Year: 2013
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23rd Ave complete streets project will span the Central District
The main north-south arterial street in the Central District (my neighborhood) is going to get a big complete streets makeover in 2014-15. Currently designed like a four-lane highway, 23rd Ave is by far the most dangerous street in the neighborhood. Instead of being the heart of the CD, it is a barrier that slices the…
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HistoryLink: Bicycling played key role in formation of Arboretum
HistoryLink has a fantastic article this week that covers the story of Washington Park and the Arboretum. The whole thing is fascinating (I never really put together that the only reason it’s an arboretum is because, duh, it was completely logged first, making room for a tree museum). The park also played a vital role…
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Alaskan Way Trail tacks appear intentional
I’ve been receiving notes about tacks on the Alaskan Way Trail near Pioneer Square all week, but now that I’ve seen Eric Shalit’s photo (taken Thursday night) I’m very concerned that the tacks are intentional, and the culprit keeps returning to reset them. This is extremely dangerous. At best, someone will get a flat. At…
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Stranger: This is why we need protected bike lanes downtown
The Stranger’s Dominic Holden happened on the aftermath of a collision on 2nd Avenue’s notoriously dangerous bike lane downtown yesterday. The person hit was scraped up and shaking, but was not seriously injured. However, Holden notes that this collision is not rare, and makes the case that we need protected bike lanes (AKA cycle tracks)…
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A look at plans for the Broadway streetcar extension + The case for a 10th Ave cycle track
The most popular road design option for the Broadway extension of the First Hill Streetcar includes an extension of the planned two-way protected bike lane (cycle track) all the way to Aloha, according to SDOT. If constructed, there would be a world-class cycle track running the entire length of Broadway, from Yesler Terrace to Aloha.…
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Bike News Roundup: An airport filled with cars wrecked by Sandy
It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! As always, this is an open thread. First up, this video of an airport completely covered in cars wrecked by Hurricane Sandy is incredible:
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