Tag: streetcars

September 29, 2010

First Hill Streetcar Update: Cycle track would pay for itself

The First Hill Streetcar planners briefed the City Council Friday on updates to the project plans, including a couple details about the proposed cycle track. Aside from the pretty image above, there were a couple details of interest.
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tagged: broadway, city council, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, streetcars, transportation committee
July 29, 2010

SDOT working on plans to continue the Broadway cycle track on Yesler

SDOT is working on plans that would extend the proposed cycle track on Broadway down Yesler (download the PDF of the above image to see more detail). Ethan Melone, Rail Transit Manager for SDOT, said they are still studying the idea and are not yet sure if they will pursue the track.
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tagged: cycle tracks, sdot, streetcars, yesler
July 16, 2010

Savage Road Rash: Sharing the road with streetcar tracks

Dan Savage wrote yesterday on SLOG that cyclists should learn to ride with the streetcar tracks like they do in San Francisco:
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tagged: crashes, dan savage, lawsuit, san francisco, slut, streetcars, westlake
July 14, 2010

Why we need to be cautious when installing new trolley tracks

I was poking around on Bike Wise and noticed that the reported crashes seem to line the South Lake Union Streetcar tracks with blue bubbles indicating a “solo” collision. They are mostly people’s wheels getting stuck in the tracks and throwing them.
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tagged: bikewise, broadway, cycle tracks, first hill, jackson, slut, streetcars, westlake
July 10, 2010

First Hill Streetcar plans have some bike lanes on Jackson, lots of sharrows

SDOT held an open house in the International District today to show plans for the Jackson corridor of the First Hill Streetcar. Plans include some sections with bike lanes and lots with sharrows.
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tagged: bike lanes, broadway, cycle tracks, first hill, sdot, sharrows, streetcars
June 30, 2010

First Hill Streetcar and bike track visualization

SDOT released this video of a potential design of Broadway with the new streetcar and bicycle track. Now, it’s important to remember that there will be parking in those lanes next to the bike track, so try to imagine every parking spot full (which is likely to be the case).
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tagged: broadway, safety, sdot, streetcars, video