Tag: downtown
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Seattle gets stack of Federal funds for protected bike lanes downtown, on Broadway
Seattle will officially receive a stack of Federal cash to build protected bike lanes downtown and on Broadway (we reported on the recommendation earlier this month). The city has also received nearly $400,000 to help low-income residents access Pronto bike share (I will write more about this in a future post, so stay tuned). The…
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Balk: Seattle car ownership is down, but it’s up in places you’d least expect
You almost cannot stand anywhere in the city center or Capitol Hill without seeing construction cranes. The number of residences in these walkable, bikeable and transit-rich areas is rising fast. It’s clear that people want to live where they have more transportation options. But analysis by Gene Balk at The Seattle Times found something interesting:…
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2nd Ave protected bike lane on schedule to meet bike share launch
In a city known for it’s overly-laborious process for just about any significant decision, Mayor Ed Murray has given the green light to build an ambitious protected bike lane on 2nd Ave to be in place by the time Pronto Cycle Share launches in September. The two-way bike lane will be a relatively low-budget pilot…
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Murray: Seattle will build pilot protected bike lane on 2nd Ave this year
Seattle will build a protected bike lane on 2nd Ave downtown before Pronto Cycle Share launches later this year, Mayor Ed Murray announced during the Cascade Bicycle Club Bike to Work Breakfast Tuesday. The pilot bike lane project will be built in part with help from the Green Lane Project and will stretch from Pike…
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Bellevue endorses NACTO guide + Could they beat Seattle to building a downtown protected bike lane?
The City of Bellevue has endorsed the NACTO Urban Street Design Guide, joining an ever-growing list of cities in North America looking to pool their experiences and knowledge into a guide for more active, efficient and safe streets. Seattle’s largest nearby neighbor is currently full of very wide and unfriendly streets. But it’s growing population,…
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A lot of you biked to a Super Bowl party, and there’s data to prove it
A lot of you biked to a Super Bowl party Sunday, and the Fremont Bridge bike counter captured the data to prove it. It also looks like a bunch of you hung around for a little post-game partying and high-fiving, too. SDOT posted the graph above on their blog, which shows above-average bike trip rates…
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