Author: Tom Fucoloro

February 1, 2024

The Seattle Bike Swap and E-Bike Expo is Saturday

Cascade Bicycle Club’s annual Seattle Bike Swap is Saturday (February 3) at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. The flea market is a treasure trove of bike stuff from local bike business and DIY bike geeks. You can find rare and odd stuff as well as deals on used bikes and parts. Doors open for general…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, e-bike expo, events, seattle bike swap
January 30, 2024

Mayor, Sen. Murray celebrate full funding for RapidRide J and Eastlake bike lanes

If there were any concerns that a controversial push to kill the planned protected bike lanes on Eastlake Ave might succeed, Senator Patty Murray and Mayor Bruce Harrell just put that idea to bed for good. “When we’re done here, we will new and upgraded stations, miles of new transit-only lanes, as well as new…
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tagged: bruce harrell, move seattle levy, patty murray, rapidride j, roosevelt to downtown hct, sdot
January 29, 2024

Watch: New Overlake Village bike/walk bridge over SR 520 opens

A bike/walk bridge connecting the 520 Trail to Sound Transit’s upcoming Overlake Village Station is now open. Hanoch at Best Side Cycling filmed a bike tour of the bridge, including its interesting forest illusion artwork by Leo Saul Berk. The $10.4 million bridge connects directly to the 520 Trail on its northwest end, and a…
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tagged: 152nd ave ne, 520 trail, overlake village station, redmond, sound transit
January 25, 2024

Alert 1/25–April: Section of trail near east end of Spokane Street Bridge closed + Ideas for making the crosswalks safer

SDOT has closed a section of trail near the east end of the Spokane Street Bridge, effectively closing the trail loop under the bridge and forcing all trail users to use the crosswalks and sidewalks at the intersection of SW Spokane St and 11th Ave SW. The trail will be closed until sometime in April…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
January 23, 2024

SDOT installs its latest ‘even better bike lane’ barrier on Dearborn Street

A couple blocks of the S Dearborn Street bike lane now has a knee-high concrete curb separating it from the four lanes of general purpose traffic between Rainier Ave S and 10th Ave S. The “Toronto” barriers are shorter than highway-style Jersey barriers but significantly taller than a standard curb. They are fabricated in advance…
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tagged: dearborn st, even better bike lanes, sdot
January 19, 2024

Police: Person who killed Steve Hulsman was driving with a suspended license

The person who struck and killed Steve Hulsman December 21 was driving with a suspended license and without a court-mandated ignition interlock device, according to the police report. Seattle Bike Blog is not naming the suspect because the 53-year-old has not been charged at this time. Hulsman, 66, was a husband, father and grandfather who…
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tagged: deaths, marine view drive, spd, steven hulsman