Tag: downtown

May 19, 2016

We Can’t Wait, Part II: How Seattle’s bike plans got so lost, and how to get back on track

Yesterday in Part I, we reported on a protest at City Hall over the city’s delayed bike plans, especially downtown. In Part II, we look at how Seattle got so far off their bold safe streets path, and how the city can get back on track. How did we get here? SDOT hosted an open…
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tagged: center city bike network, center city mobility plan, downtown, ed murray, mike o’brien, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, sdot
May 9, 2016

Turn your downtown bike lane frustration into fun at Cascade’s ‘Hidden Gem’ scavenger hunt

We’ve been writing a lot recently about Seattle’s delayed downtown bike lane plans in large part because it is the biggest employment center in the state and the single biggest missing piece in so many city-wide and regional bike routes. But downtown is also its own unique and interesting place, packed with wonderful small business,…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, center city bike network, downtown, hidden gem scavenger hunt
May 5, 2016

SDOT backpedals even further on already-slashed bike plan, cuts 9th Ave

It took only two weeks for Seattle’s Department of Transportation to cut the only significant center city bike lane from their already-scaled-back 2016 plans. The 9th Ave N bike lane would have connected the new Westlake Ave bikeway (due to open in late July) though South Lake Union and into downtown. For a decade since…
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tagged: bicycle master plan implementation plan, center city bike network, downtown, ed murray, mike o’brien, sdot
April 14, 2016

Seattle’s baffling short-term bike plan cuts safety, pretends downtown doesn’t exist

With the 2nd Ave protected bike lane pilot demonstrating Seattle’s vision for more ambitious, safe and comfortable bike routes downtown and beyond, Seattle voters approved an unprecedented transportation levy by a big margin. Mayor Ed Murray, his transportation advisors and the staff at the Seattle Department of Transportation laid out a bold vision, and the…
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tagged: bicycle master plan implementation plan, center city bike network, center city mobility plan, downtown, ed murray, move seattle
March 29, 2016

2nd Ave ‘pilot’ bike lane getting permanent treatment, expect detours

When the 2nd Ave protected bike lane opened in October 2014, it was created using mostly paint and movable plastic posts because the city considered it a “pilot” project. Well, it’s been about a year and a half, and now it’s hard to imagine what biking downtown was like without it. So it’s officially becoming…
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tagged: 2nd ave, center city bike lane network, connect downtown, downtown, sdot
September 21, 2015

Headed downtown during Xi Jinping’s stay? You better bike

Biking is already the most reliable way to get around Seattle’s everyday traffic. But that will be especially true Tuesday through Thursday as Chinese President Xi Jinping stays at the Westin downtown. Security measures will close a several-block radius around the hotel bounded by (but not including) Olive St., 7th Ave, Lenora St and 4th…
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tagged: china, downtown, scott kubly, sdot, xi jinping