Tag: alaskan way viaduct

October 17, 2011

W Seattle bike commuter explains danger posed near Terminal 46 (VIDEO)

Remember the scary tale by Kit Newman, who says he was nearly struck by a truck on S Alaskan Way near Atlantic? Well, West Seattle bike commuter Tom Furtwangler (from Bikejuju) made a video clearly outlining the problem:
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tagged: alaskan way, alaskan way viaduct, freight, kit newman, tom furtwangler, video
August 17, 2011

What we can learn from the tunnel vote loss

Well, our city has voted to invest an astronomical amount of money to build a tunnel for cars. It’s an investment in the past, in pollution and in continued, long-term motor vehicle use. I can’t deny I’m a bit relieved at the thought that the debate, which had long been static, can move on (plus,…
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tagged: advocacy, alaskan way viaduct, aurora, deep bore tunnel, referendum 1
March 31, 2011

Alaskan Way S construction detour in place until April 8

Cyclists who use Alaskan Way to head south from downtown will be routed around a block of construction from now until April 8, according to WSDOT. In addition to the one-block detour, WSDOT is trying to route cyclists onto side paths and sidewalks throughout the construction zone, which is part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct…
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tagged: alaskan way viaduct, construction, seattle likes bikes, wsdot
March 29, 2011

StreetFilms: Highway Removal

MBA_Trailer from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Meanwhile, Protect Seattle Now has gathered 29,000 referendum signatures. They need 16,503 of those to be accepted. Pretty good odds. Polls show only 35 percent of people in Seattle want a tunnel. Studies show far fewer than that will ever use it. Let’s ditch the tunnel idea and just tear…
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tagged: alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, highway removal, streetfilms, tunnel
March 16, 2011

Viaduct shutdown idea gaining momentum

The same morning we wrote about the economics of highway removal and suggested we try closing the viaduct, Mayor McGinn was saying something similar on KUOW. So is Michael van Baker at the SunBreak (which has a wonderful new site design, by the way). So is Danny Westneat at Seattle Times. In fact, as Westneat…
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tagged: alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, earthquakes, japan, mike mcginn, seattle times, sunbreak, tom rasmussen
March 14, 2011

Must read for Viaduct removal skeptics: The economics of highway removal

In a post full to the brim with incredible economic stats, Elly Blue spells out the economic benefits of urban highway removal. Among the incredible bits of knowledge she reveals: “for the $75 million spent repaving three miles of urban interstate, California could have installed 1,250 miles of some of the country’s most expensive bike…
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tagged: alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, elly blue, grist, highway removal