Tag: west seattle
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West Seattle bike counter now operational
Seattle’s second bike counter launched with very little fanfare on a rainy Thursday afternoon at the east end of the lower West Seattle Bridge. The counter has displays on both sides (the Fremont counter only faces north) and will start providing useful West Seattle bike traffic data online, as well. While it is almost certain…
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We are failing our kids: A look at Seattle’s terrifyingly normal streets
I was poking around Google Maps over the weekend when I stumbled on a Street View scene that made me stop in my tracks. This group of kids, holding hands, escorted by two adults have to run to make sure they can get across the five lanes of Fauntleroy Way SW at SW Alaska Street…
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Bike counter coming very soon to the lower West Seattle Bridge
Yesterday was the busiest day yet recorded by the Fremont Bridge bike counter. 5,121 bike trips were made across the bridge, and there are no signs that we’re anywhere near our max yet. As the Fremont Bridge travelers are just starting to hit their stride, the city is preparing to unveil its second bike counter—this…
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Sunday: Alki Summer Streets + Costumed bike parade
The Alki Beach Creeps are planning “the largest costumed bike parade in West Seattle” Sunday during the Alki Summer Streets event. Details: The Alki Beach Creeps have joined forces with the SDOT Summer Streets to bring you and your family the largest costumed bike parade in West Seattle’s 111 year history! Bikers, plan to meet…
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Mayor announces $900K for E Marginal Way safety improvements, West Seattle trail projects
Mayor McGinn announced Tuesday that the city will spend $700,000 on near-term paving work and a possible temporary cycle track on E Marginal Way. The city will also spend $200,000 on design work for a permanent longterm solution, which will likely include a future full reconstruction of the street. A dangerous stretch of industrial road,…
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Tuesday ride from West Seattle will honor Lance David
Friends, family and coworkers of Lance David held a bike ride and memorial Friday afternoon, gathering at E Marginal Way and S Hanford Street to honor him and support each other (see photos here). The collision that took Lance’s life on his bike ride to work May 1 has shaken not only those who knew…
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