- Advertisement
- Got a tip? Email: [email protected]
Get posts in your inbox
-
Join the Seattle Bike Blog Supporters
Seattle Bike Blog Supporters receive endless love. And, of course, you will have satisfaction of knowing that you helped power independent bike news in the Seattle area. Please consider being a supporter if you are able, starting at $5 per month:
-
From our Bike Events Calendar
Mar22Wed6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingMar 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Join the google group for monthly meeting information: https://groups.google.com/g/ballard-greenwaysBring your enthusiasm and ideas to share with the group or just stop in to say hello and join an existing project.Mar23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryMar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S.7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 23 @ 7:15 pmMeet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Mar27Mon5:30 pm Downtown Greenways monthly meetingDowntown Greenways monthly meetingMar 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLast Monday of the month. Join us! https://seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenwaysMar30Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 30 @ 7:15 pmMeet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times. Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
Advertisements-
Latest Stories
- WA Bikes: Here come the state budget proposals
- Some thoughts on the Chinatown-International District Station planning debate
- Commute Seattle survey: Driving, transit and walking down, biking unchanged, and remote work way up
- Watch: Take a history tour of North Beacon Hill by bike
- Renton starts work on short section of Rainier Avenue trail + Seattle should prepare a connection
Latest Posts on Mastodon
Join social.ridetrans.it for a mostly local Mastodon server full of people who love biking and transit.
- Loading Mastodon feed...
Seattle by Bike Flickr Pool
Top Posts
Seattle Bike Links
- Biking Bis Bicycle touring and more
- Biking in the Rain By Aviva Stephens
- Cascade Bicycle Club Blog
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
- No Spandex Required Blogging about a Jew biking in the City of Seattle
- Northwest In Motion The Northwest’s Active Community
- Seattle Bicycle Laws Know ‘em.
- Seattle Bike Counters Updated every night
- Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Find & join your neighborhood group!
- Walk.Bike.Schools Helathy kids needs healthy trips to school
- Washington Bikes blog
- West Seattle Bike Connections
Other Good Links
- Bus Chick Car-free since ’03
- Capitol Hill Seattle Neighborhood news for Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
- Family Ride Promoting everyday family biking.
- Seattle Transit Blog Name says it all
- The Urbanist Focused on Seattle-area urban policy
- Urban Adonia Anthropological analyses of bike culture.
- Walking In Seattle Bloggin’ about walkin’
Tags
- ballard
- beacon hill
- bellevue
- bicycle alliance of washington
- bike counter
- bike news roundup
- Bike Route Alert
- bike share
- bike thefts
- bike works
- burke-gilman
- burke-gilman trail
- capitol hill
- cascade bicycle club
- central district
- city council
- construction
- crime
- cycle tracks
- deaths
- dexter
- downtown
- ed murray
- events
- fremont
- injuries
- jenny durkan
- king county parks
- mike mcginn
- missing link
- neighborhood greenways
- pronto emerald city cycle share
- protected bike lanes
- rainier valley
- sdot
- seattle neighborhood greenways
- seattle times
- sound transit
- spd
- uw
- video
- wallingford
- washington bikes
- west seattle
- wsdot
Tag Archives: buffered bike lanes
Spot with most bike-involved collisions gets new bike lane
As reported in October, the stretch of N 45th Street in front of the Wallingford Dick’s Drive-In saw the highest number of traffic collisions between cars and bikes in the whole city. Responding to the issue, SDOT has installed a … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged buffered bike lanes, dick's drive-in, n 45th st, sdot, wallingford
79 Comments
Buffer space added to bike lanes on older section of Dexter
A few weeks ago, the city added a couple feet of buffer space to the bike lanes on Dexter between Mercer and Denny Way, just south of the recently-reconfigured section complete with bus islands and a road diet. The added … Continue reading
Dexter is a next generation Seattle bike facility (VIDEO)
The repaved and redesigned Dexter Ave N has been open for a couple weeks now, and so far I have only heard praise for the road’s design. The wide bike lanes with several feet of buffer space make biking remarkably … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2nd ave, buffered bike lanes, dexter, downtown, queen anne, separated bike lanes
49 Comments
S Columbian Way project to calm traffic, connect Beacon Hill and Columbia City
SDOT repaved and redesigned S Columbian Way between 15th Ave S and Beacon Ave S last year, and the interim results are promising: • Traffic volume up 15-20% • No change in number of collisions • 85th percentile speed down … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2011 paving, beacon hill, buffered bike lanes, columbia city, rainier vista, s alaska st, s columbian way
5 Comments
Attention Dexter bikers: Construction starts March 7
Work to repave Dexter Ave N is scheduled to start March 7 and will not be completed until late summer (h/t Fremont Universe). Bicyclists will at times be required to ride with general traffic during lane closures throughout the length … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2011 road projects, buffered bike lanes, construction, dexter, sdot
11 Comments
Buffered bike lanes a much better fit for Dexter
Dexter is going to be pretty nice once the new plans are paved. First, look at the image above. For those who ride across the Fremont bridge to Dexter, you know this spot pretty well. Usually there are no cars … Continue reading
Dexter cycle track plans changed, wide buffered bike lanes proposed
Commenter Andreas pointed out that the plans for Dexter have changed. Instead of placing cycle tracks between the parked cars and the sidewalk, the new plans place large buffered bike lanes between the general travel lanes and parked cars. Here … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, cycle tracks, dexter, road tailoring
15 Comments
Cycle Tracks and Seattle, Part 1: But the Danes can do it!
The Green Wave in Copenhagen from Copenhagenize on Vimeo. After attending the Great City brown bag this afternoon, I decided Seattle bikers need to take a closer look at cycle tracks and work to better define what we need and … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged broadway, buffered bike lanes, copenhagen, cycle tracks, cycle tracks and seattle, dexter, great city, vehicular riding, yesler
3 Comments
Admiral Way makeover plans draw (expected) criticisms from drivers, some concerns from bikers
Responses to the open house about the proposed changes to Admiral Way have ranged from the typical driver concerns about how it will slow them down (which is the whole point on this 30 mph road) to concerns that the … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged admiral, bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, road diets, sdot, seattle likes bikes, sharrows, west seattle
5 Comments