Tag: rainier ave
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The 20-year bike plan for S/SE Seattle: Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley
Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it’s important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10–20 years…
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Seattle leaders will break ground on MLK Way safety project
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will join SDOT and Sound Transit leaders as well as community members to celebrate the start of the MLK Way S safety project 10 a.m. Friday (October 6) where the I-90 Trail crosses MLK. The project includes protected bike lanes from S Judkins Street/I-90 Trail to and, importantly, through the intersection…
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Renton starts work on short section of Rainier Avenue trail + Seattle should prepare a connection
There’s a very interesting piece buried deep within a major roadway rebuild project on Rainier Avenue in Renton: 1,000 feet of trail on the east side of the street that will someday be part of the Lake Washington Loop connecting Airport Way to Seattle. The City of Renton is staring construction work on a massive…
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Fact-checking SDOT’s excuses for not making Rainier Ave safer
The good news is that SDOT is redesigning one of the worst stretches of roadway in the city: Rainier Avenue S between Columbia City and I-90. The bad news is that their design still prioritizes car movement above transit mobility and safety, especially for people walking and biking. This design is simply not good enough.…
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Bigger detour scheduled at 23rd and I-90 as detour legibility issues persist
As soon as Monday March 15, people walking, biking, and rolling on the Mountains to Sound trail at 23rd Ave S & I-90 will have a more circuitous detour as crews pave the east side of the 23rd Ave crosswalk and close the entire trail near the intersection. The entire sidewalk on the east side…
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Seattle knew 5 years ago that a Rainier Ave safety project would save lives, but is just now starting work
Rainier Ave S has long held a terrible title: The most dangerous street in Seattle. It saw more crashes per mile than the city’s other deadly streets, including Lake City Way and Aurora, despite carrying far fewer trips. “During a 6-month study in 2015, on average, there was 1 crash per day that took 45…
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