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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep15Sun8:30 am Beacon Hill History Ride @ Jefferson Community CenterBeacon Hill History Ride @ Jefferson Community CenterSep 15 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
This will be a leisurely pace history ride to visit and learn facts about various historic and interesting sites around parts of Seattle’s Beacon Hill. Meet at 8:30 am, wheels rolling at 9. How did Seattle almost have a South … Continue reading10:00 am Bicycle Sunday! @ Lake Washington BlvdBicycle Sunday! @ Lake Washington BlvdSep 15 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmOn scheduled Sundays from May to September, a portion of Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites everyone in the community to bike, jog or stroll along … Continue readingSep18Wed6:00 pm GET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseGET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseSep 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every THIRD Wednesday of the month from 6 – 9 PM, we’re hosting a Volunteer Repair Party (VRP)/Open Shop specifically for folks who identify as women, trans, or gender non-binary to come together in an inclusive space to repair bikes … Continue reading
Tag Archives: scott kubly
Kubly’s SDOT responded to massive growth by going big on walking, biking and transit
Scott Kubly resigned as SDOT Director last month, closing a chapter of incredible growth (and growing pains) over his more than three years at the expanding agency. As SDOT Director during the development of the nine-year Move Seattle transportation levy … Continue reading
Rainier Ave ride demos huge potential for bike lanes + City leaders support bike network at rally
I biked on Rainier Ave from Columbia City to downtown during rush hour this morning, and it was peaceful, easy and fast. As part of the Bike Everywhere Day celebration, Cascade Bicycle Club and Bike Works partnered to host a … Continue reading
Despite more than a decade of bicycle activism, Ballard Bridge remains a danger
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Taylor McAvoy through our partnership with UW’s Community News Lab journalism course. Riding home at night a few years ago, Haley Keller had to cross the Ballard Bridge with its notoriously skinny three-foot-wide sidewalks. She … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, ballard bridge, haley woods, jack connelly, jason fialkoff, news lab, scott kubly, sean cryan, taylor mcavoy, terry mcmacken
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SDOT really, really wants you to report potholes
If there is a persistent pothole that you find yourself swearing at every singe day, well, this is your chance to get it fixed. SDOT has launched a renewed campaign to get people to report potholes so crews can go … Continue reading
The Westlake Bikeway is officially open, and it was worth the compromises
The Westlake Bikeway officially opened Thursday, finally creating a flat and separated bike route from the Ship Canal to the city center. “This project is really going to make this corridor safer and more predictable for everyone,” SDOT Director Scott … Continue reading
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Tagged ed murray, elizabeth kiker, mike o'brien, scott kubly, tom rasmussen, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit
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SDOT Director Kubly admits to Pronto ethics violations, could be fined up to $10K
SDOT Director Scott Kubly has admitted that he failed to obtain a waiver before working with his former employer about Seattle’s bike share system Pronto. The months-long ethics investigation concluded that Kubly violated ethics rules by working with former co-workers … Continue reading
Pronto will increase free ride time to 45 min + New monthly rate costs less than Netflix
For the cost of three bus rides, you can ride Pronto Cycle Share for a month. For the first time, Pronto is offering a monthly payment option rather than paying a lump-sum for a whole year. Especially for people on … Continue reading
Pronto buyout draws ethics investigation against SDOT Director
Was it an improper conflict of interest when SDOT Director Scott Kubly started negotiations for the city to buy Pronto from the non-profit Puget Sound Bike Share? Did SDOT staff mislead the public and City Council by overstating annual member … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics and Elections Commission, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot
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Westlake lawsuit is over, bikeway set to open in the summer
The Westlake bikeway lawsuit is over, and construction will begin soon on a two-way protected bike lane from the Fremont Bridge to Lake Union Park. If all goes according to schedule, the bikeway will open in the summer. Mayor Ed … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, ed murray, gordy ruh, jeff aken, nautical landing, scott kubly, westlake, westlake lawsuit
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No Federal money for Northgate bike/walk bridge, Pronto expansion
Well, it was worth a shot. The Feds did not pick Seattle’s TIGER grant proposal for funding the Northgate bike/walk bridge and a “massive” Pronto Cycle Share expansion, SDOT confirmed today. The news comes one day after Senator Patty Murray … Continue reading
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Tagged ed murray, patty murray, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, TIGER, tom rasmussen
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How Seattle plans to fuel its grassroots walk-and-bike-to-school revolution
With parents and students leading the way, supported by city staff, elected officials and safe streets organizations, Seattle just dropped an astounding plan to take the city’s walk-and-bike-to-school revolution to the next level. The plan has been a long time … Continue reading
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Tagged clint loper, ed murray, safe routes to school, safe routes to school action plan, scott kubly
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Seattle begins bike share takeover, budgets for system expansion
With a big plan for expanding Pronto Cycle Share, including a one-time budget expense to make it happen, the city has begun taking a more central role in the bike share system. “Bike share really expands the reach of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 budget, ed murray, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, puget sound bike share, scott kubly, sdot
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Headed downtown during Xi Jinping’s stay? You better bike
Biking is already the most reliable way to get around Seattle’s everyday traffic. But that will be especially true Tuesday through Thursday as Chinese President Xi Jinping stays at the Westin downtown. Security measures will close a several-block radius around … Continue reading
Would fewer draw bridge openings help your bike commute?
Getting stopped for a draw bridge is one of those truly Seattle experiences, especially for people on bikes. Three of the busiest bike route chokepoints in the city are bridges that open for maritime vessels: Fremont, University and Montlake Bridges. … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard bridge, coast guard, fremont bridge, scott kubly, university bridge
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Community members paint Pan-African flag crosswalk. Rather than fight it, city makes it official
Around the time of the annual Umoja Fest Africatown Heritage Parade earlier this month, some folks including the United Hood Movement went out and painted several crosswalks in the Central District red, black and green, the colors of the Pan-African … Continue reading
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Tagged africatown, capitol hill seattle, central district, king 5, pan-african flag, pete holmes, scott kubly, sdot, umoja fest, united hood movement
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City proposes ‘massive’ Pronto Cycle Share expansion
Pronto Cycle Share is an amazing transportation tool, but only if it’s limited service area fills a hole in your specific trip. If you live in the service area, it’s amazing. If you are headed to a city center destination … Continue reading
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Tagged charles mudede, motivate, ORCA, ORCA Lift, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot, TIGER
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Monday Afternoon Theater: Seattle Channel feature on Move Seattle
Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out took on the Move Seattle levy recently, and it was a pretty good 30-minute report and debate on the issue. There are legitimate concerns about housing affordability and a bigger transportation levy, but Suzie Burke and … Continue reading
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Tagged bob pishue, cathy tuttle, move seattle, scott kubly, seattle channel, suzie burke
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If a truck filled with salmon can bring the city to a crawl, we need more transportation choices
Seattle’s transportation system is fragile. Decades of focusing nearly all major transportation investments on a few highways has not prepared the city to handle unexpected blockages. A single truck full of salmon overturned at the start of Tuesday’s evening rush … Continue reading
SDOT Director pens must-read Vision Zero op-ed for Seattle Times
Seattle’s Transportation Director penned a powerful op-ed about Vision Zero in the Seattle Times this week. I would paraphrase and analyze it, but reading it really just makes me want to stand up and applaud. Read it all here. Here’s … Continue reading