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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep18Sat10:00 am Seattle and Northward Ride @ Drumheller Fountain (UW Campus)Seattle and Northward Ride @ Drumheller Fountain (UW Campus)Sep 18 @ 10:00 am
This is a casual 23.7 mile ride from UW in Seattle to Shoreline and back. We’ll ride new bike infrastructure around Green Lake and check out some interesting sights as we make a loop using the Interurban Trail, Interurban to … Continue readingSep21Tue6:00 pm Rainier Valley Greenways monthly... @ Virtual via ZoomRainier Valley Greenways monthly... @ Virtual via ZoomSep 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailSep22Wed6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingSep 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Check Facebook for monthly meeting information: https://www.facebook.com/BFGreenways/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailSep23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibrarySep 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S. FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailSep25Satall-day Apple Century Ride @ Walla Walla Point ParkApple Century Ride @ Walla Walla Point ParkSep 25 all-day
A fully-supported non-profit bike ride with 100, 50, and 25 mile route options. Benefits the Challenge Scholarship Program through Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary. Route leads cyclists through beautiful scenery in North Central Washington.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
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Alert 9/10-12: Contrary to original plans, bike/walk access will be maintained during Montlake Bridge weekend closure
We have a good news update about the ongoing Montlake Bridge rehabilitation work. The first of several weekend closures is still scheduled for this weekend (September 10–12). But despite original announcements, the west sidewalk will remain open for walking and … Continue reading
WSDOT won’t work with SDOT to connect the Rainier Valley Greenway to the I-90 Trail
For years, WSDOT has resisted working with Seattle to connect the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway to the Mountains to Sound Trail (AKA the I-90 Trail), according to reporting by Ryan Packer for the Urbanist. Packer requested emails between the two … Continue reading
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In May, the EasTrail will replace the Lake Washington Loop Trail near Coal Creek + Full closure May 4-5
2.5 miles of the Eastrail will be fully paved and opened next month between Ripley Lane N in Renton and Coal Creek Pkwy in Bellevue. Sections of the EasTrail route between Gene Coulon Park and Coal Creek Pkwy have been … Continue reading
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Lower speed limits on state highways through city proposed by Seattle
Update (3/1): SDOT has confirmed speed limit changes on Aurora and other corridors is expected in 2021 pending approval from WSDOT. The post has been updated below with comment from the department. Late last year, the Seattle Department of Transportation … Continue reading
WA House Democrats propose transportation package with huge multimodal component
Correction: a previous version of this post listed the timeframe of this package at 12 years instead of 16. Yesterday the Democratic caucus in the Washington State House announced their proposal for the next major state transportation package. Their proposal … Continue reading
Roger Millar: safety impacts cost Washington nearly $15 billion per year
The Washington State House of Representatives Transportation Committee convened for the first time this session on Tuesday and WSDOT head Roger Millar was there to lead the members through a presentation, which was titled “Return on Investment”. At the beginning … Continue reading
Time to comment on the Washington State Active Transportation Plan
State law in Washington that dates from the 1990s requires that the Washington Department of Transportation complete a “bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways plan”. The last version of the plan was created in 2008, and is getting a brand new … Continue reading
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Governor’s Proposed Budget Includes $20 Million Boost to Bike & Ped Grants
Governor Jay Inslee has released his proposed two-year budget for July 2021 through June 2023 in advance of the legislative session starting in January. He has touted the budget as the “strongest environmental justice proposal in U.S. history”, and says … Continue reading
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Bike Route Alert 9/11-14: 520 Bridge closed, including the trail
The 520 Bridge will be closed 11 p.m. September 11 until 5 a.m. September 14 for a series of major construction projects. These closures include the trail over the lake. The trail under the bridge on the Montlake side connecting … Continue reading
WSDOT will reallocate space on some state highways for walking, biking and commercial use during the outbreak
Cities across the country, including Seattle, Bellevue, Bothell, Edmonds and others around the region, have been experimenting with repurposing street space to provide more room for socially-distanced movement and outdoor commercial activity. They have provided expanded space for walking and … Continue reading
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New bike path under SR-520 opens in Montlake
Just in time for a virus-news-escaping bike ride, WSDOT has opened a long-awaited biking and walking trail that crosses under SR-520 between the start of the 520 Bridge Trail and Lake Washington Boulevard. This is a “temporary” path, but you … Continue reading
Bike Route Alert 1/27: Awful 2-week sidewalk detour on Montlake Blvd near SR 520 starts Monday
So you finally got used to biking around the SR 520 construction in Montlake, eh? I have bad news. It’s about to get way worse for two weeks. Starting as soon as Monday, people walking and biking on the east … Continue reading
Other 49 states still seemingly uninterested in being more bike friendly than WA
After Washington won the top spot in the League of American Bicyclists’ bike friendly state list for a decade straight from 2008-17, the League took a different tactic in 2018, providing each state with a report card to show how … Continue reading
Trail Alert 10/12-13: State will replace bumpy 520 Bridge Trail covers
It’s happening! WSDOT is going to replace all those abruptly bumpy expansion gap covers on the 520 floating bridge trail this weekend. Of course, replacing the covers means crews need to close the trail for the weekend starting 11 p.m. … Continue reading
As a birthday present to yours truly, WSDOT will fix 520 Bridge Trail bumps
In what is obviously a birthday present to yours truly, WSDOT announced today that they will fix every bumpy expansion gap plate on the 520 Bridge Trail. We first reported about the bumpy plates back in 2016 before the trail … Continue reading
WSDOT is testing out a less bumpy gap cover on the 520 Bridge trail
The trail on the 520 Bridge is amazing, except for one annoying and possibly dangerous detail: The metal plates that cover the floating bridge’s expansion gaps are jarringly bumpy. It’s a frustrating detail in what is otherwise a wonderful experience … Continue reading
After WA won #1 for a decade, Bike League changes its state-by-state report cards
Perhaps tired of handing the top honors to a barely-deserving Washington State year after year, the League of American Bicyclists changed its annual state-by-state rankings into a set of 50 individual report cards that track each state’s progress. And by … Continue reading
WSDOT Secretary Millar: Congestion is a symptom of lacking ‘affordable housing and transportation solutions’
WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar delivered a keynote speech to the nation’s highway and transportation officials that directly challenged the central focus of transportation investments in nearly every state: Building and expanding freeways. “We like to talk about traffic congestion as … Continue reading
Do you travel to or from the Eastside? You gotta give biking the 520 Bridge a try
Biking across the 520 Bridge during a sunny evening commute this week, I was floored by the sheer number of people biking across Lake Washington. I knew demand for a biking connection on this bridge was going to be big, … Continue reading
