Tag: fremont bridge

January 14, 2016

Ride the Ducks plans to use scary Fremont bike merge lane starting Friday

If you bike across the Fremont Bridge regularly, then you know this terrible merge lane well. People biking are routed down a ramp into what becomes a shared bike and right turn lane. You have to be extremely on guard, but there’s also an element of simply hoping that anyone merging to go right sees…
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tagged: fremont bridge, ride the ducks
September 2, 2015

Would fewer draw bridge openings help your bike commute?

Getting stopped for a draw bridge is one of those truly Seattle experiences, especially for people on bikes. Three of the busiest bike route chokepoints in the city are bridges that open for maritime vessels: Fremont, University and Montlake Bridges. Being on a bike lets you bypass the traffic backup and get up close to…
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tagged: ballard bridge, coast guard, fremont bridge, scott kubly, university bridge
April 10, 2015

2015 Fremont Bridge bike counts have broken records every month so far

The number of bicycle trips across the Fremont Bridge continues to climb year-over-year. In fact, a mild winter has helped to break all-time monthly bike count records every month so far in 2015. In fact, bike counts have increased 14 of the 17 months for which we have year-over-year data. February saw a giant, 25…
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tagged: bike counter, fremont, fremont bridge
March 24, 2015

Painters will close Fremont Bridge overnight Saturday & Sunday

The never-ending Fremont Bridge painting project is, well, getting close to ending. But some of the biggest closures are still to come. Workers will close the bridge overnight from midnight to 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. There will only be two chances to get across the bridge, so anyone biking late at night might want…
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December 29, 2014

Cue the balloon drop! One million Fremont Bridge bike trips in 2014! – UPDATED 1/1/15

@seabikeblog Hey, count made it to 645 on the 28th (7:36pm) pic.twitter.com/nSP4Fkgt45 — Jay Talbot (@JayTalbot2) December 29, 2014 We did it! One million bike trips over the Fremont Bridge in 2014! And reader Jay Talbot got a photo of magic number 645 Sunday evening — the one millionth trip of the year. How cool…
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tagged: bike counter, fremont, fremont bridge
December 24, 2014

All I want for Christmas is 1 million Fremont bike trips – UPDATED 12/28

UPDATE 12/28: It could happen today! Rider number 645 on Sunday will be number one million for 2014. However, if bike trip levels today are like Saturday, the one millionth trip will happen Monday morning. UPDATE 12/26: I have updated the numbers in the story to reflect counts as of midnight. If cycling rates are…
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tagged: bike counter, fremont, fremont bridge, Journey to 1 Million Fremont Bike Trips