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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 pm
Meet 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/downtowngreenways
Tag Archives: cycle tracks
Council adds neighborhood greenways, downtown cycle track to 2013-14 budget
The City Council Budget Committee voted Friday on a series of changes to Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget, electing to add funding to accelerate neighborhood greenways and the downtown cycle track network. The Council will vote on a final budget … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, cycle tracks, downtown, neighborhood greenways, north delridge, west seattle
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Council considers increases to bike/walk plans, transit funding could face cuts
The City Council is in the midst of hearings and meetings to discuss which parts of Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget to keep and which parts to scrap. It’s possible that biking and walking projects could get a boost beyond … Continue reading
King 5 looks at Seattle’s move from bike lanes to cycle tracks
King 5 recently reported about the city’s shifting focus from bike lanes to cycle tracks. Linda Brill spoke with Cascade Bicycle Club’s policy staffers Craig Benjamin and Evan Manvel (hired recently) about why the shift is smart. Unlike bike lanes, … Continue reading
Mayor’s budget includes downtown bike facility plan, boosts Safe Routes to School, neighborhood greenways
Mayor McGinn announced details of his 2013-14 transportation budget today, which includes funds for a “Center City Mobility Plan,” which includes planning for a downtown bicycle network (read: protected cycle tracks). The $325,000 plan “will review how all modes of … Continue reading
Amazon will fund 7th Ave cycle track
Today is just all cycle tracks, all day on Seattle Bike Blog (Mayor McGinn will announce his transportation budget today Monday at 2, so check back to SBB for more then). A deal between the city and Amazon includes a … Continue reading
Will 2013 be the year of the Seattle cycle track? + More construction updates
After our frustrated post about the lack of new bold plans on the city’s part to improve biking and walking safety, below is a look at some exciting projects already underway today. Will 2013 be the year protected cycle tracks … Continue reading
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Tagged arboretum, construction, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, lake washington blvd, linden, sdot
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Regional Council recommends Westlake Cycle Track + more
The Puget Sound Regional Council recently released its list of recommended regional Transportation Improvement Program projects for 2013. The list includes road repairs, transit improvements and, yes, some complete streets projects. Here’s a quick look at some of the bike-related … Continue reading
City plans short cycle track on NE 65th St near Magnusson Park
Just days after I saw a presentation about the NE 65th St cycle track, a woman was struck by a car while crossing the street on foot. She was running on the Burke-Gilman Trail, crossing a relatively low-traffic segment of … Continue reading
Sunday Theater: We are ready to do this in Seattle
From Spacing Vancouver: Paint, Planters, People from Brian Gould and Kathleen Corey on Vimeo.
Seattle Transit Blog: Downtown needs cycle tracks before Bike Share arrives
Following up on our recent post on the founding of Puget Sound Bike Share, Zach Shaner at the Seattle Transit Blog argues that the system should not launch downtown unless there are safe and inviting cycle tracks: Simply put, cycling … Continue reading
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Tagged cycle tracks, downtown, puget sound bike share, seattle transit blog, zach shaner
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Canadian study: On residential streets, traffic diversion is key for safe cycling
The University of British Columbia cycling safety research group Cycling in Cities presented the Velo-City 2012 conference with some fascinating studies on the relative safety of urban cycling infrastructure in Canada. Their findings could be extremely useful as the city … Continue reading
Big plans (and small immediate changes) planned for 7th Ave + An Amazon.com cycle track?
Remember when 7th Ave between Westlake and Denny looked like the photo to the right? That was fun. Unfortunately, the striping is almost entirely rubbed off in many places. And compliance by car and bus drivers has never been very … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Ave, amazon, cycle tracks, denny triangle, downtown, king county metro, sdot
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Work on Linden Ave cycle track starting soon
Construction on the Linden Ave N complete streets project is finally ready to get under way. The project will redesign the street from N 128th to the Seattle border at N 145th, completing a missing link in the Interurban North … Continue reading
Planners present more details for Broadway Bikeway
Planners presented more specifics about the proposed Broadway cycle track, which has now been dubbed the “Broadway Bikeway.” The project is part of the First Hill Streetcar, which will connect Pioneer Square and King Street Station to the under-construction Capitol … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, broadway bikeway, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, jackson, sdot, yesler
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Final Linden Ave N open house April 6
The 2011 paving season continues with the final Linden Ave N complete streets project open house next week. The project would create a two-way cycle track on Linden Ave N that would connect the Interurban Trail to Seattle’s north border … Continue reading
Talk transportation with Tom Rasmussen Saturday
North Seattle biking folx, Tom Rasmussen is holding a public meeting about transportation Saturday at the Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N. All topics are on the table, though it would perhaps be a good opportunity to discuss complete streets … Continue reading
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Tagged bitter lake, broadview, city council, cycle tracks, linden, ne 125th, tom rasmussen
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Bikes and streetcars should be friends
The idea of a new streetcar line is exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. Streetcars are cool. They encourage dense development. They encourage more people to get out of their cars and enjoy a walking and transit lifestyle. These … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, jackson, mia birk, streetcars
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The air is better on the other side of the parked cars
This may seem obvious to anyone who has ever followed a diesel bus up a steep hill, but the air quality several feet away from motor vehicle lanes is significantly cleaner and healthier, according to a new study by PSU … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes, bike portland, cycle tracks, exhaust, health, psu, separated bike lanes
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First Hill Streetcar Update: Cycle track would pay for itself
The First Hill Streetcar planners briefed the City Council Friday on updates to the project plans, including a couple details about the proposed cycle track. Aside from the pretty image above, there were a couple details of interest.
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Tagged broadway, city council, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, streetcars, transportation committee
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Linden cycle track follow-up, a quick chat with SDOT
To follow up on a couple questions left over from Thursday’s post about the proposed Linden cycle track near Bitter Lake, I spoke with Project Manager Connie Zimmerman, who provided a little more clarity on the project.
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