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After pushback, city will complete Columbian Way bike lane at Beacon Ave

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Here’s some great news for southend bike riders: SDOT has decided to complete the westbound S Columbian Way bike lane at Beacon Ave after all. As we reported in June, neighbors of the major Columbian Way repaving project were surprised … Continue reading →

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I guess I need to take back some of the nice things I said about the Neighborhood Street Fund… UPDATED

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE: Be sure to read to the bottom of this post for an update from SDOT. This specific Neighborhood Street Fund project is dead, but the department has not abandoned this intersection, a spokesperson said. Yesterday’s post was supposed to … Continue reading →

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SDOT quietly deletes key section from southend bike lane at the last minute, misleads the public about the change

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

In yet another hit to the already sorely lacking southend bike network, SDOT quietly made a last-minute change to the Columbian Way paving project to remove an uphill section of protected bike lane as the road approaches Beacon Ave S. … Continue reading →

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S Columbian Way project to calm traffic, connect Beacon Hill and Columbia City

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT repaved and redesigned S Columbian Way between 15th Ave S and Beacon Ave S last year, and the interim results are promising: •    Traffic volume up 15-20% •    No change in number of collisions •    85th percentile speed down … Continue reading →

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Bike lanes part of repaved S Columbian Way

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

Beacon Hill now has some more bike lanes. Some day this project will meet up with plans for S Columbian Way/Alaska between Beacon Ave and MLK, greatly enhancing connectivity between Beacon Hill (and the Chief Sealth Trail) and Columbia City. … Continue reading →

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Beacon Hill changes looking strong, but can we go a step further?

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

I attended the open house Tuesday to take a look at the plans for 15th Ave S and Columbian Way S, and response to the projects seemed mostly positive.

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Open house Tuesday to discuss several Beacon Hill road changes

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

Map by the city’s Beacon Hill Blog SDOT is proposing changes to 15th Ave S and S Columbian Way that would add much-needed bike infrastructure in Mid-Beacon Hill and will help connect much of south Seattle to downtown. There will … Continue reading →

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