkan chooses 35th Ave NE car convenience over street safety and the fight against climate change

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Jenny Durkan has officially abandoned the Bicycle Master Plan, which was approved unanimously by the City Council and funded through a vote of the people. The Mayor has until recently only delayed Bike Master Plan projects, like essentially all … Continue reading →

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After mediation fails, 35th Ave NE bike lanes head to Mayor Durkan’s desk

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Remember the $10,000 of bicycle safety funds Councilmember Rob Johnson and Mayor Jenny Durkan spent on a confidential mediation effort to see if there was any way for bike lane opponents and supporters to agree on a plan for the … Continue reading →

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Confidential mediation is no way to govern public decisions like 35th Ave NE bike lanes – UPDATED

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT and Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Office (UPDATE 9/20: and Councilmember Rob Johnson’s Office) has convened a confidential mediation session between a handful of people who support and oppose bike lanes at part of the city’s under-construction 35th Ave NE repaving … Continue reading →

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35th Ave NE safety changes still on track + How can the city avoid such divisive neighborhood fights?

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

While I was on family leave this winter, a seemingly routine repaving project in Northeast Seattle somehow became a flashpoint that has divided neighbors, spilling gallons of red and green sign-making ink and even drawing competing streetside protests. It has … Continue reading →

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Anti-bike lane group tweets that single moms don’t bike. It backfires spectacularly

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

A twitter handle representing the “Save 35th Ave NE” group fighting against city plans for safer crosswalks and bike lanes posted a sexist tweet the other day saying that “single mothers don’t commute to work on bikes.” It backfired spectacularly … Continue reading →

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35th Ave NE: A Project at Risk

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Brock Howell

This is a guest post written by Liam Bradshaw. Liam is a research scientist in materials chemistry who lives near 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood. He enjoys riding for both commuting and recreation, but drives, walks, and busses when necessary. … Continue reading →

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