Tag: sdot

August 9, 2019

Get ready for a major Fairview Ave N detour later this year + A look at some of your options – UPDATED

UPDATE 8/20: SDOT says the closure could start at early as September 16. If you bike along the east side of Lake Union into the city center, then you should get ready for a significant change to your bike route later this year. Work has already started to prepare for the Fairview Ave N bridge…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave n, sdot
June 28, 2019

SDOT quietly deletes key section from southend bike lane at the last minute, misleads the public about the change

In yet another hit to the already sorely lacking southend bike network, SDOT quietly made a last-minute change to the Columbian Way paving project to remove an uphill section of protected bike lane as the road approaches Beacon Ave S. Neighbors didn’t know about the change until crews painting the planned bike lanes on the…
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tagged: beacon hill, columbia city, rainier valley, s columbian way, sdot
May 10, 2019

City and Commute Seattle want you to bike to bakeries

In case you were looking for an excuse to hit up a bakery, Commute Seattle and SDOT have got you covered. They have a Bikes and Bakeries challenge going all May. All you have to do is bike there and then scan a QR code at the register. If you visit four during the month,…
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tagged: bike month 2019, bikes and bakeries, commute seattle, sdot
May 8, 2019

SDOT partners with Outdoors For All to offer free adaptive bike rentals all summer

Bike share is amazing. Just beep a bike with your phone, and you’re riding wherever you want to go for a few nickels per minute. That is, of course, if you are physically able to operate the app and ride a two-wheeled sit-up style pedal bike. That’s why Seattle is using part of the permit…
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tagged: adaptive bike share, adaptive cycling, bike share, outdoors for all, sdot
May 3, 2019

Bike share parking still an accessibility issue, but it’s getting better

In June 2018, 4% of bike share bikes were parked in a way that impeded a walkway or curb ramp. Today, that figure is fewer than 2%, according to the latest SDOT bike share audit, the Seattle Times reports. Bikes impeding on the safety and accessibility of our sidewalks is a problem. Yes, people do…
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tagged: bike parking, bike share, sdot
April 2, 2019

SDOT and Mayor Durkan release more transparent, less visionary bike plan

26 miles of bike facilities are gone completely, and another 27 are at risk. That’s the harsh reality of the latest iteration of the Bicycle Master Plan Implementation Plan (the “Bike Plan Plan”). The result is what could be a more transparent bike plan the city has put forth in the years since voters approved…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, bicycle master plan implementation plan, jenny durkan, sdot