Tag: green lane project

December 20, 2016

As tacks return, Westlake bikeway named nation’s ‘best new bike lane’ for 2016

The Green Lane Project has named the Westlake Bikeway “the country’s best new bike lane of 2016.” An arm of the national bike advocacy organization People for Bikes, the Green Lane Project helps and encourages cities to build bold bike infrastructure, focusing on high quality protected bike lanes. So even with its compromises (or perhaps…
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tagged: green lane project, tacks, westlake, westlake cycle track
December 17, 2014

Seattle makes list of top ten best new bikes lanes. Twice. Again.

Seattle’s batting average for national bike lane lists leads the league. Last year, Seattle made the Green Lane Project’s list of the top ten protected bike lanes for 2013 two times: Linden Ave was 5th and Cherry Street was 9th (more for its awesome origin story rather than actual quality). Well, the city did even…
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tagged: 2nd ave, broadway bikeway, green lane project, peopleforbikes, protected bike lanes
November 14, 2014

Green Lane Project: Here’s why protected bike lanes improve safety for people walking

It’s been shown over and over that quality protected bike lanes improve safety for all road users. In fact, protected bike lanes are one of the most effective tools we have to improve safety and comfort for people on foot. There are many reasons for this, but the Green Lane Project recently highlighted four of…
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tagged: green lane project, protected bike lanes
August 20, 2014

The Green Lane Project loves the Broadway Bikeway (but illegal turns a problem)

You’ve already seen our thoughts on the Broadway Bikeway, but the lanes caught the eye of Michael Andersen at the national Green Lane Project due to the lengths the city went to work around the street’s many turning conflicts. His observations were posted at StreetsBlog USA. The Broadway Bikeway is a two-way bike lane included…
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, first hill streetcar, green lane project, michael andersen
March 10, 2014

Seattle one of six new cities selected for the Green Lane Project

Seattle has been chosen to be part of the second round of Green Lane Project cities, PeopleForBikes announced Monday. A project of the national non-profit bike advocacy organization, the Green Lane Project provides financial and technical assistance to cities to help speed up the installation and adaptation of protected bike lanes on city streets. Cities…
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tagged: green lane project, people for bikes
January 16, 2014

Mayor Murray: ‘Protected bicycle lanes are a crucial component of our transportation infrastructure’

In a recent letter, Mayor Ed Murray did not mince words about how strongly he supports building protected bike lanes in Seattle. In support of Seattle’s application to be part of the national Green Lane Project — a program of PeopleForBikes — Murray called protected bike lanes “a crucial component of our transportation infrastructure and…
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tagged: alliance for biking and walking, cycle tracks, ed murray, green lane project, people for bikes, protected bike lanes