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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: jenny durkan
35th Ave NE safety changes still on track + How can the city avoid such divisive neighborhood fights?
While I was on family leave this winter, a seemingly routine repaving project in Northeast Seattle somehow became a flashpoint that has divided neighbors, spilling gallons of red and green sign-making ink and even drawing competing streetside protests. It has … Continue reading
Biking on 2nd Ave downtown is up 37% as bike share and bike lanes expand
The number of people biking on 2nd Ave in downtown Seattle is up an average of 19 percent year-over-year since the July 2017 launch of private bike share services. And the trend appears to have accelerated as SDOT opened a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd ave, basic bike network, bike counter, downtown, fremont bridge, jenny durkan
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What Seattle needs from the next SDOT Director + Take the mayor’s survey
As we work towards a future in Seattle where it is easier and safer for residents to get around on foot, by bike and via mass transit, we need your help. Visit the online community survey to share your priorities … Continue reading
Mayor Durkan is right, we do need a ‘reset’ on Move Seattle
As regular readers of Seattle Bike Blog know, I have been on family leave since late January following the early birth of my daughter. So unlike the daily news regimen I have reported since 2010, I have not had the … Continue reading
Rainier RapidRide remake concepts fall short + Mayor Durkan should push SDOT for a more visionary plan
Rainier Ave is the only flat and direct street between Mount Baker and the International District/downtown. If southeast Seattle is ever going to have good bike access to the jobs and other major destinations downtown, Rainier Ave will need bike … Continue reading
Big legal decision supports finishing the Burke-Gilman Missing Link
The Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail won a huge legal decision today, with the Seattle Hearing Examiner deciding that SDOT’s environmental study and findings was adequate. After completion of an enormous environmental impact study for the short stretch … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, burke-gilman trail, jenny durkan, mike o'brien, missing link
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Supporters of a completed Missing Link will host happy hour Wednesday
After decades of public meetings and open houses and letter-writing campaigns, it’s perhaps a bit difficult to get motivated for yet another public event about the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail. But what if I told you there … Continue reading
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Tagged burke-gilman trail, cascade bicycle club, jenny durkan, mike o'brien, missing link
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Kubly’s SDOT responded to massive growth by going big on walking, biking and transit
Scott Kubly resigned as SDOT Director last month, closing a chapter of incredible growth (and growing pains) over his more than three years at the expanding agency. As SDOT Director during the development of the nine-year Move Seattle transportation levy … Continue reading
Congratulations Mayor-Elect Jenny Durkan
Congratulations to Teresa Mosqueda on joining the City Council and Lorena González on retaining your Council seat. Their elections further bolster the already strong support on Council for bold action to improve biking and walking access and safety in our … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 general election, jenny durkan, lorena gonzález, teresa mosqueda
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Endorsement: Cary Moon for Mayor
If you are registered to vote in King County, your ballot is in the mail. New voters have until October 30 to register in-person. Ballots are due November 7. See this story for more election coverage, including the WA Bikes … Continue reading
WA Bikes endorses Moon for Mayor + more across the region and state
WA Bikes has endorsed Cary Moon for Seattle Mayor. The politically-active sibling organization to Cascade Bicycle Club released its latest round of 2017 endorsements Tuesday, and Senior Policy Director Blake Trask said the organization will be writing more about their … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017 general election, blake trask, cary moon, jenny durkan, washington bikes
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