Tag: bike vashon

November 15, 2012

Grant will fund vision for a safer Vashon Island

After a successful fight against bike-route-ruining rumble strips prompted a group of Vashon-Murray Island residents to organize and take action, the group is running with the momentum to take biking and walking safety on their island to the next level. Bike Vashon received a $3,000 grant from King County for community outreach to develop the…
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October 8, 2012

Small step for safer island biking: King County removes Vashon rumble strips

As we reported in September, residents of Vashon got organized and successfully stopped plans for rumble strips on Vashon Island highway shoulders, arguing that the strips make roads more dangerous and less comfortable for cycling. Today, Bike Vashon reports that King County workers are out removing the few stretches of rumble strips they had completed…
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September 5, 2012

Vashon convinces county not to install more rumble strips, fight invigorates island bike activism

Rumble strips. When installed correctly on certain roadways, they can prevent car crashes, especially for people who fall asleep at the wheel. But they can also destroy bike routes and create safety hazards for people on two wheels. So when the King County Department of Transportation started cutting rumble strips into the shoulders of Vashon…
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