Tag: capitol hill

June 17, 2014

Bike-inspired poster show ARTCRANK returns to Seattle Friday

ARTCRANK returns to Seattle Friday to showcase Seattle artists making bike-inspired posters available for sale in limited numbers. So if you know of a wall somewhere that could use a splash of bikey art, this is your chance to get some. Or, of course, you can just swing by Fred Wildlife Refuge on Capitol Hill,…
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tagged: artcrank, capitol hill, events
June 16, 2014

Plans to extend Broadway Bikeway moving forward, open house Tuesday

The biggest complaint I hear about the city’s new protected bike lanes on Broadway is the most obvious one: They end abruptly at Denny Way just south of the northern Brodaway commercial area. Well, the city is still moving forward on plans to extend the bikeway (and the streetcar) at least as far as E…
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, broadway streetcar extension, capitol hill, protected bike lanes, sound transit
May 9, 2014

A tour of Seattle’s new Broadway Bikeway + How it makes life better for people walking

It’s finally mostly open! While the usefulness of the Broadway Bikeway is still severely limited due to bike detours at its north end, the 1.1-mile two-way protected bike lane opened Wednesday. Simply put: Broadway is the city’s most ambitious complete street project to date. The first benefit I want to highlight really has very little…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, capitol hill, protected bike lanes, sdot
May 6, 2014

Broadway Bikeway (mostly) opens Wednesday

The Broadway Bikeway is finally ready to (mostly) open. The two-way protected bike lane will stretch all the way from Yesler Way to Denny Way, connecting Yesler Terrce, First Hill and Capitol Hill. The city is scheduled to fully open the bikeway Wednesday, though no official celebration is currently planned. While the opening is a…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, capitol hill, first hill, first hill streetcar, protected bike lanes, sound transit, yesler terrace
April 9, 2014

Lose the delivery truck: New business will haul your cargo by bike

In a way, Freewheel is just rediscovering what the founders of UPS knew when they started the business in downtown Seattle back in 1907: Bikes are a fast, cheap and easy way to move goods around town. UPS has long lost sight of the power of the humble bicycle, but after their drivers circle the…
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tagged: business, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, dan kohler, freewheel carbon free cargo, komo
March 11, 2014

CHS: Person struck trying to access Broadway Bikeway in construction zone

When the northernmost block of the Broadway Bikeway was closed suddenly in January to accommodate Capitol Hill Station construction, many people voiced concerns that the changes were dangerous and confusing for people on bikes. Sound Transit responded by adding more detour signs to make it clear that the bikeway is closed, and that their preferred…
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, injuries