Tag: downtown

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
May 17, 2012

Bike to Work Day preview + Map of Commute Stations

Friday is Bike to Work (and School!) Day, which is pretty much a holiday for folks on two wheels. There will be Commute Stations all over the region, many of which will be armed with snacks and coffee. In a change from recent years, the main station will be outside KEXP studios at Dexter and…
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tagged: ballard, bike to work day 2012, cascade bicycle club, downtown, events, kexp, mike mcginn
April 10, 2012

Bicycle Paper: ‘Cycling Forward’ empowers homeless youth with bike fixing skills

The Bicycle Paper recently profiled “Cycling Forward,” a YouthCare program downtown that empowers homeless and under-served youth with bike fixing skills and the chance to get wheels of their own. The program provides young people with a stable learning environment and mentorship needed to get a forgotten bike back into shape. From the Bicycle Paper:…
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tagged: bicycle paper, cycling forward, downtown, homelessness, real change, youthcare
February 20, 2012

Times: As biking in Seattle grows dramatically, number of crashes stays the same

While I was busy ranting about a questionable Letter to the Editor the Seattle Times Ed Board chose to publish, Mike Lindblom in the news department was working on a story about how the number of bicycle crashes and collisions in Seattle is staying constant even as the number of people biking increases dramatically. According…
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tagged: downtown, mike lindblom, safety in numbers, seattle times
December 6, 2011

Chicago’s separated bike lanes work — It’s time to install one in downtown Seattle

Kinzie Street: Chicago’s First Protected Bike lane from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Separated bike lanes work. Really well. People bike out of their way to ride on them. The Kinzie bike lane saw the number of bikes more than double almost immediately. Now, bikes outnumber motor vehicles on Kinzie during rush hour. (Also, check out the…
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tagged: 2nd ave, chicago, downtown, rahm emanuel, separated bike lanes, streetfilms
November 4, 2011

City will retime short Alaskan Way walk signal

During the viaduct walk event a couple weeks ago, I noticed the walk signal at Alaskan Way and King St near the waterfront seemed awfully fast. So I posted a video I shot and sent an email to SDOT. Turns out, SDOT also found the light to be too fast. They are lengthening the countdown…
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tagged: downtown, sdot, traffic signal, walking, waterfront