Tag: capitol hill

November 4, 2013

High-budget 23rd/24th Ave remake is golden opportunity for safe and direct bike lanes

The 23rd Avenue complete streets and repaving project budget has ballooned to $46 million and now includes three phases, stretching from Rainier to Roanoke. This is arguably the most important commuting corridor in Central Seattle east of I-5. It is also the neighborhood’s most dangerous street and one of the most dangerous streets in the…
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tagged: 23rd ave, 24th ave, capitol hill, central district, montlake
October 24, 2013

Broadway is the new face of complete streets in Seattle (VIDEO)

The city of Seattle opened the first section of the Broadway Bikeway this week, showcasing how protected bike lanes can work on even the most active streets in the city. Broadway connects from Yesler Terrace and First Hill into the heart of Capitol Hill. It runs through some of the densest neighborhoods in the whole…
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, cycle tracks, first hill, first hill streetcar, sdot, sound transit
October 21, 2013

City officially opens section of the Broadway Bikeway

The Broadway Bikeway is officially open between Union Street and Denny Way. This is the city’s first attempt at a two-way protected bikeway on a very busy commercial street. We will have more on the bikeway soon. Here’s the announcement just in from SDOT: Today the City of Seattle and Sound Transit officially opened a…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, capitol hill, cycle tracks
September 19, 2013

City’s first parklet is instant hit, Park(ing) Day to showcase more uses for car parking spaces

Parking is Seattle’s most boring powder keg. It’s fairly difficult for the average person to stay awake during a discussion about issues like parking minimums for developments and market-rate metered parking spaces (though Sightline does a heroic job of making it interesting). Yet if a project arises where a handful of car parking spaces are…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, cascade bicycle club, montana bar, park(ing) day 2013, parklets
July 25, 2013

Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Central Seattle

The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. This post is a continuation of a series investigating some of changes in the newest draft of the Bike Master Plan. In general, the updated Bike Master Plan includes a lot of bold and…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, belltown, capitol hill, central district, downtown, eastlake, international district, pioneer square, south lake union
May 8, 2013

CHS: Man bicycling inside Bartell’s store steals phone, crashes in parking lot

People from all walks of life ride bicycles in Seattle, including thieves with poorly-planned robbery schemes. Here’s a bizarre report from Capitol Hill Seattle: A clerk at the Harvard Market Bartell’s sustained minor injuries Saturday night when a man with a red mohawk and riding a bicycle inside the store attempted to steal a phone…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, crime