Year: 2013
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No TIGER grant for the Burke-Gilman through UW
The University of Washington did not win the extremely competitive TIGER grant from the Federal government to rehab and widen the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. However, they of course have not given up, with UW’s Commute Options Manager Celeste Gilman saying that they are “actively working on Plan B.” The university was seeking $12…
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City will invest $14.8M from school zone speed cameras into Safe Routes to School
The city will invest $14.8 million in road safety projects near schools by the end of 2014, all funded by new school zone speed cameras. This means safer crosswalks, traffic calming and new sidewalks near 20 schools. And the best part is that the bill will be paid by people caught speeding near schools. Seriously,…
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City Council unanimously approves bike share ordinances, launch on track for Spring 2014
The City Council approved two ordinances Tuesday to make way for Puget Sound Bike Share stations on streets, sidewalks and plazas throughout Seattle’s urban centers, urban villages, commercial zones, industrial zones and major institutions. With a 7-0 vote (Burgess and Godden excused), the Council gave a big thumbs up to the public bikes system, which…
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Cascade hires national bike leader and Women Bike founder as new Director
Cascade Bicycle Club’s new executive director comes from the national bike advocacy scene, where she was a VP at the League of American Bicyclists and a founder of the League’s Women Bike program. Elizabeth Kiker will take the position held for years by Chuck Ayers, who retired from the club earlier this year. Originally from…
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See the streets from a truck driver’s point of view at the Bike & Truck Safety Fair
People driving semi trucks through Seattle’s industrial areas have a job to do and goods to move. But many of those same roads are vital corridors for people getting around town on bikes. This creates an uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous or deadly situation. But a little shared understanding of the challenges facing people in trucks…
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A closer look at the city’s plans for Green Lake Way
We wrote a couple weeks ago about plans to redesign Green Lake Way between 50th and the lake. Below are more details on the city’s plans, from an open house presentation. Beyond just the merits for this project, it also seems like SDOT is getting a lot better at making a clear case for road…
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