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From our Bike Events Calendar
Oct16Wed6:00 pm GET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseGET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseOct 16 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every THIRD Wednesday of the month from 6 – 9 PM, we’re hosting a Volunteer Repair Party (VRP)/Open Shop specifically for folks who identify as women, trans, or gender non-binary to come together in an inclusive space to repair bikes … Continue readingOct17Thu5:30 pm Feet First Conversation with Ang...Feet First Conversation with Ang...Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmWashington faces a pedestrian safety crisis. The number of people killed walking on our state’s streets has spiked 40% in the last 5 years. Residents of color, seniors, and those living in poverty make up a disproportionate number of those … Continue reading6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsOct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue readingOct18Fri7:30 am Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Oct 18 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 amInterested in using a bike to get downtown but unsure of what routes are safe and reluctant to explore on your own? There is strength in numbers! Beginning May 3, we are offering three rides on Fridays:Columbia City to Downtown via … Continue readingOct19Sat6:30 pm Light the Night: A Casual Ride A... @ Ride Bicycles Bike ShopLight the Night: A Casual Ride A... @ Ride Bicycles Bike ShopOct 19 @ 6:30 pm – 6:30 pmRide Bicycles and Kryptonite Locks present a casual ride around the city ending at Gasworks park! Route will be around from 8-12 miles and will be mostly flat with a couple small hills. Expect a chill pace, friendly folks, and … Continue reading
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West Seattle community group responds to bike plan cuts + Cascade, SNG outline their priorities
Neighborhoods all over Seattle have been hit hard by Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed bike plan cuts. And as is depressingly typical, West Seattle got hit especially hard. They already had lackluster improvements in the previous version of the bike plan, … Continue reading
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E Union Street is a chance for SDOT and the mayor to prove they care about connecting bike routes
Seattle is once again set to choose the convenience of car driving over the safety of people walking and biking and our city’s Vision Zero, Climate Action Plan and Bicycle Master Plan goals. This time, it’s on E Union Street … Continue reading
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Tagged 23rd ave, bicycle master plan, central district, david seater, jenny durkan, mlk way, ryan packer, the urbanist, union street
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SDOT and Mayor Durkan release more transparent, less visionary bike plan
26 miles of bike facilities are gone completely, and another 27 are at risk. That’s the harsh reality of the latest iteration of the Bicycle Master Plan Implementation Plan (the “Bike Plan Plan”). The result is what could be a … Continue reading
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Under Mayor Durkan, Seattle has only built about 4% of its 2018 bike lane goal
Under Mayor Jenny Durkan, Seattle has nearly stopped building bike lanes. With the need to build more than ten miles of protected bike lanes in order to reach the Move Seattle Levy’s bike lane goals, SDOT says it will have … Continue reading
After mediation fails, 35th Ave NE bike lanes head to Mayor Durkan’s desk
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
So, how did the city do at building the Bike Master Plan in 2015?
After years and years of planning, 2015 was the year Seattle’s Department of Transportation finally tried to hit a stride delivering bike network additions and upgrades regularly and consistently. In order to keep the Bike Master Plan on track, the … Continue reading
City updates short-term bike facilities plan
SDOT has released an update to the Bicycle Master Plan Implementation Plan (AKA the “Bike Plan Plan”), the guiding document that distills the 20-year citywide plan down to a list a achievable projects over the next five years. The total … Continue reading
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Move Seattle transportation levy could build half of city’s Bike Plan
Mayor Ed Murray announced a $900 million transportation levy today, two and a half times as big as the Bridging the Gap levy passed in 2006. The mayor’s initial draft (PDF) of Move Seattle will now go through a public … Continue reading
SDOT fails to bike and chew gum at the same time, hasn’t started bike plan due last month
Tuesday’s City Council Transportation Committee chat with incoming SDOT Director Scott Kubly got off to a strange start as committee chair Tom Rasmussen and Councilmember Mike O’Brien laid into Deputy Mayor Kate Joncas (and to a much lesser extent Kubly … Continue reading
Bike Master Plan public meetings start Wednesday
The city is developing an update to the Bicycle Master Plan adopted in 2007, and you are about to get your first chance to get a look at the draft network map of future bicycle facilities they have created. The … Continue reading
SDOT on the state of bicycling in Seattle
The Seattle Department of Transportation recently released it’s report on the State of the Seattle Bicycling Environment. In essence, the report is a look at how well the city is implementing the 2007 Bicycle Master Plan, and includes data-supported advice … Continue reading
Upcoming Bike Master Plan meetings will discuss proposed facilities
The next phase of public outreach regarding the bike master plan update is gearing up, and you’ll have a chance to comment on proposed routes for neighborhood greenways, cycle tracks, bike lanes and more. To the right, you can see … Continue reading
City launches new interactive bike map, bike plan survey
To kick off Bike Month and the Bicycle Master Plan Update, the city has launched some new online tools to help people find good bike routes and make recommendations for changes. First off, the city’s new online bike map goes … Continue reading
Tonight: Bike Master Plan presentation + Streetcar open house
The Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board will hear from the folks behind the Bicycle Master Plan update this evening. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in Rm L280 at City Hall (get there a few minutes early, as the elevators lock … Continue reading
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Everett approves bicycle master plan
Due to the hard work of advocates, the City of Everett approved its first ever bicycle master plan. Now that there is a plan, it may be easier for Everett to get grants to fund more projects, and the projects … Continue reading
Funding SDOT: Tax parking and car licensing
Like every other department in the city, SDOT is facing serious budget shortfalls. Amid a re-stoked tunnel debate (if you haven’t read Dominic Holden’s piece last week about what could go wrong with the tunnel, do so), SDOT is struggling … Continue reading
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