Tag: west seattle

December 10, 2012

State may fund Delridge Trail, U-District bike share, Bainbridge ferry access improvements + more

In its latest round of grant funding for its bicycle and pedestrian safety program, Washington State has prioritized a Delridge trail and road safety project, improvements to Olympic Drive near the Ferry Terminal on Bainbridge Island, bike share station install in the University District, and Interurban Trail access improvements in Shoreline. Here are some details,…
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tagged: bainbridge island, Delridge Way SW, north delridge, puget sound bike share, university district, west seattle, wsdot
November 28, 2012

West Seattle adjusts to its first bike box + Price of install drops 30%

Andover-Delridge Bike Box 11-26-2012 from J&S Adventures on Vimeo. West Seattle got its first bike box this week, designed to help people safely make a left turn from Andover to Delridge Way just south of the West Seattle Bridge. With cars backed-up next to the bike lane, it is sometimes difficult to tell which vehicles…
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tagged: bike boxes, delridge, Delridge Way SW, sdot, SW Andover St, west seattle, west seattle blog
November 14, 2012

Reminder: First Delridge neighborhood greenway open house is Wednesday

The city is hosting the first of two public meetings about the Delridge Neighborhood Greenway tonight (Wednesday) 6:30–8:30 p.m. at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. The meeting is also the first to utilize the city’s newly-designed outreach model, which is designed to give neighbors more say in the early stages of planning. The city has…
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tagged: delridge, events, neighborhood greenways, sdot, west seattle
November 12, 2012

Council adds neighborhood greenways, downtown cycle track to 2013-14 budget

The City Council Budget Committee voted Friday on a series of changes to Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget, electing to add funding to accelerate neighborhood greenways and the downtown cycle track network. The Council will vote on a final budget November 19. The Council added about $2.75 million to accelerate implementation of neighborhood greenways in…
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tagged: ballard, cycle tracks, downtown, neighborhood greenways, north delridge, west seattle
October 22, 2012

Group launches to promote cycling improvements in West Seattle

Do you live, work or play in West Seattle? Do you ever feel like West Seattle is behind the rest of the city in safe, continuous bike routes? You’re not alone. West Seattle Bike Connections formed recently with the primary goal of making sure West Seattle needs are included in the Bike Master Plan update,…
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tagged: 2012 bicycle master plan update, advocacy leadership institute, cascade bicycle club, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
July 18, 2012

Why no bike lanes in the Fauntleroy ‘Green Boulevard’ plans?

Do you see anything missing from the image above? There are no bikes! The city is in the design phase of a so-called “Green Boulevard” on Fauntleroy Way SW between 35th Ave SW (AKA I-35) and SW Alaska St just east of the Junction. SDOT will host an open house tomorrow (Thursday) from 4–6 p.m.…
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tagged: fauntleroy way, green boulevard, sdot, the junction, west seattle, west seattle blog