Author: Ryan Packer

February 1, 2021

Proposed modal integration policy would dismantle the Bicycle Master Plan

Seattle’s Complete Streets ordinance turns 14 years old this year. Since becoming one of the first major American cities to codify in city law the idea that all major transportation improvements should include accommodations for all types of street users, the city has struggled to actually put this into practice. Loopholes allowed individual projects to…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, complete streets
January 29, 2021

Trail Alert: 520 underpass in Montlake closed for two more weekends UPDATED

UPDATE: the closure planned for February 5-8 is no longer happening due to a change in work. The highway will be closed but the pedestrian and bike trail will remain open. The next trail closures are February 26-March 1 and March 5-8. The Washington State Department of Transportation is starting work on installing the Montlake…
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tagged: 520 trail, montlake, montlake blvd, trail alert
January 28, 2021

Seattle continues to stagnate on preventing traffic deaths even as total collisions plummet

Preliminary data on traffic collisions from last year shows that the total number of collisions involving people on bikes in Seattle was down by more than 50% compared to the average of the three previous years. This follows the trend in overall traffic crashes, which SDOT says went from 230 per week to 115 in…
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tagged: jenny durkan, speed limits, vision zero
January 28, 2021

Local groups speak up in favor of protected bike lane on West Marginal Way

The plan to finally connect the Duwamish Trail by installing a protected bike lane along the west side of West Marginal Way SW continues to face an uncertain future, as SDOT continues to conduct outreach before a final decision is expected later this Spring. Last week’s city Freight Advisory Board meeting devoted a considerable amount…
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tagged: duwamish trail, duwamish tribe, duwamish valley safe streets, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
January 27, 2021

Quietly open: the first phase of the Central Ridge Greenway

City crews are putting the finishing touches this week on a new Neighborhood Greenway on 18th Avenue in the Central District, the first phase in the long-planned Central Ridge Greenway. Along with the normal speed cushions and stop sign adjustments that come with most greenway improvements in Seattle, this corridor now has one of the…
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tagged: central district, central ridge, neighborhood greenways
January 26, 2021

Latest segment of 7th Ave bike lane opens in Denny Triangle

The latest block of sidewalk-level one way protected bike lane has opened on 7th Ave in the Denny Triangle, which means that bike lane now runs southbound all the way from Bell Street to Pike Street downtown. There’s also a northbound bike lane, running between Bell Street and Westlake Avenue, which has been open since…
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tagged: 7th Ave, amazon