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December 1, 2010

Gendler wins another legal battle, opening new access to state traffic incident data

In October, Mickey Gendler won a court battle with the state over a bike crash on the Montlake Bridge three years ago that left him paralyzed. The state agreed to pay him $8 million. Last week, the day before Thanksgiving, Gendler won another court battle against the state. In this case, Gendler argued that he…
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tagged: bike intelligencer, lawsuits, mickey gendler, wsdot
November 8, 2010

Failed I-5 noise reducers cost half the mayor’s 2011 Walk Bike Ride increase

While advocates fight to prevent a reduction in city walking, biking and transit funding compared to 2010, a $2.5 million noise reduction barrier was installed on I-5 that has failed to do anything. That’s half as much as Mayor McGinn’s proposed new funds for Walk Bike Ride projects in 2011. From KIRO: “Fabric baffles” that…
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tagged: 2011 budget, i-5, mike mcginn, noise, walk bike ride, wsdot
November 4, 2010

Should people on bikes exit ferries last? Let the state know what you think

A review of the state’s ferry system yielded one recommendation that caught our attention: Let motor vehicles unload before bicycles. We wrote about this review back in September, but if you have not voiced your concern, now is the time. The Bicycle Alliance has issued a reminder that the comment period on the review ends…
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tagged: ferries, washington state ferries, wsdot
October 26, 2010

State pays $8 million to biker paralyzed in Montlake Bridge wreck

The state has agreed to pay $8 million to Mickey Gendler, who was paralyzed from the neck down after his bicycle wheel got caught in a gap in the steel grate while crossing the Montlake Bridge three years ago. He was riding with a friend in the left lane headed south because they were going…
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tagged: lawsuits, montlake bridge, wrecks, wsdot
October 6, 2010

No Bikes Allowed

When drivers get mad about a little bike box or a couple bike lanes, show them this map. Your taxes pay for these roads, but you are not allowed to ride your bike on any of them. In fact, it’s a $124 fine if you do, according to the P.I. (I made the map using…
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tagged: bike lanes, gas tax, highways, wsdot
July 9, 2010

Thomas Street proposal lacking, makes concessions to that lame tunnel

Josh Cohen at Publicola reports that the city’s proposed changes to Thomas Street so far appear to give many concessions to cars and concerns about traffic caused by the north portal for the proposed state deep bore tunnel. The new proposal was presented by Geoff Wentlandt and Dave LaClergue from the Seattle Department of Planning…
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tagged: dpd, green streets, presentations, publicola, thomas, tunnel, wsdot