Tag: 2013 bike master plan update

January 13, 2014

Westlake lawyers seek more bike plan delays + Only boat & biz owners invited to ‘community meeting’

The handful of angry people who have lawyered up to delay the entire city-wide Bike Master Plan are already seeking to delay the process even further. Their reason? Too many people participated in crafting the Bike Master Plan. Yes, it’s true. So many Seattle residents attended public meetings, hearings and submitted comments online in various…
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January 8, 2014

People upset about Westlake bikeway file appeal to delay entire Bike Master Plan, hire Missing Link lawyer

With the help of a regional transportation grant, the city is in the early stages of planning a bikeway of some kind along the wide Westlake Ave N corridor. So far, the city has held one open house to gather ideas and feedback from all community members to help guide the design process. 81 percent…
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January 7, 2014

Minneapolis takes lessons from Seattle’s bike plan to guide their own

Minneapolis and Hennepin County are reworking their bike plans, and Bikeways for Everyone has been following Seattle’s Bike Master Plan development for ways to “draw lessons from Seattle’s achievements.” Their list of lessons? Get businesses on board: “after they built a protected bike lane in Manhattan, nearby stores saw sales increase by 49%, while the…
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December 12, 2013

Bike plan sails through public hearing

The Bike Master Plan sailed through a public hearing Wednesday with overwhelming support. Supporters of safe neighborhood streets packed the Council Chambers at City Hall to support the city’s plan for safe streets and bike routes in every Seattle neighborhood. If you did not have a chance to speak, Cascade has created a handy online…
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December 10, 2013

Council will hold public hearing on Bike Master Plan Wednesday

This is a reminder that the City Council is holding a public hearing about the Bike Master Plan Wednesday, perhaps your last chance to submit comments on plan before the Council votes on it early next year. The hearing starts at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. If you can’t make…
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November 27, 2013

Bike Master Plan heads to City Council, presents bold vision of strong, healthy streets in every Seattle neighborhood

After an unprecedented number of hours reaching out to community groups, industry and commercial stakeholders, and the public at large, the Bicycle Master Plan update is finally in the hands of the City Council. The plan represents an impressive and unprecedented amount of community input and expert consultation on challenges and opportunities to make Seattle…
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