Tag: sdot

April 28, 2016

After weeks of tough closures, 2nd Ave bike lane is now permanent + Gets bike counter Monday

After weeks of tough construction closures, the 2nd Ave bike lane — downtown’s sole sliver of low-stress bike lane — has mostly reopened. And with new raised driveways, planter boxes and traffic signals, the pilot project created in 2014 is officially here to stay. There is still more signal work to complete, but most the…
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tagged: 2nd ave, commute seattle, sdot
April 13, 2016

The network effect: For the 1st time, 2 neighborhood greenways in Seattle have crossed

Ballard’s new 17th Ave NW neighborhood greenway officially marks an important step in the city’s all ages and abilities bike network: Two neighborhood greenways have finally crossed each other. It’s hard to believe it took until 2016, but at least in Ballard neighborhood greenways are starting to form a functional network. The new 17th Ave…
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tagged: 17th ave nw, ballard, ballard neighborhood greenways, sdot, whitman middle school
March 29, 2016

2nd Ave ‘pilot’ bike lane getting permanent treatment, expect detours

When the 2nd Ave protected bike lane opened in October 2014, it was created using mostly paint and movable plastic posts because the city considered it a “pilot” project. Well, it’s been about a year and a half, and now it’s hard to imagine what biking downtown was like without it. So it’s officially becoming…
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tagged: 2nd ave, center city bike lane network, connect downtown, downtown, sdot
March 23, 2016

Pronto buyout draws ethics investigation against SDOT Director

Was it an improper conflict of interest when SDOT Director Scott Kubly started negotiations for the city to buy Pronto from the non-profit Puget Sound Bike Share? Did SDOT staff mislead the public and City Council by overstating annual member ranks during the buyout legislation process? These and other questions will be part of an…
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tagged: Ethics and Elections Commission, nicole freedman, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot
March 17, 2016

2nd Ave bike lane will go one block further south + North extension set to open in 2017

You may have noticed crews out painting what appears to be the first extension of the 2nd Ave protected bike lane since it opened in October 2014. Your eyes have not deceived you. Don’t get too excited, though, because it’s only going one block further to S Washington Street. But this is a rather important…
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tagged: 2nd ave, belltown, center city bike network, pioneer square, sdot
March 9, 2016

Work starts soon on major Roosevelt Way repaving & redesign, will last most of 2016

Major work to repave Roosevelt Way and rebuild it with transit, biking and walking improvements starts March 14, SDOT says. The major repaving project is expected to take at least until September before the whole length from NE 65th Street to the south end of the University Bridge is completed. Work will happen in phases…
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tagged: 2016 construction, roosevelt, sdot