Tag: bicycle master plan
Mapped: Seattle’s 2014 Bicycle Master Plan vs the proposed 2024 Transportation Plan
Once amended and approved by the City Council, the Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan (“BMP”). So how does it compare to its predecessor? As we noted in our previous story, the 2014 bike plan was a very strong document, especially for its time. And its fingerprints are all over…
Seattle’s plan for the next decade of safe streets work
Mayor Bruce Harrell released his recommended version of the Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) last week, and it is a massive document that attempts to combine nearly all of the city’s various transportation plans into one. This megaplan will be used to guide the development of the next transportation levy as well as guiding decisions about…
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Add your ideas for improvements to the Seattle Transportation Plan map
The city is currently developing a major, all-inclusive transportation plan they are calling the Seattle Transportation Plan. The plan covers “more than just roads,” according to the city’s online engagement tool. It also includes “sidewalks, bridges, stairways, transit, paths and trails, bike lanes, crosswalks, public spaces like street cafes and benches, and much more.” The…
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Report details how much catching up Seattle has to do in 2021 on bike lanes
A report completed by the Seattle Department of Transportation in December but not released until this week shows how much catching up the department is planning to do in 2021 to complete installing bike facilities that it had originally planned to install last year. This report is the most recent update on SDOT’s progress on…
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Proposed modal integration policy would dismantle the Bicycle Master Plan
Seattle’s Complete Streets ordinance turns 14 years old this year. Since becoming one of the first major American cities to codify in city law the idea that all major transportation improvements should include accommodations for all types of street users, the city has struggled to actually put this into practice. Loopholes allowed individual projects to…
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Mayor delays more bike projects from her already-slashed and delayed bike plan
Mayor Jenny Durkan and SDOT have paused $58.3 million worth of projects as the department attempts to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on the municipal budget. The cuts represent about 8% of the department’s adopted budget with safety and transit projects hit much harder than car-centric projects. The full extent of the…
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