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Tag Archives: sdot
At long last, city will repave bumpy Ravenna Blvd this spring/summer
In welcome news for many, many people who regularly bike on in the north end, the city will repave Ravenna Blvd this summer. Ravenna is among the bumpiest arterial streets in the city, and it is a vital link in … Continue reading
New SDOT Traffic Engineer is excited about bike facilities
Dongho Chang said his new job as Seattle’s City Traffic Engineer is a “dream job,” and he’s excited about streets that help people biking and walking. “I want to build a community where people can get access to what they … Continue reading
How far has Seattle’s cycling efforts come since 1982? Ask Sprocket Man
Today, the city is investing in 11 miles of neighborhood greenways per year, working to update the city-wide Bicycle Master Plan, painting miles of bike lanes and arguing extensively in court to complete a biking and walking trail in Ballard. … Continue reading
Can biking save your snowy Seattle transportation woes?
Cars spin wildly out of control. Bus routes, when they run at all, run sporadically and unpredictably. This can only mean one thing: It has snowed in Seattle. On a normal day, riding a bicycle can make life in Seattle … Continue reading
Spot with most bike-involved collisions gets new bike lane
As reported in October, the stretch of N 45th Street in front of the Wallingford Dick’s Drive-In saw the highest number of traffic collisions between cars and bikes in the whole city. Responding to the issue, SDOT has installed a … Continue reading
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Tagged buffered bike lanes, dick's drive-in, n 45th st, sdot, wallingford
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Wallingford neighborhood greenway details revealed
Plans for the first segment of the Wallingford neighborhood greenway are the beginnings of something exciting. At an open house December 8, SDOT unveiled some more details, including plans for making the crossings safer and helping people find their way. … Continue reading
Buffer space added to bike lanes on older section of Dexter
A few weeks ago, the city added a couple feet of buffer space to the bike lanes on Dexter between Mercer and Denny Way, just south of the recently-reconfigured section complete with bus islands and a road diet. The added … Continue reading
It’s time to start designing safer intersections
With all of the progress the city has made in recent years making streets safer and easier for biking, there is a clear lack of changes at intersections. Sometimes the city is afraid of removing current dedicated right turn lanes … Continue reading
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Tagged a view from the cycle path, bike boxes, dutch, intersections, nacto, sdot
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Why some trail crossings have stop signs
A few months ago, Scott Gutierrez at the PI got a question from a reader asking whether people biking are required to stop at stop signs along the Burke-Gilman Trail (specifically, near U Village). The answer, of course, is yes. … Continue reading
Beacon BIKES and SDOT line neighborhood greenway route with trees
Beacon Hill’s first neighborhood greenway is getting pieced together. SDOT has installed many of the wayfinding signs and will soon be installing sharrows along the route. And this week, SDOT’s Urban Forestry crews installed 70 trees along 18th Ave from … Continue reading
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Tagged Beacon BIKES, beacon hill, neighborhood greenways, sdot, urban forestry
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