Tag: international district

September 3, 2015

Dearborn bike lane improvements will connect downtown to I-90 Trail, SE Seattle bike routes – UPDATED

Dearborn Street is both flat and useful. So even though it is not packed with destinations itself and though it serves the motor vehicle network mostly as a way to access I-5 and haul freight, it is also a highly desireable bike route. It connects downtown neighborhoods to bike routes in central and southeast Seattle,…
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tagged: dearborn st, international district, protected bike lanes, sdot
June 15, 2015

Man injured in collision with Metro bus on tough road to recovery

Daniel Ahrendt has a long road back to recovery. But considering what happened, things could have been so much worse. Ahrendt was biking westbound on Jackson and had just crossed the intersection with 14th Ave/Rainier/Boren when he fell under the wheels of a Metro Route 14 trolley bus. We reported on that collision shortly after…
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tagged: daniel ahrendt, international district, jackson
July 25, 2013

Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Central Seattle

The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. This post is a continuation of a series investigating some of changes in the newest draft of the Bike Master Plan. In general, the updated Bike Master Plan includes a lot of bold and…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, belltown, capitol hill, central district, downtown, eastlake, international district, pioneer square, south lake union
January 22, 2013

Why the Sonics Arena should take bike access seriously

The proposed Sonics Arena in Sodo goes before the Downtown Design Review Board tonight (5:30 p.m. in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at Seattle City Hall). Regardless of what you think of the architectural design, this is a great opportunity to kick-start a serious conversation about bicycle access to the city’s stadiums. First off, the…
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tagged: bike to sonics, international district, pioneer square, sodo, sodo arena, sonics
January 23, 2012

Help the Bikery keep bike maintenance inclusive and affordable

The Bikery is a volunteer-run, inclusive bike project located in a strange vortex at 14th and S Main St where the Central District, International District and Yesler Terrace meet. For years, the Bikery has provided affordable parts and shop space for people to keep their rides rolling and learn bike maintenance skills from each other…
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tagged: bikery, central district, international district, queers, yesler terrace
May 10, 2011

Contraflow bike lane installed in International District

SDOT has installed a contraflow bike lane and “cross-bike” on 6th Ave S between Dearborn and Seattle Blvd S (AKA Airport Way S). Until this project, cyclists trying to access Airport Way S or 6th Ave S from just about anywhere north of I-90 were directed down 6th Ave S in the International District, a…
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tagged: 2011 paving, 6th ave s, airport way, contraflow bike lanes, cross-bikes, international district, sdot, seattle blvd