Tag: TIGER

October 27, 2015

No Federal money for Northgate bike/walk bridge, Pronto expansion

Well, it was worth a shot. The Feds did not pick Seattle’s TIGER grant proposal for funding the Northgate bike/walk bridge and a “massive” Pronto Cycle Share expansion, SDOT confirmed today. The news comes one day after Senator Patty Murray announced a $15 million TIGER grant for Tacoma LINK and $10 million to construct a…
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tagged: ed murray, patty murray, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, TIGER, tom rasmussen
June 8, 2015

City proposes ‘massive’ Pronto Cycle Share expansion

Pronto Cycle Share is an amazing transportation tool, but only if it’s limited service area fills a hole in your specific trip. If you live in the service area, it’s amazing. If you are headed to a city center destination that is an awkward distance from an express transit route, bike share can be a…
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tagged: charles mudede, motivate, ORCA, ORCA Lift, pronto emerald city cycle share, scott kubly, sdot, TIGER
October 27, 2014

No TIGER grant for Burke-Gilman Trail + UW is now a gold-level bike friendly campus

Once again, the University of Washington was not selected for a competitive TIGER grant to upgrade the entirety of the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. The university manages the section of the popular regional trail that passes through their campus, and they have plans to fully rebuild and widen the bumpy, deteriorating trail as soon…
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tagged: andy clarke, burke-gilman trail, league of american bicyclists, TIGER, uw
September 11, 2014

No TIGER grant for the Northgate bike/walk bridge

An attempt to quickly fill the funding gap for the Northgate bike/walk bridge has failed. Seattle and Sound Transit did not win the TIGER grant they hoped would bring in the $15 million needed to make the bridge happen, Publicola reports. TIGER is a very competitive Federal transportation grant program, and projects rarely win the…
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tagged: northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge, sound transit, TIGER
May 14, 2014

After delays, big Burke-Gilman detours begin + Support the UW TIGER grant

The UW is finally set to start the set of big Burke-Gilman Trail detours Wednesday. So be prepared for delays through the area, whether you travel through the area on the trail or get there from the Montlake Bridge. We wrote about the upcoming detour back in April, but construction got pushed back a month.…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, TIGER, uw, uw burke-gilman construction 2014
September 6, 2013

No TIGER grant for the Burke-Gilman through UW

The University of Washington did not win the extremely competitive TIGER grant from the Federal government to rehab and widen the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. However, they of course have not given up, with UW’s Commute Options Manager Celeste Gilman saying that they are “actively working on Plan B.” The university was seeking $12…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, sound transit, TIGER, uw