Tag: king county metro

January 9, 2014

Nearly all Sound Transit buses will soon be able to carry 3 bikes instead of 2

Sound Transit operates many popular regional express bus routes connecting major employment and residential centers quickly and easily. But, as express routes, getting from your home or workplace to the bus stop or transit center is often the most difficult part. Taking a slow local bus, then waiting to transfer is one way to get…
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tagged: bike/bus combo, king county metro, sound transit, sportworks, velo bus driver
December 2, 2013

Woman spots her stolen bike on front of a Metro bus, gets it back

Beth Gunn returned home from vacation to discover something devastating: Her bike was no longer in the bike parking area of her Queen Anne apartment building where she left it locked up. “That’s my car, that’s how I get around,” she said over coffee recently. “I don’t have money for a new one.” Frustrated and…
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tagged: beth gunn, bike thefts, king county metro, queen anne, velo bus driver
July 17, 2013

County’s new on-demand bike lockers will secure more bikes, more of the time

King County’s new bike lockers have one key difference separating them from previous lockers installed in the region: The BikeLink lockers are available reservation-free and on-demand. You can get a card online here. The $20 card comes preloaded with $20 in parking money, and using the lockers costs $0.05/hour. Bike lockers are a convenient way…
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tagged: bike lockers, bike/bus combo, king county metro
July 1, 2013

WA transpo package failure kills CRC highway project and bike/walk funding, hangs Metro out to dry

Though the State House of Representatives was able to pass a $10 billion transportation package late last week, the Senate decided to adjourn without considering the bill. The headlines in Portland are all about the CRC. The Washington legislature’s failure to approve funding for the massive Columbia River Crossing I-5 expansion between Vancouver, Wash. and…
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tagged: 2013 legislature, columbia river crossing, king county metro
March 7, 2013

The case for a 23rd Avenue protected bikeway

With transit speeds and safety improvements as their guiding principles, the city recently presented early ideas for design changes to 23rd Ave as part of the upcoming repaving and complete streets project stretching from E John to Rainier Ave (see my coverage over at Central District News). One potential design option includes a two-way cycle…
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tagged: 23rd ave, central district, central district news, king county metro, route 48, sdot
June 12, 2012

Big plans (and small immediate changes) planned for 7th Ave + An Amazon.com cycle track?

Remember when 7th Ave between Westlake and Denny looked like the photo to the right? That was fun. Unfortunately, the striping is almost entirely rubbed off in many places. And compliance by car and bus drivers has never been very good. Well, SDOT and King County Metro are splitting the cost of a new bus…
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tagged: 7th Ave, amazon, cycle tracks, denny triangle, downtown, king county metro, sdot