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Tag Archives: roosevelt to downtown hct
After further study, SDOT finds that Eastlake Ave still needs bike lanes
I thought we had already established this a few years ago during public outreach for Roosevelt RapidRide, but SDOT has tried again to find an alternative to building bike lanes on Eastlake Ave. And, just like before, the results are … Continue reading
Support bike lanes along the Roosevelt RapidRide line (including Eastlake Ave)
An effort to build a faster and more reliable bus route along the Roosevelt Way/Eastlake Ave corridor is also an incredible opportunity to improve biking and walking conditions along the way. The project — now called Roosevelt RapidRide — is … Continue reading
Support safe Eastlake bike lanes this week
Seattle has the chance to finally build a safe and comfortable bike route from the University Bridge to downtown. But more than that, the city also has the chance to create a safer and more inviting main street for the … Continue reading
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Tagged eastlake, eastlake community council, fairview ave n, roosevelt, roosevelt to downtown hct, stewart
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It’s time for a transportation revolution east of Lake Union
Imagine a direct, fully connected and protected bike route from Roosevelt and Green Lake all the way to downtown. The city is studying how to make it happen. And not only could the project fix some consistently dangerous collision hot … Continue reading
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Tagged eastlake, fairview ave n, roosevelt to downtown hct, south lake union
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It’s well past time to build safe bike lanes on Eastlake Ave
Eastlake Ave is a white knuckle bike ride. Even though it’s also the only reasonably flat street that directly connects the city center to the University Bridge, there are no bike lanes. Instead, people have to try to navigate the … Continue reading