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SDOT survey asks if they should improve the bike lane south of U Bridge (yes, obviously) – UPDATED
Whatever you are doing, stop and fill out this quick survey to support safer bike lanes on Eastlake as part of the RapidRide J project. You can also attend one of two virtual community design sessions Wednesday from 12–1:30 p.m. or 6–7:30 p.m. (register here). There are three major questions pertaining to bike safety in the…
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Weekend Guide: Open streets festival in downtown Redmond, Tour de Cookies + more
As always, you can find more bike events on the Seattle Bike Blog Events Calendar as well as the Everyday Rides Calendar. Some highlights for this weekend: World Naked Bike Ride harvest moon ride. Meet 8PM Friday at 2nd Ave N and Mercer Street. “Adorn your bicycle with blinkies and leds and get ready to…
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Seattle Parks forgot to make Bicycle Weekends car-free, so riders moved the signs themselves
Labor Day weekend was supposed to be the penultimate Bicycle Weekend on Lake Washington Boulevard for the year, a chance to experience the storied lakeside street without cars. Bicycle Weekend is an expansion of Seattle Parks’ Bicycle Sunday program, which has been opening this street for people outside of cars since 1968. But when people…
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Parks banned bikes from Green Lake without public outreach, now they’re asking if they should be allowed back
Seattle Parks and Recreation banned all bicycling, skateboarding, roller skating and scootering from the inner loop trail around Green Lake in March despite there being no viable alternative along the west side of the lake. The decision to restrict wheel use on the often-busy path was initially part of the department’s scattered reaction to the…
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BikeLink cards now get you into Sound Transit bike cages (after an extra step)
Biking to light rail is often the fastest way to get around Seattle. For riders who live beyond a short walk to the station, biking is a great way to skip the slower local bus connection (if there even is one) and head straight to the train or express bus. If your destination is near…
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In response to Bike Board letter, CM Pedersen says he doesn’t see SDOT deleting Eastlake bike lanes
The Eastlake bike lane plans are still moving forward with the RapidRide J bus improvements project, but bike advocates in town are not taking their eye off the project until those bike lanes are on the ground. City Councilmember and Transportation Committee Chair Alex Pedersen (D4) made comments during an Eastlake Community Council meeting that…
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