Tag: 2013 bike master plan update

June 14, 2016

CM Johnson will join community walk for a safer NE 65th Street Thursday

It’s well past time to make NE 65th Street safer for everyone. A community walk Thursday plans to call for exactly that. The #Fix65th Safety Walk starts 8 a.m. Thursday at 12th Ave NE and NE 65th St. Councilmember Rob Johnson (District 4), who has been leading efforts within City Hall to improve safety on…
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tagged: #Fix65th, 2013 bike master plan update, andy hulslander, ne 65th, rob johnson
April 14, 2014

City Council will vote on Bike Master Plan + Next step: How to realize its vision

UPDATE: The Council passed the bike plan unanimously. On the way to City Hall, I caught up with Davey Oil, Madi Carlson and their children. To get downtown from Capitol Hill, we biked down busy Broadway, and it was safe and comfortable. And that’s the whole point of this Bike Master Plan. This is a…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, 2015 budget, city council, tom rasmussen
April 8, 2014

Council Transportation Committee approves Bike Master Plan – UPDATED

I know it’s hard to believe, but the Bike Master Plan update that began in early 2012 is still working its way through the bowels of the Seattle Process™. But it may finally be approaching the finish line. The City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved the Bike Master Plan update Tuesday, sending it to the…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, city council, jean godden, rahm emanuel, sally bagshaw, tom rasmussen
February 14, 2014

Westlake group drops Bike Master Plan lawsuit

The group suing to delay the Bike Master Plan has dropped its legal challenge, opening the door for a City Council vote on the plan. Ed Murray took office after the lawsuit was filed, and staffers said the mayor’s office quickly started meeting with the group to find a settlement. “With the appeal now behind…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, ed murray, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit
January 30, 2014

Bike plan hearing delayed until May, 100+ ride for a safer Westlake

It’s official. The hearing to decide the lawsuit to delay the Bike Master Plan update has, itself, been delayed. Originally scheduled for March, the date is now set for May 14. Meanwhile, Cascade Bicycle Club organized a bike ride along Westlake Sunday that drew around 100 people, including some members of the group suing to…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit
January 24, 2014

Cascade joins city in legal defense of Bike Master Plan, Westlake ‘policy ride’ planned Sunday

Cascade Bicycle Club has joined the legal battle over the Bike Master Plan update started by a handful of people upset about city plans to build a bikeway in the giant parking lot stretching between the Fremont Bridge and South Lake Union. In legalese, the city’s Hearing Examiner has approved a motion by Cascade to…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, cascade bicycle club, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit