Tag: vashon

September 20, 2021

Vashon and West Seattle Water Taxis can now take wide tire bikes (but still no long bikes)

The King County Water Taxi bike racks can now take bikes with tires as wide as 4.6 inches, nearly double the size of the old bike racks. This should significantly expand compatibility, especially as many of today’s most popular bikes (such as the Rad Power e-bike featured in King County’s blog post) have wide tires.…
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tagged: king county metro, king county water taxi, vashon, west seattle
June 24, 2019

King County limits bikes on Vashon/West Seattle water taxis, bans many family bikes

In what is sure to be disappointing news to many readers, King County has announced that it will begin limiting the number and types of bikes allowed on its Vashon and West Seattle water taxis. Bikes and water taxis go together extremely well, especially since driving to the water taxi makes very little sense and…
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tagged: king county, king county water taxi, vashon, west seattle
September 25, 2013

Not just Seattle: King County is also driving less + A look at biking rates around Puget Sound

Get ready for a little data overload. I’ve been swimming through Census data ever since the 2012 American Communities Survey data came out and showed that biking, walking and transit use in Seattle is way up. But what about the rest of the region? As several readers have pointed out, Seattle’s plummeting rate of driving…
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tagged: american communities survey 2012, census, king county, port townsend, vashon
March 13, 2013

Vashon passenger ferry could improve bike accommodations + Survey

The Vashon-to-Seattle passenger ferry is looking to make improvements to its Vashon terminal. On the list of possible projects is better bicycle accommodations, including covered bike parking. So if you use this service, operated by King County, then you should take their survey. Details: We are looking for your help to identify the need and…
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tagged: ferries, vashon
November 15, 2012

Grant will fund vision for a safer Vashon Island

After a successful fight against bike-route-ruining rumble strips prompted a group of Vashon-Murray Island residents to organize and take action, the group is running with the momentum to take biking and walking safety on their island to the next level. Bike Vashon received a $3,000 grant from King County for community outreach to develop the…
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tagged: bike vashon, king county, vashon
October 8, 2012

Small step for safer island biking: King County removes Vashon rumble strips

As we reported in September, residents of Vashon got organized and successfully stopped plans for rumble strips on Vashon Island highway shoulders, arguing that the strips make roads more dangerous and less comfortable for cycling. Today, Bike Vashon reports that King County workers are out removing the few stretches of rumble strips they had completed…
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tagged: bike vashon, king county department of transportation, vashon