Tag: cycle tracks

June 28, 2012

Canadian study: On residential streets, traffic diversion is key for safe cycling

The University of British Columbia cycling safety research group Cycling in Cities presented the Velo-City 2012 conference with some fascinating studies on the relative safety of urban cycling infrastructure in Canada. Their findings could be extremely useful as the city updates the Bicycle Master Plan and attempts to take the first steps in creating a…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, british columbia, cycle tracks, cycling in cities, neighborhood greenways, traffic calming, traffic circles, velo-city 2012
June 12, 2012

Big plans (and small immediate changes) planned for 7th Ave + An Amazon.com cycle track?

Remember when 7th Ave between Westlake and Denny looked like the photo to the right? That was fun. Unfortunately, the striping is almost entirely rubbed off in many places. And compliance by car and bus drivers has never been very good. Well, SDOT and King County Metro are splitting the cost of a new bus…
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tagged: 7th Ave, amazon, cycle tracks, denny triangle, downtown, king county metro, sdot
April 5, 2012

Work on Linden Ave cycle track starting soon

Construction on the Linden Ave N complete streets project is finally ready to get under way. The project will redesign the street from N 128th to the Seattle border at N 145th, completing a missing link in the Interurban North Trail. The street will have safer crosswalks, add sidewalks and create a parking-separated two-way cycle…
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tagged: 2012 paving, cycle tracks, linden
April 13, 2011

Planners present more details for Broadway Bikeway

Planners presented more specifics about the proposed Broadway cycle track, which has now been dubbed the “Broadway Bikeway.” The project is part of the First Hill Streetcar, which will connect Pioneer Square and King Street Station to the under-construction Capitol Hill Link light rail station at Broadway and Denny via Jackson, Yesler and Broadway.
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, jackson, sdot, yesler
March 30, 2011

Final Linden Ave N open house April 6

The 2011 paving season continues with the final Linden Ave N complete streets project open house next week. The project would create a two-way cycle track on Linden Ave N that would connect the Interurban Trail to Seattle’s north border and the start of Shoreline’s stretch of the Interurban.
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tagged: 2011 paving, complete streets, cycle tracks, linden, sdot
February 15, 2011

Talk transportation with Tom Rasmussen Saturday

North Seattle biking folx, Tom Rasmussen is holding a public meeting about transportation Saturday at the Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave. N. All topics are on the table, though it would perhaps be a good opportunity to discuss complete streets projects, such as the nearby Linden Ave cycle track and NE 125th. Oh, and sidewalks.…
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tagged: bitter lake, broadview, city council, cycle tracks, linden, ne 125th, tom rasmussen