Tag: freight

December 15, 2023

SDOT: Weekday biking up 144% after Duwamish Trail connection, freight travel times increased less than 1 second

The Freight Advisory Board fought hard against SDOT’s plan to connect the Duwamish Trail to the Alki Trail and Spokane Street Swing Bridge, a connection sorely needed since many sections of the trail opened in the early 1990s. But after Mayor Jenny Durkan delayed the project, safe streets advocates kept pushing. Mayor Bruce Harrell and…
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tagged: duwamish trail, freight, sdot, w marginal way
October 6, 2023

Seattle Council, do not pass the resolution to add even more red tape to safety projects

Seattle needs to make it easier, not harder, for the Department of Transportation to improve safety on our streets. To that end, the City Council should not pass Resolution 32097, which is scheduled for a vote Tuesday. The resolution, which was passed unanimously out of the Land Use Committee rather than the Transportation Committee, contains…
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tagged: city council, dan strauss, freight, freight master plan, resolution 32097, Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board
May 14, 2015

UW installs truck side guards for bike/walk safety, should law require these on every truck?

The University of Washington has installed side guards on all 31 box trucks in their fleet. These guards, which hang down to cover the gap between the front and rear wheels of the truck, may not look like a big deal, but they could provide a huge safety increase for people walking and biking near…
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tagged: freight, side guards, uw
October 17, 2011

W Seattle bike commuter explains danger posed near Terminal 46 (VIDEO)

Remember the scary tale by Kit Newman, who says he was nearly struck by a truck on S Alaskan Way near Atlantic? Well, West Seattle bike commuter Tom Furtwangler (from Bikejuju) made a video clearly outlining the problem:
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tagged: alaskan way, alaskan way viaduct, freight, kit newman, tom furtwangler, video
September 23, 2011

Bike commuter describes scary experience on Alaskan Way

NOTE: We apologize that there was Bike News Roundup yesterday. We have been hard at work planning Saturday’s Safe Streets Social. Be sure to tell your friends about the ride. Look forward to seeing you there! In a letter to Mike McGinn posted earlier today at West Seattle Blog, Kit Newman describes a near-miss experience…
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tagged: alaskan way, freight, kit newman