Tag: roosevelt

April 27, 2015

City tries new bike lane design for collision-heavy Roosevelt intersection

SDOT’s traffic engineers are trying a different bike lane design at 42nd and Roosevelt after several people were injured at the U District intersection. The intersection design is especially tricky because of the fairly long and steep downhill that allows both people biking and driving to pick up a bit of speed before the intersection.…
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tagged: roosevelt, sdot, university district
January 23, 2015

The interim Roosevelt bike lane upgrade is now open

The interim protected bike lane is now open on Roosevelt Way between NE 45th Street and the north end of the University Bridge. This project is something of a demonstration for what a more complete Roosevelt bike lane upgrade could look like after the street is repaved and redesigned starting fall 2015. The city plans…
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tagged: protected bike lanes, roosevelt
January 16, 2015

City leaders step up to make safety a priority on Roosevelt, here’s how to thank them

Neighbors of Roosevelt Way and safe streets advocates were trying to figure out the best strategy to convince city leaders to include bike lane upgrades as part of an upcoming repaving project when something awesome happened: The city announced that they now plan to build protected bike lanes for the entire length of the project,…
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January 9, 2015

Roosevelt bike lane will get safety upgrade from U Bridge to NE 65th

One of the most dangerous streets in the city for people on bikes will get a big bike lane upgrade when the city repaves Roosevelt Way from NE 65th Street to the University Bridge. Around 20 people on bikes have been injured in collisions on this street in the past four years. Though the street…
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tagged: protected bike lanes, roosevelt
October 30, 2014

City will install temporary protected bike lane on Roosevelt + Neighbors urge city to extend plans further

For much of northeast Seattle, Roosevelt Way is the primary bike route connection to the University of Washington, the University Bridge and beyond. Unfortunately, it is also a hotspot for collisions and injuries for people biking. Nearly 20 people have been injured in collisions while biking on Roosevelt in just the past four years. As…
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tagged: protected bike lanes, roosevelt, sdot, u district, university greenways
September 2, 2014

Salomon: Safety changes need to be part of Roosevelt repaving project

EDITOR’S NOTE: Andres Salomon is an active member of NE Seattle Greenways who bikes his kid around town and cares deeply about road safety. We have been talking a lot about how protected bike lanes and walking safety could be part of the city’s plans to repave Roosevelt Way in 2015. Here are some of…
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tagged: andres salomon, construction, roosevelt, sdot