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Even a skewed Seattle Times poll finds little support for more driving

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

You may have seen a headline from the Seattle Times going around this weekend saying that people in Seattle and Kind County don’t like bike lanes. Well, it’s not really as simple as the headline might suggest. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading →

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Mayor Durkan moves quickly to improve Rainier/Henderson intersection after someone seriously injured 2 kids

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Just 12 days after someone driving struck and seriously injured two kids crossing the street at Rainier Ave and Henderson St, SDOT crews were out making significant temporary safety improvements to the wide intersection. The sense of urgency follows a … Continue reading →

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City of Sammamish, stop fighting King County over four trail stop signs

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

The City of Sammamish and King County are fighting in court over four proposed stop signs on two very low-traffic streets serving a handful of wealthy lakefront homes, and that fight is further delaying construction on the E Lake Sammamish … Continue reading →

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No, the state’s new ‘E-DUI’ law does not apply to people biking

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

There has been a bit of confusion in recent days about whether Washington State’s new so-called E-DUI distracted driving law applies to people biking. It does not. The Seattle Times published a story over the weekend saying explicitly that the … Continue reading →

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This unfortunate Seattle Times front page showcases the toxic windshield perspective

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

If I didn’t take the screenshot myself, I would assume this was a clever photoshop joke. But it’s real, as Washington Bike Law (a SBB sponsor) pointed out on Facebook. The top of Saturday’s Seattle Times teased a story about … Continue reading →

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Making streets more accessible is not a ‘cost,’ it’s a vital investment

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

News broke last week that the city is on the verge of settling a lawsuit that could result in a big investment in more curb ramps around Seattle. Three people with disabilities — Conrad Reynoldson, Stuart Pixley and David Whedbey … Continue reading →

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After a butane truck crash on I-5 snarls traffic, the Times Ed Board blames … bike lanes?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

It seemed every couple minutes, someone at KUOW radio would break into the news broadcast to let people know of another major traffic problem in the Seattle area. It was February 27, and a truck carrying butane had crashed on … Continue reading →

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Juries side with two people severely injured while biking in Seattle

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Juries in two separate cases that concluded in recent weeks awarded large sums to people injured while biking in Seattle. Thyce Colyn, 51, was awarded $38 million after a jury found Standard Parking fully liable for a 2012 collision near … Continue reading →

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Times: King County’s adult helmet law could hold back Seattle’s new bike share system

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

The debate about bike share in Seattle is contentious enough without bringing up one of the most divisive bike-related issues out there: Adult helmet laws. Though I understand that it may seem counter-intuitive at first, best practices from the the … Continue reading →

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Times: Seattle settles Kung estate claim for $3.5 million

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle has settled a claim with the estate of the late Sher Kung for $3.5 million, the Seattle Times reports. Kung was killed at 2nd and University in August 2014 just ten days before the dangerous paint-only bike lane on … Continue reading →

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Times: Stop building places for people until we can fit more cars

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Seattle Times Editorial Board Member Brier Dudley penned his magnum opus on the rights of cars in Seattle this week, arguing that Seattle should stop building places for people to live and work until we can figure out how to … Continue reading →

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What can Seattle’s bike movement do to help end homelessness?

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

While Mayor Ed Murray was giving a speech on the homelessness emergency in Seattle, five people were shot and two killed at a notorious camping area where Beacon Hill and I-5 meet. Though information is still scarce, the mass shooting … Continue reading →

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Times: Innovative 5th Ave bikeway and public space in the works

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

Here’s an idea that’s incredibly obvious and way overdue: Shift parking on 5th Ave underneath the monorail columns, then use the skinny lane to the west to create a fully protected bikeway and expand the neighborhood space. Right now, the … Continue reading →

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SDOT Director pens must-read Vision Zero op-ed for Seattle Times

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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Yes, Seattle has a parking problem. There’s way too much of it.

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

There are half a million on-street parking spaces in Seattle, and almost all of them are completely free to use. That’s 60 million square feet of city land, or 1,378 acres. And that’s not counting all the parking lots, parking … Continue reading →

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Balk: Seattle car ownership is down, but it’s up in places you’d least expect

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

You almost cannot stand anywhere in the city center or Capitol Hill without seeing construction cranes. The number of residences in these walkable, bikeable and transit-rich areas is rising fast. It’s clear that people want to live where they have … Continue reading →

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Seattle Times Ed Board adds its support to the Westlake bikeway

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle Times Editorial Board added its two cents about the Westlake bikeway project this weekend, backing the city’s plan to build protected bike lanes from the Fremont Bridge to Lake Union Park and praising Mayor Ed Murray’s ability to … Continue reading →

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Times column: Seattle is now where Copenhagen was 30 years ago + But, hills!?

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Nikolaj Lasbo is a duel Danish and American citizen who works for the Seattle Times. He recently wrote a column for the paper comparing the experience of biking in famously-cycle-friendly Copenhagen to biking in Seattle. Needless to say, it’s a … Continue reading →

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Times: Seattle is second safest big US city for walking and biking

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

As you sprint across a highway-style four-lane street through the heart of your neighborhood, it’s probably hard to believe that Seattle may be the second safest big city in the US for people walking and biking. But that’s what the … Continue reading →

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Walk signals are shorter in Rainier Valley, but the city will improve them this year

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

If you live in the Rainier Valley, many traffic signals in your neighborhood force you to walk faster than if you live in Ballard. Sometimes, you have to walk twice as fast to get across the street before traffic gets … Continue reading →

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