Tag: protected intersections
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Seattle’s first fully-protected intersection is now open at Dexter/Thomas
The goal: No more deaths or serious injuries at Dexter and Thomas. This seemingly unremarkable intersection has been the site of at least two tragedies in recent memory. Mike Wang was killed by someone making a left turn there while biking home from work in 2011, and Jaahnavi Kandula was killed by a speeding Seattle…
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City will add series of all-way stops to Pine Street on Capitol Hill
Here’s a somewhat unexpected note from SDOT: To enhance safety for people walking & rolling, we’re adding more 4-way stop signs on Pine St in the ❤️ of #CapitolHill. Crews worked in wind & rain today to add signs at Summit Ave & Boylston Ave. We’ll add one more at Belmont Ave as soon as…
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New 2nd Ave traffic signals clear up confusion
When the city finally upgraded the old skinny paint-only door zone bike lane on 2nd Ave in 2014, it was an incredible increase in biking comfort downtown. But almost immediately after opening one thing became clear: The array of signals hanging on just one street post was confusing people. Most of downtown Seattle has traffic…
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