Tag: eastlake

October 8, 2024

The shovels are in the dirt, so Eastlake bike lanes are really happening

Seattle leadership across three mayors have supported building bike lanes on Eastlake Ave as part of the RapidRide J project, but you just never know what might happen before the shovels hit the dirt. Well, the shovels are officially in the dirt now, and at the groundbreaking celebration today (October 8) Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell…
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tagged: bruce harrell, eastlake, rapidride j, sdot
October 27, 2023

SDOT finalizes RapidRide J design with complete Eastlake bike lanes, plans to begin construction in summer 2024

Seattle has completed the design for the RapidRide J project, which includes complete and protected bike lanes on Eastlake Ave. The design even includes protected bike lanes on the block immediately south of the University Bridge, which was lacking protection in an earlier design. Thanks to many years of persistent advocacy, the project is poised…
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tagged: 11th ave ne, 12th ave ne, eastlake, eastlake community council, fairview ave n, rapidride j, sdot, university bridge, university district
August 31, 2023

Eastlake Community Council ousts 40% of their board members for supporting a bike lanes and transit project

The Eastlake Community Council last week voted 5-4 to kick those four members off the Board after they voiced support for a fully designed and funded bike lane and transit project ready to begin construction on Eastlake Avenue. The act has sparked outrage and called into question the legitimacy of the organization, which has existed…
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tagged: 70, detra segar, eastlake, eastlake community council, rapidride j
July 25, 2023

Eastlake group is trying to kill RapidRide J (which includes bike lanes)

I’m traveling home today after a week in St. Louis and Las Vegas visiting family, but I wanted to put out this notice since it is a top priority bike network improvement. The Eastlake Community Council is hosting a meeting at 6 p.m. tonight (July 25) at the Agora Conference Center (1551 Eastlake Ave E)…
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tagged: eastlake, rapidride j, sara nelson
December 22, 2022

Yet another Eastlake Ave survey confirms: Build safe bike lanes!

SDOT released the results of autumn community outreach about Eastlake Avenue bike lane design options, and the results were once again very clear: People strongly favor safe bike lanes on this vital connection between the University Bridge and South Lake Union where there were 39 collisions involving people bikes between 2012 and 2017. According to…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave n, rapidride j, sdot
September 12, 2022

SDOT survey asks if they should improve the bike lane south of U Bridge (yes, obviously) – UPDATED

Whatever you are doing, stop and fill out this quick survey to support safer bike lanes on Eastlake as part of the RapidRide J project. You can also attend one of two virtual community design sessions Wednesday from 12–1:30 p.m. or 6–7:30 p.m. (register here). There are three major questions pertaining to bike safety in the…
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tagged: 11th ave ne, eastlake, rapidride j, u district