Tag: 2012 bicycle master plan update

October 22, 2012

Group launches to promote cycling improvements in West Seattle

Do you live, work or play in West Seattle? Do you ever feel like West Seattle is behind the rest of the city in safe, continuous bike routes? You’re not alone. West Seattle Bike Connections formed recently with the primary goal of making sure West Seattle needs are included in the Bike Master Plan update,…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, advocacy leadership institute, cascade bicycle club, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
October 8, 2012

Tell the WA Gov candidates, City Council to support bike investments

Do you have petition fatigue yet? I hope not, because I have a few more for you. First of all, Transportation for Washington wants you to write to both gubernatorial candidates — Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee — asking them to support biking, walking and transit as part of their campaigns. McKenna has been an…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, cascade bicycle club, jay inslee, rob mckenna
August 14, 2012

Survey: One quarter of Seattle adults ride bikes

A recent statistically-valid phone survey shines some light on who is bicycling in Seattle, and shows some common barriers that keep people from cycling more. The biggest number that jumped out at me: About 24 percent* of Seattle adults ride bikes a few times or more per year. 13 percent ride bikes a few times…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, 2012 bicycle participation survey, phone survey, sdot
June 28, 2012

Canadian study: On residential streets, traffic diversion is key for safe cycling

The University of British Columbia cycling safety research group Cycling in Cities presented the Velo-City 2012 conference with some fascinating studies on the relative safety of urban cycling infrastructure in Canada. Their findings could be extremely useful as the city updates the Bicycle Master Plan and attempts to take the first steps in creating a…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, british columbia, cycle tracks, cycling in cities, neighborhood greenways, traffic calming, traffic circles, velo-city 2012
June 4, 2012

Seattle’s new focus on neighborhood biking and protected bike lanes makes national news

Seattle is getting press all over the country today from an AP story about the city’s new neighborhood and protected bikeway focus. Not only does the story by Phuong Le do a great job of capturing the city’s shift to next generation cycling facilities, but it also shows how the conversation about cycling in Seattle…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, ap, komo, michael ennis, neighborhood greenways, phuong le, washington policy center
May 2, 2012

City launches new interactive bike map, bike plan survey

To kick off Bike Month and the Bicycle Master Plan Update, the city has launched some new online tools to help people find good bike routes and make recommendations for changes. First off, the city’s new online bike map goes well beyond simply posting the PDF of the print bike map, as in previous years.…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, bicycle master plan, maps, sdot