Tag: green lane project

January 6, 2014

Andersen: Using plastic posts instead of curbs, Seattle plans to reduce the cost of protected bike lanes

Which is better for bike lanes: concrete curbs or plastic posts? In the small, fast-growing world of the protected bike lane, Seattle is the city of physical beauty. I won’t lie to you: my organization, which helps U.S. cities build protected bike lanes, named Seattle’s rebuilt Linden Avenue as our No. 5 project of the year…
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tagged: ADA, chicago, cycle tracks, green lane project, michael andersen, peopleforbikes, protected bike lanes
December 5, 2013

Seattle makes national list of top ten protected bike lanes in 2013 … twice

Seattle’s belated entry into protected bike lanes has definitely made a splash. In fact, the national Green Lane Project recently created a list of the top ten protected bike lanes of 2013, and Seattle made the list … twice. Linden Ave clocked in at 5th, and Cherry Street made the list in the 9th spot.…
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tagged: cherry st, cycle tracks, green lane project, linden, protected bike lanes, reasonably polite seattleites