Tag: protected bike lanes

December 5, 2013

Seattle makes national list of top ten protected bike lanes in 2013 … twice

Seattle’s belated entry into protected bike lanes has definitely made a splash. In fact, the national Green Lane Project recently created a list of the top ten protected bike lanes of 2013, and Seattle made the list … twice. Linden Ave clocked in at 5th, and Cherry Street made the list in the 9th spot.…
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tagged: cherry st, cycle tracks, green lane project, linden, protected bike lanes, reasonably polite seattleites
November 21, 2013

Martin: Protected bike lanes downtown could be Murray’s ‘first big bike test’

We reported recently on the City Council’s proposal to add $1 million to the 2014 budget. If approved, the change would accelerate design of miles of protected bike lanes and walking safety improvements downtown and put the city on track to finish construction in 2015. The Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin — who endorsed Ed Murray…
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tagged: cycle tracks, downtown, ed murray, jonathan martin, protected bike lanes, seattle times
November 20, 2013

Seattle will purchase skinny bike lane sweeper machine

Bike Portland reported this week that their city has purchased a special street sweeper vehicle that fits into the city’s new protected bike lanes. Protected bike lanes are appealing and safe for people on bikes because a barrier of some kind separates the lane from motor vehicles. This extra protection is vital to creating space…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, cycle tracks, protected bike lanes, street sweepers
July 15, 2013

SDOT makes guerrilla-installed protected bike lane permanent

Remember when an anonymous bike safety group calling themselves “Reasonably Polite Seattleites” installed a series of plastic pylons on Cherry Street to demonstrate how easy it would be for the city to turn a regular bike lane into a protected one? Well, the city took their advice and not only reinstalled a more resilient style…
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tagged: cherry st, dongho chang, protected bike lanes, sdot
June 27, 2013

The Linden Cycle Track is Seattle’s first world-class protected bike lane + VIDEO

Seattle recently completed most work on the Linden Ave Complete Streets Project, which includes a world-class cycle track connecting the Seattle and Shoreline sections of the Interurban Trail and dramatically improving walking and ADA access along the street. Essentially, the design of the cycle makes it safe, intuitive and easy to use and interact with,…
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tagged: cycle tracks, interurban north, linden, protected bike lanes, shoreline, video
April 5, 2013

Now open: NE 65th Street cycle track near Magnuson Park

To use a summer blockbuster analogy, cycle tracks—essentially bike lanes that are protected from general traffic—are the next big thing dropping on Seattle’s streets. NE 65th Street is the trailer, and it was just officially released. SODT reports that the short cycle track connecting the Burke-Gilman Trail to Magnuson Park is now open. The project…
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tagged: cycle tracks, magnuson park, ne 65th, protected bike lanes, sdot