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City Council will vote on ‘mandatory’ bike lane bill + funding bike parking and southend bike lanes – UPDATED

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Yes, please! UPDATE: The ordinance and both resolutions passed unanimously. Details on amendments in updates below. The City Council will vote today on an ordinance and set of resolutions that would all but require the Seattle Department of Transportation to … Continue reading →

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Council bills say major paving projects ‘shall’ build planned bike lanes, push for downtown and south end bike lanes + Support these bills Friday

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle already has a complete streets ordinance that says SDOT needs to consider the needs of all road users when making major road investments. The city also has a Bicycle Master Plan that notes where the highest-priority bike connections are. … Continue reading →

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My family lives in a house in our friends’ backyard + What ADUs can (and can’t) fix in our city

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

I live in my friends’ backyard along with my spouse Kelli and 16-month-old daughter. We all worked together (well, the baby didn’t really help) to build a new house where a carport and patchy weed-filled yard was previously. And in … Continue reading →

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Hundreds rally and ride downtown to protest cuts to safe streets projects

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Hundreds of people rallied at City Hall then rode bikes, rolled in wheelchairs or walked down 4th Ave Sunday to protest recent cuts to safe streets projects. The Ride For Safe Streets, organized by members of the Move All Seattle … Continue reading →

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How did Mayor Durkan get the 35th Ave NE decision so wrong? + Councilmembers respond

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Mayor Jenny Durkan’s decision this week to scrap planned, designed and contracted bike lanes on 35th Ave NE has drawn a major backlash as people are dismayed to hear that Seattle’s mayor is abandoning the Bicycle Master Plan in order … Continue reading →

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Ahead of January’s traffic crunch downtown, here’s some advice for first-time winter bike commuters

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Is it the Period of Maximum Constraint or the Seattle Squeeze or the Jenny Jam? Doesn’t really matter what you call it (well, Mayor Jenny Durkan would really like you to call it the Seattle Squeeze), you should be figuring … Continue reading →

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CM Mosqueda delivers must-watch speech as Council approves downtown bike lane resolution

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling on SDOT to complete a connected bike network downtown by the end of 2019. As we reported previously, the network includes sections of 8th Ave, 9th Ave N, Pike and/or Pine … Continue reading →

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Shipyard manager admits he had men shove CM O’Brien over his support for the Missing Link

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

General Manager Doug Dixon of Pacific Fishermen Shipyard oversaw men who shoved Councilmember Mike O’Brien during an afterparty celebrating the opening of the Nordic Heritage Museum Friday evening. Dixon admitted to overseeing the alleged assault on O’Brien, telling the Seattle … Continue reading →

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Big legal decision supports finishing the Burke-Gilman Missing Link

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

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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Supporters of a completed Missing Link will host happy hour Wednesday

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

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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Support budgets for a Georgetown/South Park trail, SDOT Equity Program, Summer Parkways + more

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

It is long past time to build a comfortable and safe biking and walking connection between Georgetown and South Park. These communities are so close, yet the most direct way to walk between them involves a dirt path running behind … 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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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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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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O’Brien will join Ballard Missing Link happy hour Friday

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

The city has not yet released its preferred alternative for the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link, but the choice is obvious. Like, really, really, really obvious. However, just in case the city somehow hasn’t already received that message loud and clear, … Continue reading →

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Council faces a choice: Kill Pronto now or make lemonade out of the existing stations?

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Pronto Cycle Share turned two years old last week, but there hasn’t been a whole lot of celebration. At this point, the system has spent more time operating in a state of uncertainty and controversy than it has operating normally. … Continue reading →

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Council approves lower speed limits, but the work isn’t done

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

The City Council approved new default speed limits across Seattle Monday, likely clearing the final major hurdle for the changes. “It’s been something that’s very near and dear to my heart,” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, who wrote about the issue … 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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Watch: City Inside/Out takes on Seattle’s slashed bike plans

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out produced a quality segment on the city’s recent bike plan cuts and the public protest against them. The episode begins with a five-minute intro report outlining how the cuts came about and what people protesting the … 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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