Tag: bicycle master plan

April 3, 2015

City updates short-term bike facilities plan

SDOT has released an update to the Bicycle Master Plan Implementation Plan (AKA the “Bike Plan Plan”), the guiding document that distills the 20-year citywide plan down to a list a achievable projects over the next five years. The total budget for Bike Master Plan projects in 2015 is now expected to reach $19 million,…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan, nicole freedman
March 18, 2015

Move Seattle transportation levy could build half of city’s Bike Plan

Mayor Ed Murray announced a $900 million transportation levy today, two and a half times as big as the Bridging the Gap levy passed in 2006. The mayor’s initial draft (PDF) of Move Seattle will now go through a public feedback phase through April. The mayor will then submit his final version to the City…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, ed murray, move seattle, tom rasmussen
August 13, 2014

SDOT fails to bike and chew gum at the same time, hasn’t started bike plan due last month

Tuesday’s City Council Transportation Committee chat with incoming SDOT Director Scott Kubly got off to a strange start as committee chair Tom Rasmussen and Councilmember Mike O’Brien laid into Deputy Mayor Kate Joncas (and to a much lesser extent Kubly himself) for completely dropping the ball on developing an implementation plan for the Bike Master…
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tagged: 2015 budget, bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan, bicycle program, kate joncas, mike o’brien, scott kubly, sdot, tom rasmussen
November 5, 2012

Bike Master Plan public meetings start Wednesday

The city is developing an update to the Bicycle Master Plan adopted in 2007, and you are about to get your first chance to get a look at the draft network map of future bicycle facilities they have created. The first of three public meetings is Wednesday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. at City Hall. The three meetings…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, bicycle master plan, sdot
October 30, 2012

SDOT on the state of bicycling in Seattle

The Seattle Department of Transportation recently released it’s report on the State of the Seattle Bicycling Environment. In essence, the report is a look at how well the city is implementing the 2007 Bicycle Master Plan, and includes data-supported advice for how the current plan update can improve on the old plan. So, how are…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, bicycle master plan, sdot, state of the seattle bicycling environment report
October 23, 2012

Upcoming Bike Master Plan meetings will discuss proposed facilities

The next phase of public outreach regarding the bike master plan update is gearing up, and you’ll have a chance to comment on proposed routes for neighborhood greenways, cycle tracks, bike lanes and more. To the right, you can see the recommended bike facilities map from the 2007 Bike Master Plan. It looks great and…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, bicycle master plan