Can you imagine "The Ave"(aka University Way Northeast) in the University District being open only to people walking or the occasional delivery trucks dropping off business supplies? The community can! This is just one exciting result of months of meetings, surveys, one-on-one outreach, and planning workshops.
Opening The Ave, as the proposed pedestrian-only zone is being referred to, would create more space cafe seating in the street, open-air markets, …
Click to view a video about Seattle's first people-protected bike lane.
Everyone who wants to bike should be able to because biking can make us happier, keep us healthier, save us money, and reduce climate pollution. That's why we're advocating to build a connectednetwork of safe and comfortable streets for people biking.
At 8:00am on the morning of Bike Everywhere Day, we took this message to the …
Images and story courtesy of Bicycle Security Advisors.There can only be as many people biking as there are safe, convenient, and accessible places to lock-up their bikes at destinations. Every year, more people are biking in Seattle, and that means we need to support them with new, better standards that will help ensure this growth continues over the next decade.Fortunately, on April 2, the Seattle City Council …
Photos and story by Jesse Moore, Duwamish Valley Safe Streets. Last month, Georgetown neighbors and business owners gathered with Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) staff to celebrate the completion of a new signal and marked crosswalk at Airport Way South and South Doris Street, in the heart of this popular South End arts and culture hub. According to Georgetown Merchant Association Chairman, Larry Reid (of the legendary Fantagraphics Books …
* Jump to three ways you can help save the Basic Bike Network during Bike Month.
May is National Bike Month. A month when everyone is encouraged to dust off their bike, pump up their tires and try biking to get to work, school, local businesses, or just for fun. Everyone who wants to bike should be able to because biking can make us happier, keep us healthier, …