Tag: bicycle master plan

April 2, 2019

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 more transparent bike plan the city has put forth in the years since voters approved…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan, jenny durkan, sdot
December 4, 2018

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 constructed 1.88 miles in 2018. That is a pitiful 18 percent. But the truth is…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, jenny durkan, move seattle levy, sdot
November 28, 2018

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 street? That didn’t really work. The result of those meetings is a new street design…
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tagged: 35th Ave NE, bicycle master plan, jenny durkan, rob johnson
December 11, 2015

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 city needs to build many miles of protected bike lanes and neighborhood greenways every year.…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan
April 3, 2015

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 budget for Bike Master Plan projects in 2015 is now expected to reach $19 million,…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan, nicole freedman
March 18, 2015

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 feedback phase through April. The mayor will then submit his final version to the City…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, ed murray, move seattle, tom rasmussen