Tag: roosevelt

August 4, 2023

North U Bridge project is a huge opportunity for a safer and better-connected U District + Survey

Most of the University Bridge is in decent condition, but the northernmost section between NE 40th and NE Pacific Streets needs major rehab or replacement, according to SDOT. The 1930s concrete structure is at the end of its life, and that may be for the best because it no longer fits into the U District…
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tagged: 11th ave ne, history, roosevelt, sdot, university bridge
February 5, 2021

Watch out! Speed bumps added to Roosevelt Way bike lane near 43rd. UPDATE 2/5: They’re gone

UPDATE (2/5, 1:45 p.m.): The bumps are gone. Bump be gone! pic.twitter.com/bcRYUKoHSM — G Hall (@MattGHall) February 5, 2021 UPDATE (2/5): The speed bumps will be removed. This morning we received an update from SDOT’s Ethan Bergerson: I want to give you an update that we are planning to remove this speed bump. Our City…
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tagged: roosevelt, speed bumps
September 17, 2020

Report: NE 65th Street bike lanes have saved lives and prevented serious injuries

For a four-year period, the short stretch of NE 65th Street between NE Ravenna Blvd and 39th Ave NE killed one person and seriously injured at least one other person every year. But a hard-fought safety project installed in spring 2019 has cut collisions by more than half and has so far eliminated deaths and…
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tagged: #Fix65th, ne 65th, ravenna, roosevelt, vision zero
May 29, 2017

Salomon: Finally fixing NE 65th Street (Part Two)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part Two of a two-part series by Andres Salomon looking at NE 65th Street safety improvements. Part One describes the urgent need for safety improvements along the part of 65th where five people have been killed and seriously injured in the past two years. Part Two looks at possible solutions. NE 65th…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, ne 65th, ravenna, roosevelt, roosevelt station
May 17, 2017

Salomon: Finally fixing NE 65th Street (Part One)

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part One of a two-part series by NE Seattle Greenways leader and former mayoral candidate (“I ran for Mayor before it was cool“) Andres Salomon. In this post, Salomon gives an update on the need for NE 65th Street safety improvements. Part Two will cover potential designs that the city could build…
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tagged: #Fix65th, andres salomon, ne 65th, ravenna, roosevelt
November 3, 2016

Roosevelt bike lane opens with Kidical Mass and community party Saturday

As we reported previously, it took a lot of advocacy work to convince SDOT to add a bike lane to Roosevelt Way NE as part of the recently-completed scheduled paving project. Seriously. And the result is a huge improvement over one of the most important bike routes in NE Seattle. Sure, there are some issues…
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tagged: roosevelt