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Watch: With the West Seattle high bridge closed, here are some popular bike routes to get across the Duwamish River

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Transcript (auto-generated .txt) There is still no timeline for reopening the West Seattle high bridge, by far the most-traveled way to get across the Duwamish River and connect to the rest of the city. In the meantime, the lower Spokane … Continue reading →

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Upper West Seattle Bridge will be closed for an unknown amount of time, biking across the swing bridge still open

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe made an unexpected announcement Monday afternoon that the upper West Seattle Bridge will be closed starting at 7 p.m. due to concerns about cracking in the bridge structure. The lower swing bridge and its walking and … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s new ‘mandatory’ bike lane law faces its first real test on Delridge Way SW – UPDATED

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Led by former Councilmember Mike O’Brien, Seattle passed an ordinance last year that all but requires SDOT to build out the planned bike network as part of any major repaving projects along a planned route. And the ordinance faces its … Continue reading →

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King County limits bikes on Vashon/West Seattle water taxis, bans many family bikes

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

In what is sure to be disappointing news to many readers, King County has announced that it will begin limiting the number and types of bikes allowed on its Vashon and West Seattle water taxis. Bikes and water taxis go … Continue reading →

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West Seattle community group responds to bike plan cuts + Cascade, SNG outline their priorities

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Neighborhoods all over Seattle have been hit hard by Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed bike plan cuts. And as is depressingly typical, West Seattle got hit especially hard. They already had lackluster improvements in the previous version of the bike plan, … Continue reading →

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Want some company biking downtown? Join these welcoming West and SE Seattle rides or start your own

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Tom Fucoloro

Biking on city streets can be more fun and less intimidating when you are with a group. And riding with a group can be a great way to become familiar with a route and learn some tips before trying it … Continue reading →

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ALERT: West Seattle swing bridge will be out from 7-9 Tuesday night, shuttles available

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Attention folks who bike across the lower West Seattle Bridge: SDOT just announced a closure from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Tuesday). As with the previous closure, there will be a shuttle to help folks walking and biking get across, … Continue reading →

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Lower West Seattle Bridge reopens, but closure highlighted major need for Sodo bike lanes

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE: The Lower Spokane St Bridge is back open again to all pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic! Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding. — seattleDOTbridges (@SDOTbridges) June 26, 2018 The lower West Seattle Bridge has reopened following … Continue reading →

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Lower West Seattle Bridge closed for emergency week-long repair – UPDATED

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The lower West Seattle swing bridge closed Wednesday evening for emergency repairs, SDOT announced just hours before crews were planning to take the bridge out of order. The bridge will be in the open position for marine vessels, unusable for … Continue reading →

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City’s 2019 plans for SW Avalon would dramatically improve bike access to the heart of W Seattle

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

There are only so many ways to get up West Seattle’s formidable hills, and SW Avalon Way is an absolutely vital one. Connecting the Alki Trail/West Seattle Bridge to Fauntleroy and the heart of West Seattle, Avalon is one of … Continue reading →

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Options for a redesigned E Marginal Way + Regional leadership needed to connect to S King County

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Today is the last day to comment on SDOT’s E Marginal Way online open house. The city is working on a major reconstruction and redesign of the industrial street that also serves as one of the most vital bike connections … Continue reading →

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Support more safety changes to calm West Seattle’s ‘I-35’

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

Between 2011 and 2014, people driving on West Seattle’s 35th Ave SW (AKA “I-35”) crashed 294 times, injuring 128 people and killing two. That’s an average of two crashes and one injury nearly every week. This high rate of collisions … Continue reading →

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SW Admiral Way bike lanes ready for summer construction

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

After more than a year of public outreach and significant design changes, SDOT is just about ready to paint bike lanes on SW Admiral Way from Alki to (almost) California Ave SW. The official painting schedule is not yet out, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Guide: Bike at night, bike naked, bike for ice cream + more!

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

FREE BIKE has been a blast so far, but we are just halfway through the ten-day calendar. We challenged you all to make your bike ride and event ideas reality July 1–10, and you came through. The calendar currently has … Continue reading →

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Bike trips from West Seattle spike 80 percent Monday, crushing record

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

On the first Monday commute since the Alaskan Way Viaduct closed, bike trips across the Spokane Street swing bridge to West Seattle went through the roof. Compared to average weekdays in recent months, Monday’s bike count was up an unprecedented … Continue reading →

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What Viadoom? Take control of your own commute by biking

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is closing Friday for two weeks as Bertha tunnels precariously under its foundation. As people who drive and take the bus (especially in Viaduct-dependent West Seattle) fret about the threat of huge traffic backups, there is … Continue reading →

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It’s not I-35: Support a safer 35th Ave SW at two open houses this week

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

In the past ten years, more than 400 people have been seriously injured in traffic collisions on just one street in West Seattle: 35th Ave SW. Five people have been killed. If we don’t take action, 400 more people will … Continue reading →

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New Delridge trail connection now open (Video)

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

The city has finished widening a heavily-used trail connection at the north end of Delridge Way in West Seattle. The new, wider trail connects most of the way from SW Andover Street to trail connections under the West Seattle Bridge … Continue reading →

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City starts work on Alki Trail improvement near ActivSpace on Harbor Ave

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

The Alki Trail is, in certain places, among Seattle’s greatest trails. But in other places, it’s among the worst. One of the worst spots in the worst section of the trail (other than that one crazy intersection) is getting a … Continue reading →

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SW Roxbury safety changes a good start, bike lanes must wait for repaving

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

This has got to be a Seattle Bike Blog record: Four posts in a row about West Seattle! The city is hosting an open house tomorrow (Thursday) about planned safety changes to SW Roxbury Street, which forms the border between … Continue reading →

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