Tag: king county metro

May 6, 2011

Metro and SDOT keep bicycle groups in the dark about rushed Howell St plans

If you have been on Howell St in the past week or so, you may have noticed spray paint markings on the pavement between 9th Ave and Stewart. This key bicycle route from downtown to Eastlake Ave, Fairview Ave E, the University Bridge and half of north Seattle and beyond is going to be redesigned,…
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tagged: downtown, eastlake, fairview, howell st, king county metro, transit, transit and bicycles
January 5, 2011

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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tagged: bike/bus combo, cascade bicycle club, king county metro
July 29, 2010

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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tagged: bike lanes, buses, king county metro, roosevelt, sdot
July 13, 2010

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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tagged: cascade bicycle club, king county metro, mike mcginn, press releases, sdot, tom rasmussen