Tag: commute seattle

April 28, 2016

After weeks of tough closures, 2nd Ave bike lane is now permanent + Gets bike counter Monday

After weeks of tough construction closures, the 2nd Ave bike lane — downtown’s sole sliver of low-stress bike lane — has mostly reopened. And with new raised driveways, planter boxes and traffic signals, the pilot project created in 2014 is officially here to stay. There is still more signal work to complete, but most the…
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tagged: 2nd ave, commute seattle, sdot
November 24, 2015

Commute Seattle will install bike counter display on 2nd Ave

Downtown Seattle will get its first live-updated bike counter display soon thanks to Commute Seattle. Located on 2nd Ave between Madison and Marion Streets, the counter will tick away daily and annual totals as people bike by. As we’ve seen with existing counter displays on the Fremont and Spokane St Bridges, it’s a fun way…
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tagged: 2nd ave, bike counter, commute seattle
February 25, 2015

69 percent of downtown workers don’t drive alone

The most recent Downtown Seattle Association/Commute Seattle survey (PDF) of downtown commute habits shows that 69 percent of workers do not drive alone to their jobs. Transit is by far the preferred way to get to downtown jobs, though walking, biking and telecommuting are also growing. Though the number of jobs downtown has been rising fast,…
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tagged: commute seattle, downtown, downtown seattle association
October 29, 2014

Light Up Your Ride with Commute Seattle Thursday

Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, eating away an hour of light in the evening. So you gotta get your bike ready for darker commutes if you haven’t already, and Commute Seattle wants to help. This is the second year Commute Seattle has help Light Up Your Ride, an event to provide folks with a place…
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tagged: commute seattle, events, light up your ride, mcgraw square
December 4, 2013

Commute Seattle installs public bike work station and pump downtown

Get a flat? Brakes too loose? Need to tighten that rattling fender bolt that drove you absolutely bonkers the whole way to work? The good folks at Commute Seattle have got you covered. In partnership with the Metropolitan Improvement District, they recently installed a public work station at the McGraw Square covered bike parking (5th…
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tagged: commute seattle, downtown, fixtation, mcgraw square, sportworks
October 22, 2013

Commute Seattle and city hosting bike light event Thursday

Bike lights are not optional. Aside from being required by law (technically, only front light and rear reflector are required), lights are vital if you are going to be visible to folks driving, biking and walking at night and sun-in-the-eyes situations. Studies have shown that people on bikes naturally feel more visible to others than…
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tagged: bike lights, commute seattle, light up your ride, sdot