Tag: seattle times

November 21, 2013

Martin: Protected bike lanes downtown could be Murray’s ‘first big bike test’

We reported recently on the City Council’s proposal to add $1 million to the 2014 budget. If approved, the change would accelerate design of miles of protected bike lanes and walking safety improvements downtown and put the city on track to finish construction in 2015. The Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin — who endorsed Ed Murray…
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tagged: cycle tracks, downtown, ed murray, jonathan martin, protected bike lanes, seattle times
October 30, 2013

Yes, you can get pulled over for speeding on a bike (especially in a school zone)

Seattle’s Internet is blowing up this morning due to a story in the Seattle Times about a handful of people on bikes getting speeding tickets on Fremont Avenue. As with other schools, the speed limit next to BF Day Elementary is 20 mph when children are present. And Fremont Ave is steep enough that a…
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tagged: davis california, fremont, fremont ave, mike lindblom, seattle times, speeding
October 29, 2013

Times: Murray threw embarrassing fit over UW parking ticket

We’ve all been frustrated by an unexpected fee. I once refused to leave the desk of a Wells Fargo branch manager until she reversed a $5 fee I was charged for not having enough money in my account (a noble cause…right?). It appears Ed Murray is no different. The mayoral challenger apparently threw a bit…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, seattle times
September 23, 2013

Times: Seattle joins ‘select group’ of US cities where fewer than 50% of residents drive alone to work

Seattle is one of only five large US cities where fewer than half of residents drive alone to get to work. Gene Balk at the Seattle Times followed up on our Census reporting to note that by crossing this 50 percent threshold, Seattle joins a “select group” of car-lite American cities. Among the 50 most…
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tagged: census, gene balk, seattle times
September 16, 2013

Times column: McGinn was right, road diets work. Now let’s fix Dexter

The Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin said in a column today that the city’s low-budget street safety projects (AKA road diets) have worked really well. He suggests that the city should do more of them, including a project to address serious ongoing safety issues on Dexter Ave between Mercer and Denny. Martin cites this Seattle Bike…
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tagged: dexter, jonathan martin, road diets, seattle times, seattle times editorial board
August 8, 2013

Seattle Times Editorial Board: Seattle should be ‘vanguard’ of safe bike infrastructure

The Seattle Times Editorial Board wrote a Wednesday editorial urging the city to be on the forefront of safe, quality bike infrastructure like cycle tracks and neighborhood greenways. As we noted in July, there has been a clear shift in the board’s language around cycling issues. Once often used as some kind of political weapon…
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