Author: Tom Fucoloro

January 2, 2024

2023 Seattle bike and scooter share rides reach record 5.1 million rides as Lime consolidates its lead

Bike and scooter share services are more popular than ever in Seattle, and the number of rides in 2023 eclipsed even the wild days of $1 bikes back in 2017 and 2018. According to SDOT data based on real-time reporting from all permitted companies, people took 5.1 million trips on shared scooters and bikes in…
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tagged: bike share, bird, limebike, scooter share, sdot, superpedestrian, veo
December 28, 2023

Watch: Bob Svercl highlights 5 good and 5 bad things in 2023 Seattle biking

I would like to add a 6th good thing about biking in Seattle in 2023: Bob Svercl.
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tagged: bob svercl, videos
December 23, 2023

Man killed while biking in West Seattle identified as Steven Hulsman

Steven Hulsman was biking a hilly route he has ridden countless times when someone driving collided with him and killed him Thursday evening. He was 66. Our condolences to his friends and family. Hulsman was a husband, father and grandfather. He loved riding hills like this one, friends say, and he was scheduled to lead…
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tagged: 46th ave sw, deaths, john kugler, marine view drive, steven hulsman, west seattle, west seattle blog
December 22, 2023

Last-minute gift idea: A signed copy of Biking Uphill in the Rain with free local pickup

Didn’t order your copy of Biking Uphill in the Rain soon enough to arrive by Christmas? No problem! You can order one from our online shop and select “Local pickup in U District/Wallingford” option during checkout. You can pick it up from my front porch any time. Also, local pickup is free. Each copy sold…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, shop
December 21, 2023

Alaskan Way bikeway will be wider, better protected in latest design update – UPDATED

The design for the Alaskan Way bike lane has reached the 90% milestone, and the latest version is wider and better protected. As before, the bike lane is still on the waterfront side of the street to connect the Elliott Bay Trail in Myrtle Edwards Park to the in-construction bikeway that is part of the…
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tagged: alaskan way, alaskan way trail, cascade bicycle club, elliott bay trail, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways
December 19, 2023

Seattle now must repair/build sidewalks when undertaking major street projects

SDOT should no longer be able to make a significant road repair project without ensuring that at least one side of the street has a sidewalk and completing any necessary repairs. The City Council approved a new ordinance last week that will make sure SDOT no longer makes large street investments that ignore the adjacent sidewalks.…
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tagged: 2023 sidewalk ordinance, cb 119601, cb 120658, city council, complete streets, disability rights washington, sdot, tammy morales