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From our Bike Events Calendar
Aug12Friall-day 2022 Gigantic Bicycle Festival @ Centennial Fields Park2022 Gigantic Bicycle Festival @ Centennial Fields ParkAug 12 – Aug 13 all-day
The Pacific Northwest’s Music & Arts Celebration of the Bicycle! We’re excited to be back for an in-person Gigantic Festival and supported bike rides this August 12th & 13th, at Centennial Fields Park in Snoqualmie, Washington! Featuring performances by Superchunk, … Continue readingAug13Satall-day Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Aug 13 – Aug 14 all-dayFrom 7 PM Friday through 7 AM Monday, three miles of Lake Washington Boulevard, from Mt. Baker Park to Seward Park, will re-open to people walking, running, riding, rolling, and playing and close to people driving. And mark your calendars for the … Continue reading10:00 am Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFriends on Bikes2nd Saturday Ride Series– – – ✨🌸 SPRING HAS SPRUNG 🌸✨And we are ready to roll into the sunshine. Starting April 9th, join us every second Saturday, late mornings for no-drop, snack-forward, and friendly rides all over Seattle.Meet-up locations … Continue reading10:00 am Home Zone Barrel Planting PartyHome Zone Barrel Planting PartyAug 13 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmBe part of the first ever DIY Homezone!We will close down the block on Evanston Ave N between 101st and 102nd Streets to build 88 half-barrel planters for the NE Greenwood and Bitter Lake Homezones.Food, drinks, music, and fun provided. … Continue reading10:00 am Little Brook Neighborhood CleanupLittle Brook Neighborhood CleanupAug 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 amMonthly 2nd Saturday Neighborhood Cleanup. If you want to help with cutting vegetation, bring your own good gloves and tools. We have yard waste bags, grabbers, yellow bags for trash, light weight gloves and vests.And, as usual, if you want info … Continue reading
Tag Archives: traffic calming
Seattle’s speed humps cut excessive speeding 80 – 90%
Seattle started installing speed humps as part of neighborhood greenways and Safe Routes to School projects a couple years ago. And wisely, SDOT staff measured speed data before the speed humps were installed so they could see whether the humps … Continue reading
Canadian study: On residential streets, traffic diversion is key for safe cycling
The University of British Columbia cycling safety research group Cycling in Cities presented the Velo-City 2012 conference with some fascinating studies on the relative safety of urban cycling infrastructure in Canada. Their findings could be extremely useful as the city … Continue reading
Using example of Wang’s death, Economist argues for protected bikeways
“Calmer traffic is just the beginning,” argues The Economist in a short article this week calling for protected bicycle facilities. To illustrate their point, they point to the death of Mike Wang, who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run … Continue reading
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Tagged dexter, mike wang, rechanelizations, road diets, separated bike lanes, the economist, traffic calming
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Signal getting ready at Fremont and 105th
On a ride yesterday, I noticed the coming traffic signal for Fremont Ave and 105th is already in place, getting ready to go. Once it is running, it will plug a hole in the Fremont Ave bike boulevard, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged bike boulevards, fremont ave, n 105th, road diets, traffic calming, traffic signal
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To people worried about changes to NE 125th: Take the Greenwood Ave challenge
An article in the Seattle Times Saturday has struck up the same old anti-traffic calming arguments, framing the project as a bikes vs car project. In the piece, residents express fears of doom and congestion, despite ample evidence from the … Continue reading
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Tagged complete streets, ne 125th, road tailoring, sdot, seattle times, traffic calming
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Where did the 2nd Ave bike lane go wrong? – UPDATED
Erica Barnett at Publicola says the 2nd Ave bike lane is probably the worst in the city: Here are some of the many things that could happen to you as a cyclist on Second:A passenger in a parked car could … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd ave, bike lanes, publicola, road diets, road tailoring, traffic calming
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