Tag: downtown

February 25, 2013

Timbuk2 opening store downtown – UPDATED

Timbuk2, the San Francisco messenger bag maker, is expanding their brick-and-mortar store presence outside San Fransisco. And what city is first on their list? Seattle. This is according to Seattle Met, which says the company has plans for a 1,400 square-foot space downtown. We have attempted to contact Timbuk2 to learn more about their plans.…
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tagged: downtown, timbuk2
February 19, 2013

Only one-third of downtown commuters drive alone to work

Commute Seattle released a report recently showing that driving to work in downtown Seattle continues to fall as more and more people choose to walk, bike, telecommute and take transit. In 2000, half of downtown employees got to work by driving themselves. Now, barely one-third do so. Transit has taken on the lion’s share of…
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tagged: commute seattle, downtown, downtown seattle association
January 11, 2013

Stranger: This is why we need protected bike lanes downtown

The Stranger’s Dominic Holden happened on the aftermath of a collision on 2nd Avenue’s notoriously dangerous bike lane downtown yesterday. The person hit was scraped up and shaking, but was not seriously injured. However, Holden notes that this collision is not rare, and makes the case that we need protected bike lanes (AKA cycle tracks)…
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tagged: 2nd ave, cycle tracks, dominic holden, downtown, the stranger
December 4, 2012

Seattle, cycle tracks can be built easily and quickly

Chicago is currently installing some of the last miles of new bike lanes the city has planned for 2012: A two-way cycle track on N Dearborn Street through the incredibly dense and busy downtown Loop. The downtown project is part of a protected bike lane push by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was elected in early…
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tagged: chicago, cycle tracks, downtown, rahm emanuel
November 20, 2012

Bike Master Plan: Central Seattle and downtown

This is the second post in a series analyzing Seattle’s draft Bicycle Master Plan update, which is currently taking public comments. This post will focus on the central neighborhoods south of the Ship Canal and north of I-90. Stay tuned for future posts looking at other parts of the city. Central Seattle is, not surprisingly,…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, 23rd ave, capitol hill, central district, central seattle greenways, downtown, gilman ave w, interbay, magnolia, queen anne, south lake union, thomas, westlake
November 12, 2012

Council adds neighborhood greenways, downtown cycle track to 2013-14 budget

The City Council Budget Committee voted Friday on a series of changes to Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget, electing to add funding to accelerate neighborhood greenways and the downtown cycle track network. The Council will vote on a final budget November 19. The Council added about $2.75 million to accelerate implementation of neighborhood greenways in…
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tagged: ballard, cycle tracks, downtown, neighborhood greenways, north delridge, west seattle