Entries for date "June 2018"

Together we're saving the Basic Bike Network

  • gordon
  • June 19, 2018
"ApuMishraWithBabySmallMy wife and I both commute by bike downtown. If we want to create a long-term solution to traffic congestion in Seattle, encouraging pedestrian and bicycle transportation is vital, and bike infrastructure is essential."  —Apu Mishra     We're excited to share some big news with you: Thanks to your support, the city will build the most important east-west bike route in Seattle next year—protected bike lanes on …
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Safer Crossings for Madison Park Business District

  • June 8, 2018
Story by Bob Edmiston, Madison Park Greenways. In the summer of 2013, a Madison Park resident was struck by a driver while walking across East Madison Street in a marked crosswalk, in broad daylight—and was critically injured. The community organized and formally asked the City of Seattle to make it safer to cross the street in our little neighborhood business district. The community's focus was on a complicated 6-way …
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Fixing Rainier Ave: Group Bike Ride Looks at a Contested Street

  • June 8, 2018
Story by Adrian Down, Rainier Valley Greenways. For people biking in Rainier Valley, finding safe and direct routes can be a challenge. Answers to the question, “What’s the best way to get from Columbia City to downtown?” vary widely because right now, none of the options are great. Rainier Avenue might be the flattest and most direct route, but the current street design is unsafe for people on bikes. …
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