Tag: south lake union

November 13, 2024

CM Saka budget proposal would create plan to end service on SLU Streetcar

The future has become even bleaker for the low-ridership South Lake Union (“SLU”) Streetcar line as Transportation Committee Chair Rob Saka has proposed funding a plan for how to wind down and end service on the line. The budget changes would no actually end service, but they set the stage to do so as early…
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tagged: 2024 budget, bob kettle, center city connector, city council, rob saka, south lake union, south lake union streetcar, streetcars
August 20, 2024

Seattle decided 9 years ago to kill the SLU Streetcar

The South Lake Union Streetcar broke down Friday, August 9, and nobody even noticed until King County Metro and SDOT sent out a press release about it the next Monday. Like, I searched through social media posts and could not find a single person mentioning issues riding the streetcar line the entire weekend that it…
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tagged: center city connector, rapidride j, rob saka, sdot, south lake union, streetcars
May 28, 2024

They did the thing I suggested at 9th and Mercer, and it almost works!

They did it! The Seattle Department of Transportation changed the order of the traffic signals at 9th Ave N and Mercer Street to allow straight traffic, the bike lane and the crosswalk to go before the left turns. This was an idea I first suggested more than six years ago shortly after the new Mercer…
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tagged: 9th ave n, mercer, sdot, south lake union, videos
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
April 4, 2024

The 20-year bike plan for Downtown, Queen Anne, Interbay and Magnolia

Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it’s important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10–20 years…
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tagged: 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan, belltown, city council district 7, downtown, interbay, lower queen anne, magnolia, queen anne, south lake union
July 22, 2021

Saturday: Fairview Ave N Bridge reopens with a car-free celebration

Construction work is wrapping up on the new Fairview Ave N Bridge, finally bringing an end to a long closure of a major bike route between South Lake Union and Eastlake. The bridge opens to all traffic Sunday, but people walking and biking will be able to cross starting Saturday. SDOT is hosting an opening…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave n, sdot, south lake union