Year: 2013

November 22, 2013

Peter Hahn will not continue as SDOT Director, leaves a legacy of people-focused streets

Peter Hahn will end his tenure as Director of the Seattle Department of Transportation at the end of 2013. He will leave office with Mayor McGinn, who hired him. With his lovably gruff demeanor, Hahn has been instrumental in shifting the mindset at SDOT to start viewing streets as places, “not just pipes for cars,”…
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tagged: peter hahn, sdot
November 21, 2013

Martin: Protected bike lanes downtown could be Murray’s ‘first big bike test’

We reported recently on the City Council’s proposal to add $1 million to the 2014 budget. If approved, the change would accelerate design of miles of protected bike lanes and walking safety improvements downtown and put the city on track to finish construction in 2015. The Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin — who endorsed Ed Murray…
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tagged: cycle tracks, downtown, ed murray, jonathan martin, protected bike lanes, seattle times
November 21, 2013

State transportation proposal is exact opposite of what people want

The Senate Majority Caucus Coalition has proposed a transportation package that in no way resembles the desires of Washington residents. If anything, it is the opposite of what people want. In fact, I’m not sure it’s accurate to call it a “transportation” proposal, since it primarily only funds highway expansions. Sightline analyzed the data and…
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tagged: 2013 legislature, cascade bicycle club, senate majority caucus coalition, sightline, washington bikes
November 20, 2013

Mayor-elect Murray comes to aid of woman who crashed on Capitol Hill

Mayor-elect Ed Murray came to the aid of a woman who crashed this morning while biking near the Lakeview Boulevard overpass on Capitol Hill. The woman crashed shortly before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, and Seattle’s next mayor himself helped her by talking to her and staying with her until medics arrived. Details from the Seattle…
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tagged: capitol hill, ed murray, injuries, lakeview boulevard
November 20, 2013

Seattle will purchase skinny bike lane sweeper machine

Bike Portland reported this week that their city has purchased a special street sweeper vehicle that fits into the city’s new protected bike lanes. Protected bike lanes are appealing and safe for people on bikes because a barrier of some kind separates the lane from motor vehicles. This extra protection is vital to creating space…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, cycle tracks, protected bike lanes, street sweepers
November 19, 2013

Open house Wednesday will discuss the U District’s first neighborhood greenway

The U District has car ownership levels on par with Manhattan. This very dense neighborhood depends on transit, walking and biking perhaps more than any other in the city. And while the stretch of the Burke-Gilman Trail that runs through the neighborhood might be among the most heavily-used stretches of bike trail in the nation,…
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tagged: 12th ave ne, u district, university greenways