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Despite compromise and ongoing community design work, group appeals the Ballard Missing Link

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

The Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail is headed back into litigation. But despite the pending legal action, the city is still working through the community design process that was was part of the February compromise agreement between SDOT, … Continue reading →

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Rainier Ave ride demos huge potential for bike lanes + City leaders support bike network at rally

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

I biked on Rainier Ave from Columbia City to downtown during rush hour this morning, and it was peaceful, easy and fast. As part of the Bike Everywhere Day celebration, Cascade Bicycle Club and Bike Works partnered to host a … Continue reading →

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SDOT really, really wants you to report potholes

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

If there is a persistent pothole that you find yourself swearing at every singe day, well, this is your chance to get it fixed. SDOT has launched a renewed campaign to get people to report potholes so crews can go … Continue reading →

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Mike McGinn will run for another term as mayor

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Standing in the yard of his Greenwood house with his family — a couple campaign signs leaning against the white picket fence, perhaps dusted off after four years in storage — Mike McGinn announced his candidacy for mayor. This wil be his third mayoral … Continue reading →

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Seattle still doesn’t need a downtown car tunnel, but crews deserve a victory lap today

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Bike Blog has been opposed to the downtown car tunnel since this site started in 2010, and we still are. It’s an enormous investment in unsustainable transportation that will likely make downtown and South Lake Union traffic worse. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Lander bridge design still ignores safety + Should city hold its funds while it fights Trump?

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Of all the major transportation investments Seattle has planned using Federal grant assistance, the only one that is not at risk by the Trump administration is the one we need the least: The Lander Street Overpass. That project is moving … Continue reading →

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Trail supporters, opponents and city leaders strike a deal to complete the Ballard Missing Link

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE: Construction on the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail will break ground by winter 2018, Mayor Ed Murray announced Tuesday during a press conference flanked by both longtime trail supporters and business owners who have fought the trail … Continue reading →

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NE 65th Street will get autumn quick fixes, bigger remake in 2018-19

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

After years of community urging and protest, Seattle is about to kick off a road safety project on NE 65th Street to address the street’s serious ongoing safety problems. People walking, biking and inside cars all continue to get seriously … Continue reading →

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Opinion on Missing Link route coalesces even further + send City Hall a Valentine to say: Build it!

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

“Roses are red, violets are blue. Complete the Missing Link, it’s long overdue.” That’s the text on the adorable valentines Cascade Bicycle Club is urging supporters of the Burke-Gilman Trail to send to city leaders. It is much more friendly … Continue reading →

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With cargo bike full of tamales, Andres Salomon announces run for Seattle Mayor

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Andres Salomon was born in Ecuador and moved to the United States when he was three. His wife Anna moved to the U.S. as a refugee when she was five. They met at MIT and named their son Atom (which … Continue reading →

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CM O’Brien urges the Mayor, SDOT to make a choice on the Missing Link

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Councilmember Mike O’Brien joined neighbors and representatives from nearby businesses Friday to urge SDOT and Mayor Ed Murray to make a decision about their preferred option for the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link in Ballard. “I believe if the city prioritized … Continue reading →

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CM Johnson calls on SDOT, Mayor to have plan to fix 65th ready by Feb 14

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

As neighbors once again fired up the well-worn #Fix65th hashtag after yet another person was injured on that street, Councilmember Rob Johnson and Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to expedite an already-budgeted effort to improve safety on NE 65th … Continue reading →

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Mayor Murray cancels bike share expansion, will shut down Pronto March 31

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Ed Murray has scrapped his bike share expansion plan, ending the city’s efforts to create a new public e-assist bike system to replace the doomed Pronto system set to shut down March 31. This officially ends a frustrating era … Continue reading →

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2016 was the year of bike plan delays, will 2017 be any better?

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

The biggest story for biking in Seattle in 2016 can be summed up in one terrible word: Delayed. After riding an incredible safe streets funding high for a few months following the November 2015 passage of the Move Seattle transportation … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s budget includes big sidewalk boost, SNG pushes for more Vision Zero funds

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his proposed 2017-18 budget last week amid protests over mostly non-transportation elements like police funding, funding for the city’s homelessness emergency and the city’s ongoing affordable housing crisis. The mayor and the majority of the Council … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s budget funds downtown streetcar, will form bike/streetcar safety review board

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Ed Murray’s proposed budget would fund the Center City Connector streetcar, providing $45 million over the next half decade to match Federal grant funds and funds from City Light and Public Utilities for relocation work, Seattle Transit Blog reports. … Continue reading →

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The Westlake Bikeway is officially open, and it was worth the compromises

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

The Westlake Bikeway officially opened Thursday, finally creating a flat and separated bike route from the Ship Canal to the city center. “This project is really going to make this corridor safer and more predictable for everyone,” SDOT Director Scott … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Wait, Part II: How Seattle’s bike plans got so lost, and how to get back on track

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Yesterday in Part I, we reported on a protest at City Hall over the city’s delayed bike plans, especially downtown. In Part II, we look at how Seattle got so far off their bold safe streets path, and how the … Continue reading →

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Actions planned before Tuesday City Council meeting on slashed bike plan

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

This moment right now was supposed to be the time Seattle finally took bold action on bike safety projects, taking our years of planning and making them real. The big electoral victory in November should have given the city both … Continue reading →

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SDOT backpedals even further on already-slashed bike plan, cuts 9th Ave

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

It took only two weeks for Seattle’s Department of Transportation to cut the only significant center city bike lane from their already-scaled-back 2016 plans. The 9th Ave N bike lane would have connected the new Westlake Ave bikeway (due to … Continue reading →

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