Tag: road diets
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(VIDEO) When you design roads so people can go 80 …
… people will want to go 80. And if you force them to go 55, they will get angry: (The video is from 2007, but I thought it was really interesting. h/t VeloBusDriver)
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Othello St project, $725k to connect Seward, Link and Chief Sealth Trail
Following the city’s recent announcement of 11 new Neighborhood Street Fund projects, I will be taking a closer look at the ones that most affect cyclists. Most of the projects are focused on sidewalks and crossing improvements for pedestrians, but there are several good things coming for cyclists, too.
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Lake City town hall digest (a little late)
You’ll have to forgive me for my late digest of last week’s Lake City town hall with the mayor. There are some good moments, though you will have to get used to the poor audio and choppy video.
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Greenwood Ave changes coming next month
You know how Greenwood Ave is a totally comfortable place to ride headed north, then you hit 85th and it’s all like, AHHHHHHHHH! Well, that’s set to change in the next month or so. SDOT has decided to move forward with reconfiguration plans for Greenwood Ave between 85th and 105th. Work is scheduled to begin…
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No, SDOT does not need more 125th studies
Let’s make this clear, yet again. NE 125th carries a little over 16,000 cars per day. SDOT’s experience and research clearly shows that the proposed three-lane configuration can carry up to 25,000 vehicles per day. They have done similar projects on similar streets a couple dozen times in recent decades. No further study is necessary.…
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Signal getting ready at Fremont and 105th
On a ride yesterday, I noticed the coming traffic signal for Fremont Ave and 105th is already in place, getting ready to go. Once it is running, it will plug a hole in the Fremont Ave bike boulevard, which is part of the interurban bike route stretching from Everett and Seattle.
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