Tag: protected bike lanes
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Seattle gets stack of Federal funds for protected bike lanes downtown, on Broadway
Seattle will officially receive a stack of Federal cash to build protected bike lanes downtown and on Broadway (we reported on the recommendation earlier this month). The city has also received nearly $400,000 to help low-income residents access Pronto bike share (I will write more about this in a future post, so stay tuned). The…
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2nd Ave protected bike lane on schedule to meet bike share launch
In a city known for it’s overly-laborious process for just about any significant decision, Mayor Ed Murray has given the green light to build an ambitious protected bike lane on 2nd Ave to be in place by the time Pronto Cycle Share launches in September. The two-way bike lane will be a relatively low-budget pilot…
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Plans to extend Broadway Bikeway moving forward, open house Tuesday
The biggest complaint I hear about the city’s new protected bike lanes on Broadway is the most obvious one: They end abruptly at Denny Way just south of the northern Brodaway commercial area. Well, the city is still moving forward on plans to extend the bikeway (and the streetcar) at least as far as E…
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A tour of Seattle’s new Broadway Bikeway + How it makes life better for people walking
It’s finally mostly open! While the usefulness of the Broadway Bikeway is still severely limited due to bike detours at its north end, the 1.1-mile two-way protected bike lane opened Wednesday. Simply put: Broadway is the city’s most ambitious complete street project to date. The first benefit I want to highlight really has very little…
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Broadway Bikeway (mostly) opens Wednesday
The Broadway Bikeway is finally ready to (mostly) open. The two-way protected bike lane will stretch all the way from Yesler Way to Denny Way, connecting Yesler Terrce, First Hill and Capitol Hill. The city is scheduled to fully open the bikeway Wednesday, though no official celebration is currently planned. While the opening is a…
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Murray: Seattle will build pilot protected bike lane on 2nd Ave this year
Seattle will build a protected bike lane on 2nd Ave downtown before Pronto Cycle Share launches later this year, Mayor Ed Murray announced during the Cascade Bicycle Club Bike to Work Breakfast Tuesday. The pilot bike lane project will be built in part with help from the Green Lane Project and will stretch from Pike…
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