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Tag Archives: cycle tracks
Work on Linden Ave cycle track starting soon
Construction on the Linden Ave N complete streets project is finally ready to get under way. The project will redesign the street from N 128th to the Seattle border at N 145th, completing a missing link in the Interurban North … Continue reading
Planners present more details for Broadway Bikeway
Planners presented more specifics about the proposed Broadway cycle track, which has now been dubbed the “Broadway Bikeway.” The project is part of the First Hill Streetcar, which will connect Pioneer Square and King Street Station to the under-construction Capitol … Continue reading
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Final Linden Ave N open house April 6
The 2011 paving season continues with the final Linden Ave N complete streets project open house next week. The project would create a two-way cycle track on Linden Ave N that would connect the Interurban Trail to Seattle’s north border … Continue reading
Talk transportation with Tom Rasmussen Saturday
North Seattle biking folx, Tom Rasmussen is holding a public meeting about transportation Saturday at the Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N. All topics are on the table, though it would perhaps be a good opportunity to discuss complete streets … Continue reading
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Tagged bitter lake, broadview, city council, cycle tracks, linden, ne 125th, tom rasmussen
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Bikes and streetcars should be friends
The idea of a new streetcar line is exciting and nerve-racking at the same time. Streetcars are cool. They encourage dense development. They encourage more people to get out of their cars and enjoy a walking and transit lifestyle. These … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, jackson, mia birk, streetcars
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The air is better on the other side of the parked cars
This may seem obvious to anyone who has ever followed a diesel bus up a steep hill, but the air quality several feet away from motor vehicle lanes is significantly cleaner and healthier, according to a new study by PSU … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes, bike portland, cycle tracks, exhaust, health, psu, separated bike lanes
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First Hill Streetcar Update: Cycle track would pay for itself
The First Hill Streetcar planners briefed the City Council Friday on updates to the project plans, including a couple details about the proposed cycle track. Aside from the pretty image above, there were a couple details of interest.
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Linden cycle track follow-up, a quick chat with SDOT
To follow up on a couple questions left over from Thursday’s post about the proposed Linden cycle track near Bitter Lake, I spoke with Project Manager Connie Zimmerman, who provided a little more clarity on the project.
SDOT proposes Linden cycle track to complete Interurban
SDOT is proposing a cycle track on Linden Ave to complete something of a missing link in the Interurban Trail near Bitter Lake. The plan calls for a two-way cycle track protected from vehicle traffic by a row of parked … Continue reading
After a year, a look at the Broadway cycle track (no, not our Broadway)
After the cycle track plans for Dexter were scrapped, Seattle’s cycle track future rests, for now, on Broadway. Here’s a video of the Broadway concept: Today, Bike Portland takes a look at their year-old cycle track on their Broadway. Initial … Continue reading

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