Tag: seattle center

May 13, 2024

Seattle’s first fully-protected intersection is now open at Dexter/Thomas

The goal: No more deaths or serious injuries at Dexter and Thomas. This seemingly unremarkable intersection has been the site of at least two tragedies in recent memory. Mike Wang was killed by someone making a left turn there while biking home from work in 2011, and Jaahnavi Kandula was killed by a speeding Seattle…
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tagged: dexter, protected intersections, sdot, seattle center, south lake union, thomas street
February 4, 2022

SDOT starts work on bike connection from Belltown to Lower Queen Anne/Uptown

There’s a good chance you missed the news about this one because, well, let’s just look at the timestamp … oh no. As part of the Climate Pledge Arena transportation plan, SDOT closed a short section of the 2nd Ave bike lane to create an additional lane for cars leaving the arena parking garage. Because…
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tagged: 1st ave, 2nd ave, belltown, broad st, climate pledge arena, lower queen anne, sdot, seattle center, uptown
December 13, 2019

Arena’s plans for Denny Way and 2nd Ave move Seattle in the wrong direction

As part of the transportation plan for the new arena in Seattle Center, developers and the City of Seattle are currently planning to delete the north end of the 2nd Ave protected bike lane and steal crossing time from people walking on Denny Way, all in a hopeless effort to move more cars. These plans,…
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tagged: 2nd ave, arena, denny way, jenny durkan, seattle center
August 25, 2015

5th Ave has a new protected bike lane … for one block

The city recently completed and opened a one-block section of protected bike lane on 5th Ave just south of Mercer. Like the Mercer bike lane, the lane is glorious where it exists. It’s bright green and separated from the street, sidewalk and bus stop. Not only is the bike lane raised above street level (but…
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tagged: 5th ave, mercer, mercer mess, seattle center, seattle public schools
May 4, 2015

Mercer bike lanes open, the Bike Route Wall of Uptown finally cracks

For the first time in a generation or more, the bicycle-repelling wall of dangerous or uncrossable streets surrounding Uptown and Seattle Center has sprung a leak. The brand new, very green bike lanes on Mercer Street passing under Aurora Ave have finally open, at least for the month of May. This is the first time…
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tagged: lower queen anne, mercer, mercer mess, protected bike lanes, seattle center, south lake union, uptown
February 7, 2014

The 17th Annual Seattle Bike Swap is Sunday

Cascade Bicycle Club’s annual Seattle Bike Swap is Sunday, a great chance to snag some deals. You can also sell a ride on consignment and support the club’s Major Taylor Project at the same time. Held inside the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall (map), doors open to the general public at 9 a.m. It costs $5…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, events, lower queen anne, seattle bike swap, seattle center