Rep. Schrier presses Mt Rainier Park to work with RAMROD
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
2d ago
2019 RAMROD Ride With GPS route from the Redmond Cycling Club.2023 RAMROD Ride With GPS route from the Redmond Cycling Club. Representative Kim Schrier, whose 8th Congressional District includes Mount Rainier National Park, has pressed park leaders to work with the Redmond Cycling Club to help the 39-year-old Ride Around Mt Rainier in One Day (“RAMROD”) continue. “Since the announcement, we have been grateful for the tremendous support we have received from Representative Kim Schrier’s office,” said Joe Matthews, President of Redmond Cycling Club, in a statement. “Representative Schrier initia ..read more
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Parks Dept will fix Burke-Gilman bumps north of Matthews Beach + Transpo Plan looks to future trail rebuild
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
3d ago
The signs are already up along the Burke-Gilman Trail alerting riders to the Parks Department’s plans to fix some bumps along the oldest stretch of the stories rail-trail north of Matthews Beach Park. Some of the pavement along this stretch is 46 years old. It may have helped launch the nation’s rails-to-trails movement, but it has long been showing its age. It was also built without the under-trail root barriers that more modern trails have, such as the section just north of the Seattle city limits. In addition, the sides have gradually eroded, making the width of the older sections a tiny bi ..read more
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A transportation funding ballot measure that inspires
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
3d ago
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 to pass a bold and inspiring package of forward-thinking and innovative transportation goals. The next transportation funding measure is Seattle’s final chance to reach Vision Zero by 2030, the goal the city set when the program launched in 2015. Since 2015, the Vision ..read more
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SDOT will upgrade 4th Ave bike lane barrier to concrete
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
5d ago
Images from SDOT. 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 lane from Vine Street in Belltown to Jefferson Street on the edge of Pioneer Square. Work will begin as soon as March 18 and be completed by July. The southbound lane against the curb will remain open, but sections of the northbound lane one or two blocks long will be closed as work progresse ..read more
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The 20-year bike plan for S/SE Seattle: Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
5d ago
Download larger JPG images of SE Seattle from the 2014 Bike Master Plan and proposed 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan. Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it’s important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10–20 years of bike improvements across the city. To do so, Seattle Bike Blog will post a series of six stories focusing on different areas of the city. You find other areas ..read more
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Mapped: Seattle’s 2014 Bicycle Master Plan vs the proposed 2024 Transportation Plan
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
1w ago
The 2014 Bicycle Master Plan Recommended Bicycle Facility map (large jpg) is on the left, and the proposed 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan Proposed Bicycle Network map (large jpg) is on the right. Images resized and composited by Seattle Bike Blog. Once amended and approved by the City Council, the Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan (“BMP”). So how does it compare to its predecessor? As we noted in our previous story, the 2014 bike plan was a very strong document, especially for its time. And its fingerprints are all over the bicycle section of ..read more
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The Emerald City Ride returns in May with a ride over the West Seattle Bridge
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
1w ago
Route map and elevation chart from Cascade. For the first time since 2019, Cascade Bicycle Club will host its wildly popular Emerald City Ride, a rare chance to ride on our area’s freeway infrastructure that is usually off limits to bicycling. The 2024 ride will take an all-new route across the West Seattle Bridge. The high one. As Cascade Executive Director Lee Lambert put it, they are “putting the ‘everywhere’ in Bike Everywhere Month.” The ride scheduled for the morning of May 5, and registration opens March 12 (Tuesday). The Emerald City Ride started in 2016 with a route across the not-yet ..read more
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Veo ‘temporarily pauses’ Seattle service, pledges to relaunch with refreshed e-bikes
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
1w ago
Our review of the original Veo Cosmo-e bike when they first launched in Seattle. Veo paused Seattle service as of March 1, but the company says they will return in “several weeks” with refreshed e-bikes and revamped operations. With the demise of SuperPedestrian and their LINK scooter service as well as the ongoing bankruptcy of Bird, Lime has been eagerly gobbling up market share in Seattle. Veo, meanwhile, is not trying to compete directly with the stand-up scooters or traditional e-bikes, at least not yet. Instead, their Cosmo-e bikes land smack dab in the middle. They are essentially a sit ..read more
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Seattle’s plan for the next decade of safe streets work
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
1w ago
It’s a very big plan. Download Part I (PDF) and Part II (PDF). If you’re just looking for the maps, they’re in Part II. 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 which projects SDOT will build and in what order. It also guides decisions about which modes should be prioritized in each project. It w ..read more
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Widow asks Seattle and King County to take action against person who killed Steve Hulsman
Seattle Bike Blog
by Tom Fucoloro
1w ago
Steven Hulsman, from his Strava profile, which notes that he had climbed 787,641 feet over 5,969 miles in 2023. 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 not pursuing charges against the person responsible and Seattle is considering “only minimal charges,” according to a letter she sent recently to officials in the Seattle City At ..read more
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