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| Updated | 2025-10-21 05:45 |
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1Q)
The goal: No more deaths or serious injuries at Dexter and Thomas. This seemingly unremarkable intersection has been the site of at least two tragedies in recent memory. Mike Wang was killed by someone making a left turn there while biking home from work in 2011, and Jaahnavi Kandula was killed by a speeding Seattle [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1R)
The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed between Montlake and Evergreen Point starting 11 p.m. tonight (May 10) until early morning Monday (May 13). Lake Washington Boulevard will also be closed between Montlake Boulevard and the Arboretum. The short section of 24th Ave E south of Lake Washington Boulevard, which is part of the Lake [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1S)
When I share the fact that a third of people in the United States can't, or can't afford to, drive, usually my audience is incredulous," writes Seattle resident Anna Letitia Zivarts in her book When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency" out today from Island Press. Zivarts will be speaking 7:30 [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1T)
We had a lovely Bike to School Day today. There were 68 bikes parked at Green Lake Elementary, and even more kids rode in on a parent's bike. There was so much joy and so many proud kids. Biking to school is just the best. Since my kid has been regularly biking to school on [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1V)
After a brief moment of excitement when Seattle Parks announced what appeared to be an expanded schedule for Bicycle Weekends this summer, the department corrected itself and confirmed that they are repeating the reduced schedule from 2023. The events previously known as Bicycle Sunday will still be a great time as they have been since [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1W)
It's been 30 years in the making, but people were finally allowed to bike on the upper West Seattle Bridge. For a few hours, anyway. The 2024 Emerald City Ride on Sunday routes people south on the SR-99 viaduct through SoDo and then up onto the West Seattle Bridge, a limited access freeway typical reserved [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MT1X)
The Montlake Bridge will be held in the open-to-boats position for the Seattle Yacht Club's annual boating season opening day celebration Saturday (May 4) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Depending on your destination, detouring to the University Bridge can be rough if you've never done it before. Boyer Avenue E is the only direct [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6MAYP)
After making very few changes, the City Council passed the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") this week, supplanting the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan and sending it to the city archives. The STP is an ambitious document that attempts to combine all the city's modal plans and transportation priorities into a single mega plan, resolving as many [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M9NY)
It has been a long time since King County stopped maintaining a bike map. Seattle releases their updated map every year, but it ends at the city limits. But folks biking on the Eastside are mostly left to cobble together route info from wherever they can find it. That's why I have been very excited [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M8Y0)
The King County trail network is on the precipice of next-level greatness. Our regional trails are already backbones for recreation and bicycle transportation, but major sections and connections along the EasTrail are just now coming online with more coming in the next couple years. The East Lake Sammamish Trail also opened last year, closing a [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M65G)
I sure hope you didn't have any other plans on Sunday, because you can do bikes bikes bikes morning 'til night. Bike Works Executive Director Ed Ewing pitched to Seattle Bike Blog that people could attempt a Ride for Major Taylor/Bikecitement doubleheader. Are you up for the challenge? The day kicks off with Cascade Bicycle [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M4JG)
The $930 million Move Seattle Levy was the most ambitious city transportation levy in the U.S. in 2015, but it also overpromised on what it could feasibly deliver for those dollars. The result is that Seattle has completed a lot of great work while also failing to meet the goals promised to voters, especially for [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M3GV)
Your boss should go to the Employer Bike Summit Wednesday afternoon at the Central Branch Library in downtown Seattle. It's a free opportunity to learn and share info on how to make a workplace more bike-friendly and to network, which is an activity I hear bosses love doing. Or if your boss is one of [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M1M1)
Public comment closes today (April 12) on early concepts for the future of Aurora Avenue N, the most dangerous street in the city. The good news is that the city is considering some very ambitious ideas for the city-managed state highway, including protected bike lanes and center-running rapid bus lanes. The less good news is [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6M0S2)
UPDATE 4/16: SDOT has shaved a day off the start of the trail closure, saying, We realized we could accomplish the work planned that day without closing the bridge until April 20." We have updated this post accordingly. The walking and biking trail on the Spokane Street Bridge will be closed April 20-28, and SDOT [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KSNT)
