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To learn how to respond to community-created crosswalks, SDOT should look to their own past

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

In the dead of night in early April 2013, one First Hill resident dragged $350 worth of reflective plastic posts down the hill and glued them on top of the brand new bike lane line SDOT had painted on Cherry … Continue reading →

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Video: SPD officer hits person biking next to East Precinct wall

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

A Seattle Police officer driving a police cruiser turned in front of and struck a person biking near the East Precinct Tuesday evening. The 31-year-old man was checked out by Seattle Fire Department medics, but was not transported to the … Continue reading →

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A look at the latest plans for connecting the 520 Trail to Capitol Hill, Eastlake

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

In our post about the planned Eastlake Ave bike lanes, we mentioned that the bike route there would be part of a regional network once the 520 Trail reaches across I-5. It might be hard to imagine what that connection … Continue reading →

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Crews set to start building Pike Street bike lanes on Capitol Hill

Posted on September 6, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Layout on Pike pic.twitter.com/RcvPoDYqH1 — Dongho Chang (@dongho_chang) September 4, 2019 SDOT crews are set to start work on Pike Street bike lanes this weekend between Broadway and 9th Ave, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Work is expected to last a … Continue reading →

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City will add protected bike lanes to sections of Yesler and 14th Ave near streetcar tracks + Broadway/Denny bike turn lane

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Map of the proposed changes from the city fact sheet (PDF). Seattle is finally set to make some much-needed bike safety improvements to streets near Bailey Gatzert Elementary School, where many people have crashed on the First Hill Streetcar tracks … Continue reading →

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Madison RapidRide design nearing completion + A look at the planned bike improvements

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT is hoping to begin construction on its Madison Street RapidRide G project in 2020 with service set to start in 2022. That assumes they get the Federal grant they need for the $121 million project. Capitol Hill Seattle reports … Continue reading →

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City Light decides against car charger in path of Broadway Bikeway

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

After public pushback, including by many of you, Seattle City Light has dropped their plans for an electric car charging station on Broadway near Denny Way that would have been located in the path of a planned-but-delayed extension of the … Continue reading →

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CHS: City wants to install electric car charger in future path of Broadway bikeway

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle is about to invest to build a public car charger directly in the path of the on-hold Broadway Bikeway extension north or Denny Way. Once complete, people biking northbound in the Broadway protected bike lane would need to merge … Continue reading →

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Man recovering from Harvard Ave E hit and run Friday seeking folks on bikes who stopped to help

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Did you see or stop to help a man injured while biking on Harvard Ave E at E Allison St Friday morning around 9 a.m.? Ariel and his wife Roï are trying to get in touch with the people who … Continue reading →

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Take this Pike/Pine bike lane survey + Rethinking Pine St downtown

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Few bike improvements in the city could have a bigger impact than a safe, comfortable and fully connected bike route from the Pike Place Market to Broadway. And due to the grade of First and Capitol Hills as well as … Continue reading →

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Community leads effort to build bike lanes on Pike/Pine, groups host workshop Oct 25

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

A coalition of community groups on Capitol Hill is hosting a design workshop October 25 to help craft a vision for the protected bike lanes on Pike and/or Pine Streets that were funded through the convention center expansion community benefits … Continue reading →

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What can we learn from this scary close call video?

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

OK, Seattle, we need to talk about this close call video going around. David Seater, who is the Chair of Seattle’s volunteer Pedestrian Advisory Board, was biking uphill on Pine Street on Capitol Hill earlier this week when someone driving … Continue reading →

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Capitol Hill groups come together to host hyperlocal Transportation Action Day

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Several Capitol Hill community groups are working together to host a free training for anyone who wants to learn how to advocate and organize for safer streets Sunday. Afterwards, attendees will immediately put their new knowledge into action by heading out … Continue reading →

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Public Bikes will close Pine St shop

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

When Public Bikes opened at Summit and Pine in April 2015, we noted that the shop was “well-positioned to take advantage of Capitol Hill’s bike shop desert.” Velo Bike Shop had recently moved to the Denny Triangle area after decades … Continue reading →

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How One Center City can finally build the vital Pike/Pine bike connection

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Pike/Pine is one of the most needed and promising connections in the entire Seattle bike network. And the multi-agency One Center City partnership is looking to make major near-term changes along the corridor between Pike Place Market and Broadway that … Continue reading →

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Don’t stop the Broadway streetcar and bikeway now

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Today, the First Hill Streetcar and Broadway Bikeway end unceremoniously at Denny Way just before reaching the North Broadway business district. People biking are forced to choose between merging into mixed traffic on the busy commercial street, trying to navigate … Continue reading →

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Convention Center expansion should help build major bike network crossroads

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Much of the talk about public benefits from the planned Washington State Convention Center expansion has been focused on the very exciting idea of building a lid over more of I-5 connecting downtown to Capitol Hill and First Hill. The … Continue reading →

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Neighbors will host memorial walk Sunday for man killed walking across Capitol Hill street

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Max Richards was killed while walking his dog across busy Belmont Ave E at Bellevue Pl E September 21, and his death has shaken neighbors. Capitol Hill Seattle reports that 79-year-old Richards and his dog Pink were crossing when a … Continue reading →

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U Link opening is the perfect chance to show Seattle why they bought Pronto

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Now that the city owns Pronto (or will very soon, anyway), the people of Seattle need to understand why they bought it. Well, Saturday, big crowds are expected to turn out at Capitol Hill and UW Stations for the long-awaited … Continue reading →

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Reopened street near Capitol Hill Station improves access to Broadway Bikeway

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

The north end of the Broadway Bikeway just became infinitely more useful as construction crews finally reopened Denny Way between Broadway, 10th Ave and Cal Anderson Park. Closed for years to build Capitol Hill Station, this section of Denny Way … Continue reading →

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