Tag: king county metro
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Rules allowing downtown bus/bike loading here to stay
One year ago, it was against the rules to load your bike on the front of a King County Metro bus in the downtown Ride Free Area during rush hour. The idea was that bike loading would slow bus movement through the busy downtown stops, slowing down the whole system. In February last year, Metro…
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Roosevelt redesign between 75th and 85th on hold until 2011 – UPDATED
Originally published yesterday at 4:15, updated with a comment by Velo Bus Driver, who drives the 77 through this spot. View Larger Map The somewhat controversial proposed removal of parking on one side of a ten-block stretch of Roosevelt between 75th and 85th has been put on hold until 2011. The project will move forward…
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Bike commute meeting at City Hall tomorrow
Commute Seattle is hosting a lunchtime meeting with the mayor, Tom Rasmussen, and leaders of SDOT, King County Metro and Cascade. The discussion will be about bike infrastructure focussing on downtown bike commuting. RSVP by e-mail if you’re interested. The meeting will likely discuss things like the new buffered bike lanes on 7th, which are…
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