Tag: city council

April 8, 2014

Council Transportation Committee approves Bike Master Plan – UPDATED

I know it’s hard to believe, but the Bike Master Plan update that began in early 2012 is still working its way through the bowels of the Seattle Process™. But it may finally be approaching the finish line. The City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved the Bike Master Plan update Tuesday, sending it to the…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, city council, jean godden, rahm emanuel, sally bagshaw, tom rasmussen
December 12, 2013

Bike plan sails through public hearing

The Bike Master Plan sailed through a public hearing Wednesday with overwhelming support. Supporters of safe neighborhood streets packed the Council Chambers at City Hall to support the city’s plan for safe streets and bike routes in every Seattle neighborhood. If you did not have a chance to speak, Cascade has created a handy online…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, city council
December 10, 2013

Council will hold public hearing on Bike Master Plan Wednesday

This is a reminder that the City Council is holding a public hearing about the Bike Master Plan Wednesday, perhaps your last chance to submit comments on plan before the Council votes on it early next year. The hearing starts at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. If you can’t make…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, city council, transportation committee
November 11, 2013

City Council wants to add $1M to speed building of downtown protected bike lanes

The City Council has proposed a change to outgoing Mayor Mike McGinn’s budget: Adding $1 million to the 2014 budget for design of protected bike lanes downtown. Designed so everyday people of all ages and abilities find them safe and comfortable to use, protected bike lanes (also called “cycle tracks”) include a barrier of some…
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tagged: 2014 budget, city council, cycle tracks, downtown
September 4, 2013

City Council unanimously approves bike share ordinances, launch on track for Spring 2014

The City Council approved two ordinances Tuesday to make way for Puget Sound Bike Share stations on streets, sidewalks and plazas throughout Seattle’s urban centers, urban villages, commercial zones, industrial zones and major institutions. With a 7-0 vote (Burgess and Godden excused), the Council gave a big thumbs up to the public bikes system, which…
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August 14, 2013

Council committee recommends rule changes to allow bike share

The city took another step towards the launch of Puget Sound Bike Share Tuesday. The City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved rules changes creating a permitting process for bike share stations and helmet vending kiosks in city Urban villages, urban centers and major institutions. This move brings the bike share one small step closer to…
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tagged: city council, puget sound bike share, transportation committee