Tag: bike lanes

November 17, 2010

Bike lanes part of repaved S Columbian Way

Beacon Hill now has some more bike lanes. Some day this project will meet up with plans for S Columbian Way/Alaska between Beacon Ave and MLK, greatly enhancing connectivity between Beacon Hill (and the Chief Sealth Trail) and Columbia City. There are few good interneighborhood east-west routes in this area, so the new lanes should…
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tagged: beacon hill, bike lanes, columbia city, s columbian way, sdot
October 29, 2010

The air is better on the other side of the parked cars

This may seem obvious to anyone who has ever followed a diesel bus up a steep hill, but the air quality several feet away from motor vehicle lanes is significantly cleaner and healthier, according to a new study by PSU researchers. Researchers set up P-trak instruments on the driver and passenger sides of a car…
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tagged: bike lanes, bike portland, cycle tracks, exhaust, health, psu, separated bike lanes
October 21, 2010

Climbing lane coming soon to Taylor in Queen Anne

By the end of the week, bikers trying to scale Queen Anne Hill on their bikes will have a little more space to do it. Josh at Publicola reports that SDOT has laid down the spray paint for a climbing lane on Taylor and 5th from Mercer to Boston going uphill. The downhill direction will…
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tagged: bike lanes, climbing lanes, queen anne, sharrows
October 7, 2010

My favorite bike lanes are the ones without cars in them

Now come on. You have so many other places to go. Bikes get these little slivers of space to ride in. There is no excuse for parking or driving a motor vehicle in a bike facility.
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tagged: bike lanes
October 6, 2010

No Bikes Allowed

When drivers get mad about a little bike box or a couple bike lanes, show them this map. Your taxes pay for these roads, but you are not allowed to ride your bike on any of them. In fact, it’s a $124 fine if you do, according to the P.I. (I made the map using…
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tagged: bike lanes, gas tax, highways, wsdot
September 24, 2010

Othello St project, $725k to connect Seward, Link and Chief Sealth Trail

Following the city’s recent announcement of 11 new Neighborhood Street Fund projects, I will be taking a closer look at the ones that most affect cyclists. Most of the projects are focused on sidewalks and crossing improvements for pedestrians, but there are several good things coming for cyclists, too.
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tagged: bike lanes, othello, road diets, sdot