Tag: transit and bicycles

July 22, 2016

Bike and transit advocacy should work together, meetup Saturday

Washington State’s downtown Seattle highway tunnel is at least $223 million over budget and 2 and a half years behind schedule. All for one highway tunnel expected to carry 40,000 motor vehicles per day once it opens with no transit and no walking or biking access. When thinking about urban transportation in terms of mega-projects…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, feet first, seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle transit blog, transit and bicycles, transportation choices coalition
June 27, 2016

Tuesday at City Hall: NYC transit expert talks integrating biking and bike share

As Seattle gets more and more dense, efficient transit and comfortable walking and biking only become more important by the day. So perhaps it makes sense to learn from a U.S. city far more dense than Seattle. Which is why we’re excited about this talk Tuesday at City Hall by Jon Orcutt, who was Director…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, jon orcutt, transit and bicycles
May 6, 2011

Metro and SDOT keep bicycle groups in the dark about rushed Howell St plans

If you have been on Howell St in the past week or so, you may have noticed spray paint markings on the pavement between 9th Ave and Stewart. This key bicycle route from downtown to Eastlake Ave, Fairview Ave E, the University Bridge and half of north Seattle and beyond is going to be redesigned,…
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tagged: downtown, eastlake, fairview, howell st, king county metro, transit, transit and bicycles