Tag: wsdot

April 19, 2023

Watch: We know this street design is deadly, so why do we keep building them this way?

Seattle’s recent Vision Zero review noted that 80% of people killed while walking on Seattle streets are killed on streets with multiple lanes in the same direction. So why are we on the verge of opening a brand new streets through Belltown near Pike Place Market with multiple lanes in the same direction? I ride…
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tagged: belltown, pike place market, sdot, videos, vision zero, waterfront, western ave, wsdot
March 30, 2023

Alert 3/31-4/3: 520 Bridge Trail closed over the weekend

From WSDOT: CLOSURES 3/31-4/3 WB 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd will close from 8 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday. WB 520 off-ramp to Lake Washington Blvd will close from 6 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday. The 520 trail will also close 11 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
February 23, 2023

Alert 2/25-26: The 520 Trail will be closed (along with the rest of the bridge)

SR-520 will be closed this weekend as crews install girders for the future walking and biking bridge that will cross the freeway heading toward the Arboretum, among other work. The cross-lake trail will be closed along with the rest of the freeway this time. The work is scheduled to begin 10 p.m. Friday and end…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
January 19, 2023

State Routes lead Washington’s horrible increase in deaths of people walking, biking or rolling

The Washington Traffic Safety Commission has put together a new dashboard breaking down the conditions surrounding traffic deaths of people walking, biking or rolling. The data covers ten years from 2012 through 2021 (2022 data is not yet finalized), and there are some undeniable trends that point to the problems. First off, the worst chart…
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tagged: data, deaths, fatal crashes involving active transportation users, washington traffic safety commission, wsdot
January 6, 2023

Trail will remain open during weekend 520 Bridge construction

The trail on the 520 Bridge will remain open this weekend even as all lanes are closed to motor vehicle traffic. That motor vehicle closure is scheduled to extend from 11 p.m. Friday (today) until 5 a.m. Monday. If you’ve never biked across the 520 Bridge when there is no car traffic, I highly recommend…
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tagged: 520 trail, montlake, wsdot
November 16, 2022

45th Street bridge money should either require bike lanes or go to sidewalks and south end safety instead

Amid all the tough cuts to the proposed 2023-24 budget, including $4 million over two year from the sidewalk safety repair budget, one curious project is getting funding: A railing and some lighting on the NE 45th Street bridge over I-5. Don’t get me wrong, the NE 45th Street overpass desperately needs safety improvements. I…
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tagged: 2023 budget, ne 45th, sdot, u district, wallingford, wsdot