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While I dream of an I-5 bike facility, WSDOT cameras spot repeat I-5 cyclist
WSDOT cameras spotted someone biking on southbound I-5 before climbing over the barrier near Pike Street and disappearing. The motives of this guy and how far he rode on the freeway are unknown, but it doesn’t look like a fun … Continue reading
Governor’s $3.6 billion transpo plan makes no mention of walking and biking
The good news: Governor Gregoire’s $3.6 billion transportation plan includes a small increase in the oil barrel fee to help pay for maintenance of existing state transportation facilities. The bad news: The plan does not even mention biking and walking, … Continue reading
Walking in Seattle: 1/3 of Seattle pedestrian deaths occur on state and federal roads
Almost all of Seattle’s streets are city-owned and operated. Yet one third of the people who die while walking in our city are killed on federal and state highways, Walking in Seattle reports: Of the 104 pedestrians that were killed … Continue reading
Volunteer to help count people riding bikes in late September
It’s bike count time again. Cascade Bicycle Club and WSDOT are organizing the annual statewide bike count, and they need your help. From Cascade: Late September is your time to make bicycling count in Seattle! Do you have two hours … Continue reading
Cascade: State rescissions not as bad this year
The state’s federal transportation rescissions will not hit bicycle and pedestrian funding disproportionately this year as they did in 2010, according to Cascade Bicycle Club. There were concerns the state would raid vulnerable non-highway funding again, but the majority of … Continue reading
New Alaskan Way trail provides safer route south of downtown
No more following slow-moving, stressful Alaskan Way detours full of cars. No more confusing signage that almost leads you onto a Highway 99 on-ramp. No more getting stuck waiting for a train. WSDOT has opened a new multi-use trail between … Continue reading
Tell the state not to raid funding for bicycling and walking again this year
Washington State budgets an astronomically higher amount of money on motor-vehicle-centric highway projects than any other means of transportation. Yet when it comes time to make cuts and give back Federal transportation funds, as happens often, WSDOT has in past … Continue reading
King County releases official Burke-Gilman detour
Just five days before the trail is set to close for the summer, King County has released the officially-approved and signed detour route. It is even longer and more out circuitous than the original detour plan and involves 20 steps … Continue reading
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Large Burke-Gilman closure starts June 15, county and state say take a bus or drive – UPDATED
If you have been in denial about the upcoming closure of the Burke-Gilman Trail from the Seattle city limits all the way to Log Boom Park in Kenmore, it’s soul-searching time. The closure is real, and it starts June 15. … Continue reading
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Washington state is the most bike-friendly but gets D in infrastructure
Washington tops a list of bike-friendly states released by the League of American Bicyclists. For their annual state biking report card, Washington did well in every category except “infrastructure,” where we got a big fat D. According to Biking Bis, … Continue reading
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Tagged league of american bicyclists, rescissions, washington state, wsdot
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