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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul28Fri6:30 pm Critical MassCritical MassJul 28 @ 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm4th and Pine Last Friday of every Month 6:30 PM meet-up, 7PM Ride dependaon time of year and light. My name is Lisa Choi and I’ve been organizing and leading the Critical Mass rides in Seattle. I decided to move … Continue reading6:30 pm Summer Bike Ride and Party @ Westlake Park - 4th and Pine StreetSummer Bike Ride and Party @ Westlake Park - 4th and Pine StreetJul 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Summer is here and a great way to celebrate is by riding your bike! End the month by celebrating. Critical Mass is more than blocking traffic and civil disobedience. It’s about creating a cycling family. Ride with friends and family, … Continue readingJul29Sat11:00 am SLOW Ride to Secret Beaches and ...SLOW Ride to Secret Beaches and ...Jul 29 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pmRide with Senior Ladies On Wheels (SLOW) to explore secret street-end beaches and other hidden public delights. All riders of all ages and identities welcome, as long as you ride SLOW! Starting at the Northwest African American Museum on the … Continue reading12:00 pm Bike drive for Bike Works at Rec... @ Recology Stores (check poster)Bike drive for Bike Works at Rec... @ Recology Stores (check poster)Jul 29 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Details from Bike Works: We know there are unwanted bikes collecting dust in garages all across the greater Seattle area and Bike Works can make better use of them. Our bikes are procured through Bike Drives, which are essentially a fundraiser … Continue reading12:00 pm LimeRide Seattle @ Gas Works ParkLimeRide Seattle @ Gas Works ParkJul 29 @ 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
From the event page: LimeBike is Seattle’s newest bikeshare system. Free this weekend? Join us for LimeBike’s Inaugural LimeRide in Fremont, Saturday July 29th! Explore the Fremont neighborhood with friends or families and ride a LimeBike for free to some … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: west seattle
City’s 2019 plans for SW Avalon would dramatically improve bike access to the heart of W Seattle
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
Options for a redesigned E Marginal Way + Regional leadership needed to connect to S King County
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
Support more safety changes to calm West Seattle’s ‘I-35’
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
SW Admiral Way bike lanes ready for summer construction
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
Weekend Guide: Bike at night, bike naked, bike for ice cream + more!
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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Tagged bicycle sundae, FREE BIKE, seattle night ride, west seattle, world naked bike ride
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Bike trips from West Seattle spike 80 percent Monday, crushing record
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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Tagged bike counter, bike month 2016, viadoom, west seattle, west seattle blog
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What Viadoom? Take control of your own commute by biking
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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Tagged commuting, king county water taxi, viadoom, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
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It’s not I-35: Support a safer 35th Ave SW at two open houses this week
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
New Delridge trail connection now open (Video)
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
City starts work on Alki Trail improvement near ActivSpace on Harbor Ave
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
SW Roxbury safety changes a good start, bike lanes must wait for repaving
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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Tagged road safety corridor, sw roxbury street, west seattle, white center
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West Seattle Blog: City begins outreach for Admiral Way bike lanes
SDOT is beginning outreach for new bike lanes planned on Admiral Way between Alki and California Ave SW. Planners presented to the Admiral Neighborhood Association last night, according to West Seattle Blog. There will be more meetings in the next … Continue reading
Safety changes — but no bike lanes — planned for I-35
35th Ave SW is not an Interstate. It’s not even a state highway. So when neighbors refer to this city street as “I-35,” you know there’s a serious speeding and traffic safety problem. And those neighbors are not being as … Continue reading
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Tagged 35th ave sw, road safety corridor, west seattle, west seattle bike connections, west seattle blog
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Work to finally widen W Seattle trail connection to Delridge starts Monday
The city is ready to start construction on a much-needed trail connection improvement between the Delridge neighborhood and the trail hub under the West Seattle Bridge. Today, people biking or walking from the bridge to Delridge are spit out onto … Continue reading
How amazing would this West Seattle flyover trail be?
It’s one of the most infamous intersections in West Seattle. It sucks for everyone, whether you’re driving a freight truck to the Port or driving a car home from work. But it especially sucks for anyone walking or biking (remember … Continue reading
Woman who assaulted West Seattle Greenways leader found guilty
In July 2013, Seattle Bike Blog published a troubling email we received from dedicated West Seattle Greenways leader Jake Vanderplas, who was the victim of an intentional assault when a road raging person yelled at him from her car, then … Continue reading
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Tagged assault, crime, erika soerensen, jake vanderplas, west seattle, west seattle blog
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West Seattle traffic light is so long, bike commuter cooks breakfast burrito while waiting for it to change
I would have at least added some cheese. This video features Don Brubeck of West Seattle Bike Connections. Clearly, people walking and biking are far from the priority at this terrible intersection where the Alki Trail, Chelan Ave, W Marginal, … Continue reading
After 300 collisions in just 3 years, city meetings will discuss changes to ‘I-35’
Every couple days, someone driving in a car on 35th Ave SW runs into another car, someone walking or someone biking. Since 2011, 128 people were injured in 294 collisions. Two people were killed. One of those people was James … Continue reading
Plans developing for protected bike lanes on Fauntleroy, meeting Tuesday
Plans for a very-much-needed remake of a key section of Fauntleroy Way SW in West Seattle are moving forward, and the city is looking for input. There will be a community meeting to discuss the project Tuesday, 5 – 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged fauntleroy green boulevard, fauntleroy way, sdot, tom rasmussen, west seattle
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Do neighborhood greenways increase cycling? Oh yes.
If you were wondering whether the city’s investments in neighborhood greenways are effective, here’s your answer: A resounding yes. The city wisely gathered bike use data on a couple proposed neighborhood greenway routes before work began. They then compared those … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, bike counter, delridge, neighborhood greenways, sdot, west seattle
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