Tag: bike boxes

July 15, 2011

More details on N 34th St bike box (with images!)

We reported earlier this week on changes coming to N 34th St in Fremont. This vital connector is finally getting repaved, and SDOT is using the opportunity to make some much-needed changes to the street design. The most visible of those changes: A new bike box on 34th at Fremont Ave just north of the…
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tagged: 34th ave n, bike boxes, fremont, fremont ave
July 13, 2011

Bike box and new pavement coming to 34th Ave N in Fremont

34th Ave N is getting some much-needed work, including a repaved surface and what could be the city’s most useful bike box yet. The street is a major connection between the Fremont Bridge and the Burke-Gilman Trail, two of the most-biked facilities in the city. Aside from fixing the terrible pavement conditions, the project will…
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tagged: 2011 paving, 34th ave n, bike boxes, fremont, fremont ave, fremont bridge, sdot
December 15, 2010

Why we should throw parties for bike projects

Seattle Likes Bikes is somewhat skeptical of Seattle’s newish bike boxes, saying they are confusing. And, it does seem that a lot of people, bike riders and drivers alike, are confused by them (though many people are not). He also observed several people stopping on top of the boxes and making right turns on red,…
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tagged: bike boxes, events, fanfare, parties, rides, sdot, seattle likes bikes
December 15, 2010

SDOT’s year-end bike project roundup

SDOT wrote a blog post summing up their bike-related efforts this year. Needless to say, this year was great and tough at the same time. Our city installed miles of very good bike infrastructure, while simultaneously calming traffic speeds and making streets safer for everybody. Meanwhile, backlash against bike-related projects (no matter how irrational and…
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tagged: 2010, bike boxes, bike lanes, sdot
October 28, 2010

Bike box at 7th and Dearborn helps bikers turn left visibly

The city’s third use of bike boxes shows that SDOT has been experimenting with very different uses for bike boxes. The bike box at 7th and Dearborn in the International District will help cyclists safely turn left into the bike lane on Dearborn headed south west. Unlike the other locations at 12th and Pine and…
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tagged: 7th and dearborn, bike boxes
October 4, 2010

SDOT paints bike trapezoids on Madison

On the heels of the bike box on Pine at 12th comes a pair of green boxes on Madison headed in each direction at 12th. Maybe box is the wrong word … they’re definitely more like trapezoids.
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tagged: 12th, bike boxes, madison, sdot