Author: Tom Fucoloro
Publicola: SPD emergency driving policy now instructs officers to consider road conditions, safety of other road users
Though you would hope it would have been common sense, the Seattle Police Department recently updated its emergency vehicle operations policies to specify considerations officers should make before choosing to drive above the speed limit, Andrew Engelson at Publicola reported. Officers should take into account the street’s “character,” such as whether it is a side…
A guide to biking in the rain and darkness
As darkness once again descends around us, your bicycle is a torch to illuminate the path and keep the monsters away. It’s brutal to end daylight savings time the same week as we hold an election with foreboding implications. Nightfall has suddenly jumped an hour earlier, matching my emotional state. Though it is not the…
Seattle voters approve at least $487M for safe streets
The Seattle Transportation Levy appears to be sailing to a landslide victory after the initial drop of ballots showed the measure passing with 67% of the vote, a margin that could grow as more ballots are counted. Over eight years, the levy promises to invest more than $160 million in Vision Zero, $193 million in…
Which ballot dropbox is the most bike-friendly? + It’s not too late to register or get a replacement ballot
I biked my ballot to the drop box near Gas Works Park the other day, which got me wondering: Is this the most bike-friendly ballot drop box in Seattle? It’s across the street from the Burke-Gilman Trail, so that’s got to be hard to beat. I threw together this map overlaying ballot drop box locations…
Saturday: I’m speaking at the Center for Bicycle Repair’s 6th Year Anniversary Party
Join me at the Center for Bicycle Repair‘s 6th Anniversary party 1 p.m. Saturday (November 2) at their shop on Jackson Street between 10th and 12th Avenues. I’ll be giving a presentation about some of my book research followed by a conversation and Q&A with Center founder Cory Potts. I’ll also be happy to talk…
SNGreenways storymap shows how the 2015 transportation levy ‘made Seattle a safer place for walking, biking and rolling’
The 2015 Move Seattle Levy added nearly 100 miles to Seattle’s bike network, repaired or replaced 44 public staircases, built 1,600 new accessible curb ramps, made 293 transit improvements, repaired 220 blocks of sidewalk and built 350 new blocks of sidewalk. This is in addition to all the other road and bridge maintenance work. It’s…
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