Tag: sodo
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Summer Blockbuster Alert: Watch Feds analyze bike/truck interactions in SODO
Watch your back Jurassic World, because USDOT just dropped a pair of videos analyzing truck and bike interactions in SODO that will make your box office numbers look like that goat in the T-Rex habitat. As we reported in May, people from USDOT, SDOT, King County Metro, freight companies and bicycle advocacy groups got together…
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USDOT will host SODO bike/walk/freight safety assessment
The US Department of Transportation is headed to Seattle to assess bike/walk “safety challenges” in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood, where major bike commute routes mix with freight traffic. Unfortunately, this mix sometimes ends in tragedy or injury. The May 7 event will include a series of speakers, a review of routes, a chance to experience the…
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26-year-old recovering after scary collision with semi in Sodo
Firefighters had to use emergency airbags to free a 26-year-old who was struck and trapped under a semi truck near 4th and Spokane in Sodo Monday. Images from the scene are frightening, and Seattle Police describe the victim’s injuries as “severe scrapes and fractures.” He was conscious at the scene and his injuries were described…
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WSDOT opens bike path under new Atlantic St Overpass
The biking and walking trail under the newly-opened Atlantic Street Overpass is now open, fixing a confusing bike connection between E Marginal Way and the Alaskan Way Trail into downtown. When the overpass opened to traffic early this year, the bike path connection was not yet complete and many people voiced concerns that the new…
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Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Sodo, Beacon Hill and Southeast Seattle
The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. Southeast Seattle During review of the first draft of the Bike Master Plan, we said this: While changes to Rainier would certainly be the most controversial project in southeast Seattle, it also has the…
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Why the Sonics Arena should take bike access seriously
The proposed Sonics Arena in Sodo goes before the Downtown Design Review Board tonight (5:30 p.m. in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at Seattle City Hall). Regardless of what you think of the architectural design, this is a great opportunity to kick-start a serious conversation about bicycle access to the city’s stadiums. First off, the…
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