Tag: transit
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Set for November vote, $60 vehicle fee needs strong vision
The City Council, acting as the Transportation Benefits District, voted unanimously to send a $60 vehicle license fee to the November ballot. It’s not the full $80 recommended by the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC III), but the funding allocations are mostly proportional to the committee’s recommendations. The funds are more about transit than bicycling,…
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Metro and SDOT keep bicycle groups in the dark about rushed Howell St plans
If you have been on Howell St in the past week or so, you may have noticed spray paint markings on the pavement between 9th Ave and Stewart. This key bicycle route from downtown to Eastlake Ave, Fairview Ave E, the University Bridge and half of north Seattle and beyond is going to be redesigned,…
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Mapped: The advantage of the Seattle bike/bus combo
Mapnificent is the coolest. For those of you who thought you were going to get work done in the next half hour, I apologize.
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Ever take your bike on Link Light Rail? How did it go?
Seattle’s Link Light Rail – The Start of Something Big from Streetfilms on Vimeo (Skip to 2:28 for the bike stuff). I’ve actually never taken my bike on the light rail. I guess it has never come up. The bike/bus combo is close to my heart, but I don’t really take the light rail all…
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