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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul17Tue5:00 pm SDOT Open House: Green Lake and ...SDOT Open House: Green Lake and ...Jul 17 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pmSDOT is improving arterial streets in Green Lake and Wallingford for people walking, biking, driving, and taking transit. We’re currently in the design phase and anticipate starting construction in spring 2019. Learn more! Join the project team at … Continue readingJul18Wed9:00 am RedSpoke: 5-Day 300-mile recreat... @ Redmond to SpokaneRedSpoke: 5-Day 300-mile recreat... @ Redmond to SpokaneJul 18 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Details from RedSpoke: Ride with the sun on your face and the wind at your back. Experience the fun, excitement, fellowship and adventure on this 300-mile bicycle tour across beautiful Washington State. Enjoy the splendor of the Cascade Mountains, the majesty … Continue reading12:00 pm City Council Meeting: Build the ...City Council Meeting: Build the ...Jul 18 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pmThanks to your past support of the Basic Bike Network, we are on the cusp of a major win: the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee is considering legislation requiring the construction of three critical connections by the end of 2019, … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: first hill streetcar
Family of Desiree McCloud files lawsuit over fatal streetcar track crash
The family of Desiree McCloud has sued the City of Seattle for yet undetermined wrongful death damages following the 27-year-old woman’s fatal crash allegedly caused by the First Hill Streetcar tracks on Yesler Way near 14th Ave. McCloud was biking … Continue reading
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Tagged capitol hill seattle, cody mccloud, desiree mccloud, first hill streetcar, lynsi burton, suzanne greenberg, yesler
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Blaming streetcar tracks for her death, McCloud’s brother files claims with city, Sound Transit
One year after the bike crash at 13th and Yesler that took Desiree McCloud’s life, her brother Cody has filed claims against Sound Transit and the City of Seattle that blame the First Hill Streetcar tracks for her death. Cody told … Continue reading
Don’t stop the Broadway streetcar and bikeway now
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
Video shows McCloud riding between streetcar tracks before fatal crash
Surveillance video of the moments before Desiree McCloud’s fatal crash in May answers a major question about the incident that took her life: She did cross the First Hill Streetcar tracks around the time she crashed. A screenshot from the … Continue reading
Memorial walk for Desiree McCloud highlights her life, puts streetcar lines under scrutiny
What does a city say to a grieving family when they ask, What value is there in a streetcar if the tracks injure or even kill people? Seattle officials did not have any adequate answers to this question during a … Continue reading
Memorial walk for Desiree McCloud tonight on Yesler Way
Family, friends and neighbors working for safer streets will hold a memorial walk for Desiree McCloud today (Monday) on E Yesler Way. The walk starts 6 p.m. at Bailey Gatzert Elementary. The group will cross the street to the ghost … Continue reading
Desiree’s mom: ‘I don’t want anyone else to lose their future on something that’s so preventable’
Family members of Desiree McCloud spoke with KOMO for a powerful story about her untimely death on Yesler Way near 13th Ave. Desiree crashed May 13 while biking westbound on Yesler with friends. She was passing a friend on the … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th ave, cody mccloud, deaths, desiree mccloud, first hill streetcar, komo, penny mccloud, yesler
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Woman who crashed along First Hill Streetcar route passes away
A week and a half after a bad bike crash along the First Hill Streetcar route, Desiree McCloud passed away Tuesday. We send our deepest condolences to her friends and family. A message on a fundraising page set up to … Continue reading
Get ready to roll your bike onto the First Hill Streetcar
Streetcars and bikes have gotten off to a rough start in Seattle. Planning that neglected bike safety has led to many injuries, especially on Westlake Ave and Jackson Street. We have written about the need for protected bike lanes when … Continue reading
Nearly two years later, Broadway Bikeway finally open at north end
For the first time, the entire length of the Broadway Bikeway’s first phase is now open. Since it opened officially exactly two years ago, the north end of the project has been a bike route dead end due to construction … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, broadway bikeway, broadway streetcar extension, ethan melone, first hill streetcar
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The new Jackson Street isn’t safe, here’s a way to fix it
As we reported earlier this week, Daniel Ahrendt has a rough recovery ahead of him after crashing on Jackson Street in May and getting run over by a Metro bus. Both he and a Metro bus were headed westbound on … Continue reading
Man biking at Rainier/Jackson seriously injured in collision with Metro bus
Police are investigating a collision Monday morning that sent a 26-year-old man on a bike to Harborview with life-threatening injuries. A Metro trolly bus and the injured man collided shortly before 8 a.m. A reader reported (caution: graphic images) that … Continue reading
The Green Lane Project loves the Broadway Bikeway (but illegal turns a problem)
You’ve already seen our thoughts on the Broadway Bikeway, but the lanes caught the eye of Michael Andersen at the national Green Lane Project due to the lengths the city went to work around the street’s many turning conflicts. His … Continue reading
Broadway Bikeway (mostly) opens Wednesday
The Broadway Bikeway is finally ready to (mostly) open. The two-way protected bike lane will stretch all the way from Yesler Way to Denny Way, connecting Yesler Terrce, First Hill and Capitol Hill. The city is scheduled to fully open … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway bikeway, capitol hill, first hill, first hill streetcar, protected bike lanes, sound transit, yesler terrace
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Broadway Bikeway likely to open fully in May
The Broadway Bikeway is getting so close to being paved all the way to Yesler, but it may not be fully opened until project work wraps up in May. This late opening is to avoid situations where people encounter unexpected … Continue reading
Broadway is the new face of complete streets in Seattle (VIDEO)
The city of Seattle opened the first section of the Broadway Bikeway this week, showcasing how protected bike lanes can work on even the most active streets in the city. Broadway connects from Yesler Terrace and First Hill into the … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, cycle tracks, first hill, first hill streetcar, sdot, sound transit
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A look at plans for the Broadway streetcar extension + The case for a 10th Ave cycle track
The most popular road design option for the Broadway extension of the First Hill Streetcar includes an extension of the planned two-way protected bike lane (cycle track) all the way to Aloha, according to SDOT. If constructed, there would be … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th ave, broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, first hill streetcar
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Broadway streetcar extention will include cycle track, open house Dec 13
With funding for the planning phase of the First Hill Streetcar secured, the city is holding a Broadway Extension open house to discuss what such an extension could look like for the neighborhood. The meeting will be 4–6 p.m. December … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, sdot
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Broadway cycle track could be ready next year + Could it extend to Volunteer Park (or 520)?
City officials Tuesday announced funds to extend the First Hill Streetcar north from its terminus at Denny Way to Roy St or even all the way to Volunteer Park. Though the design process will work out the details, it’s pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway bikeway, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, first hill streetcar, mike mcginn
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Construction updates: Short Linden cycle track section opens, UW Station Bridge + Yesler ‘bike sneak’ sneak peek
With the opening of the W Thomas St overpass last week, it’s time to look at the progress of some other projects around town that will affect people biking. Above is the main structure of the UW Station biking and … Continue reading