A 700-foot section of the Green River Trail is getting repaved and upgraded in Tukwila and will be closed April 8 until summer. The official detour is a bit confusing, routing people onto very busy roads that have no bike lanes and are significantly out of the way. However, there are also parking lots that [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KQAF)
The news out of the Bellevue City Council this week was extremely disappointing. The council decided to backtrack on their Vision Zero commitment and all but toss out most of the Bike Bellevue network that was developed over a period of years following significant public outreach and study. In the process, they also left their [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KMZ4)
Did you know that Cascade Bicycle Club not only hosts bike rides on streets but also advocates for investing in infrastructure to make streets safer for biking? What a scandal! Or at least the Editorial Board of the Seattle Times decided all of a sudden that this behavior is somehow scandalous. What's not to like [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KKZZ)
Cargo bikes and heavy-duty bike trailers are bulky and pricey, but so useful. While some people, like yours truly, are going to invest in cargo-hauling bike solutions, most people may not find themselves in situations where they need to haul stuff around by bike often enough to justify the cost and space required. And depending [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KBX3)
Over the next 8 years, Seattle will improve safety on every high-injury street in the city. That's the kind statement I would love to see Seattle make when selling the transportation funding measure it will send to voters later this year. This is a high-turnout Presidential election year, and higher turnout should make it easier [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6KB0Z)
The 4th Ave bike lane is getting concrete barriers to replace the paint and post style barrier it has had since opening in 2020-21. The upgrade should bring the 4th Ave bike lane up to the level of quality of the 2nd Ave lane. It will be constructed within the existing buffer area of the [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6K57F)
Mayor Bruce Harrell released his recommended version of the Seattle Transportation Plan (STP") last week, and it is a massive document that attempts to combine nearly all of the city's various transportation plans into one. This megaplan will be used to guide the development of the next transportation levy as well as guiding decisions about [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6K458)
Rita Hulsman's husband Steve was killed December 21 when a man allegedly driving with a suspended license turned left in front of him while he was biking on Marine View Drive SW at 46th Ave SW. Now, in addition to mourning her loss, Rita is also dismayed and deeply saddened" that King County Prosecutors are [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6K195)
It's one of the most difficult and beautiful one-day bike rides you'll find anywhere on earth, and hundreds of people have been taking on the challenge every summer (except 2020) since 1984. The Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day (RAMROD") is 150 miles long and includes 10,000 feet of climbing, but that grueling physical [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JZC6)
Construction crews are preparing to begin work on a major, multi-year rebuild of E Marginal Way S as soon as March 11, according to SDOT. The project includes building an entirely new roadbed built to withstand heavy truck traffic as well as new protected bike lanes. Work is not expected to be complete until 2026. [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JXM0)
A project to finally connect across one of the worst bike network gaps in Seattle should begin construction in the summer. The Georgetown to Downtown Safety Project will build missing bike lane sections to the north and south of the SoDo Trail, connecting the International District to Georgetown. The plans are final, and the city [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JTX6)
A project to build 1.5 miles of protected bike lanes from the Jose Rizal Bridge to Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill should begin construction this summer, SDOT announced. The department completed design for the project following years of public outreach and is preparing to advertise it to hire a contractor. The project will finally add [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JR6T)
A cougar attacked a group of five people biking on a private trail northeast of Fall City shortly after noon Saturday. The group fought the wild cat, eventually using a bicycle to pin down the young 75-pound male until help could arrive, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW"). The people on [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JPKV)
If you can make it happen, moving by bike is the best way to move. We did it back in 2017 when we moved from the Central District to the U District/Wallingford, and it turned a very tedious task into a fun day full of smiling bike riders and bewildered on-lookers. And the most surprising [...]
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by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JMQQ)
Born from the ashes of the of old Bike Port, Back Alley Bike Repair opened on this day, Valentine's Day, in 2012. It was one of three bike shops that opened that week. Since then, Back Alley Bike Repairs small but unique shop in the middle of a Pioneer Square alleyway has been a vital [...]
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Urbanist: Bike Bellevue effort paused due to ethics complaint involving Seattle Bike Blog? – UPDATED
by Tom Fucoloro on (#6JK11)
There I was, fresh coffee in hand, reading through my morning news when I saw my own site mentioned in a story by Ryan Packer at The Urbanist regarding an ethics complaint against the City of Bellevue's friendly and hard-working Mobility Planning and Solutions Manager Franz Loewenherz. Surely this must be some kind of mistake, [...]
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