Tag: traffic calming

November 3, 2014

Seattle’s speed humps cut excessive speeding 80 – 90%

Seattle started installing speed humps as part of neighborhood greenways and Safe Routes to School projects a couple years ago. And wisely, SDOT staff measured speed data before the speed humps were installed so they could see whether the humps are actually effective. The answer: Oh yes. Total speeding on the streets near three elementary…
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tagged: sdot, speed humps, traffic calming
June 28, 2012

Canadian study: On residential streets, traffic diversion is key for safe cycling

The University of British Columbia cycling safety research group Cycling in Cities presented the Velo-City 2012 conference with some fascinating studies on the relative safety of urban cycling infrastructure in Canada. Their findings could be extremely useful as the city updates the Bicycle Master Plan and attempts to take the first steps in creating a…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, british columbia, cycle tracks, cycling in cities, neighborhood greenways, traffic calming, traffic circles, velo-city 2012
September 2, 2011

Using example of Wang’s death, Economist argues for protected bikeways

“Calmer traffic is just the beginning,” argues The Economist in a short article this week calling for protected bicycle facilities. To illustrate their point, they point to the death of Mike Wang, who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in July: DYING while cycling is three to five times more likely in America than…
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tagged: dexter, mike wang, rechanelizations, road diets, separated bike lanes, the economist, traffic calming
August 31, 2010

Signal getting ready at Fremont and 105th

On a ride yesterday, I noticed the coming traffic signal for Fremont Ave and 105th is already in place, getting ready to go. Once it is running, it will plug a hole in the Fremont Ave bike boulevard, which is part of the interurban bike route stretching from Everett and Seattle.
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tagged: bike boulevards, fremont ave, n 105th, road diets, traffic calming, traffic signal
August 16, 2010

To people worried about changes to NE 125th: Take the Greenwood Ave challenge

An article in the Seattle Times Saturday has struck up the same old anti-traffic calming arguments, framing the project as a bikes vs car project. In the piece, residents express fears of doom and congestion, despite ample evidence from the city’s previous 26 or so similar projects that have proven, over and over, to be…
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tagged: complete streets, ne 125th, road tailoring, sdot, seattle times, traffic calming
August 9, 2010

Where did the 2nd Ave bike lane go wrong? – UPDATED

Erica Barnett at Publicola says the 2nd Ave bike lane is probably the worst in the city: Here are some of the many things that could happen to you as a cyclist on Second:A passenger in a parked car could open his or her door into your path, knocking you down; A driver could decide…
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tagged: 2nd ave, bike lanes, publicola, road diets, road tailoring, traffic calming