Tag: 15th ave s

February 22, 2024

SDOT completes design for North Beacon Hill bike lanes, construction should begin in summer

A project to build 1.5 miles of protected bike lanes from the José Rizal Bridge to Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill should begin construction this summer, SDOT announced. The department completed design for the project following years of public outreach and is preparing to advertise it to hire a contractor. The project will finally add…
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tagged: 15th ave s, beacon ave, beacon hill, sdot
May 23, 2023

Beacon Hill bike lane plan gets more detailed + City finds ways to add nearby parking

Construction on the first segment of the Beacon Hill bike lane (now called the Beacon Ave S & 15th Ave S Safety Project) is still scheduled to begin a year from now, and the project team has advanced design to the major 30% design milestone. This is the point where major designs elements are established,…
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tagged: 14th ave s, 15th ave s, beacon ave, beacon hill, sdot
February 3, 2023

SDOT will make some safety improvements to 15th Ave S as they work on bike lane design

After community feedback, SDOT will move to slow traffic speeds on 15th Ave S on Beacon Hill in the spring while the project moves through the design process. The department will install a series of speed cushions as well as curb bulbs and visibility improvements, they noted in a blog post. The team also released…
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December 8, 2022

More notes on two-way vs one-way bike lanes on Beacon Hill

The biggest decision point presented in SDOT’s Beacon Hill bike lane survey (open through January 6) is whether the city should build one-way bike lanes on either side of 15th Ave S or one two-way bike lane on the east side of the street. SDOT’s Hallie O’Brien shined a little more light on the pros…
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November 2, 2022

A look at latest Beacon Hill bike lane designs + SDOT says they will try to build them ‘sooner’

SDOT has released updated design work for the Beacon Hill bike lane project, which includes two options for 15th Ave S as well as different options for handling bus stops. As Ryan Packer reported for the Urbanist last month, the project team has also confirmed that construction is now scheduled to begin in spring 2024,…
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October 24, 2022

Beacon Hill deserves as much safe streets urgency as Green Lake

Two different bike safety projects in Seattle started development in 2020: A concept to complete the bike lane loop around Green Lake and a project to connect Beacon Hill to the downtown bike network. But even though the City Council specifically declared the Beacon Hill project to be a top priority project, the Green Lake…
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