Tag: amazon

January 26, 2021

Latest segment of 7th Ave bike lane opens in Denny Triangle

The latest block of sidewalk-level one way protected bike lane has opened on 7th Ave in the Denny Triangle, which means that bike lane now runs southbound all the way from Bell Street to Pike Street downtown. There’s also a northbound bike lane, running between Bell Street and Westlake Avenue, which has been open since…
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tagged: 7th Ave, amazon
June 2, 2016

Amazon abruptly fires its Seattle bike couriers, will try to drive packages instead

Amazon has fired dozens of bike couriers with little warning, apparently planning to deliver one-hour and two-hour Amazon Prime Now packages by driving in Seattle traffic instead. Good luck with that! Needless to say, many of the couriers who just got fired are angry and worried about making rent, the Stranger reports. (Bike courier contractor…
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tagged: amazon, bike couriers, geekwire, the stranger, us dispatch
September 21, 2012

Amazon will fund 7th Ave cycle track

Today is just all cycle tracks, all day on Seattle Bike Blog (Mayor McGinn will announce his transportation budget today Monday at 2, so check back to SBB for more then). A deal between the city and Amazon includes a cycle track on 7th Ave, where the company plans a big expansion with three new…
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tagged: 7th Ave, amazon, cycle tracks, denny triangle
August 23, 2012

Capitol Hill’s Velo Bike Shop planning 2013 move to Denny Triangle

Even though it is among the most bikey neighborhoods in Seattle, Capitol Hill could lose its only fully-featured bike shop next year as Velo Bike Shop plans a move from it’s longtime 11th and Pine home to 6th and Blanchard in the Denny Triangle, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Velo plans to open the new shop…
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tagged: amazon, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, denny triangle, velo bike shop
June 12, 2012

Big plans (and small immediate changes) planned for 7th Ave + An Amazon.com cycle track?

Remember when 7th Ave between Westlake and Denny looked like the photo to the right? That was fun. Unfortunately, the striping is almost entirely rubbed off in many places. And compliance by car and bus drivers has never been very good. Well, SDOT and King County Metro are splitting the cost of a new bus…
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tagged: 7th Ave, amazon, cycle tracks, denny triangle, downtown, king county metro, sdot