Month: September 2016

S Lander Street Bridge – a Complete Street?

Scenes from the site of the proposed S Lander Street Bridge during 10 minutes on a Monday mid-afternoon. This is West Seattle’s connection to ST Light Rail, Beacon Hill, and major employers like Seattle School District HQ, Starbucks HQ, USPS in SODO. Freight, yes, but also people on buses, on bikes, and on foot.

At $140,000,000, this one bridge will cost more than Seattle is spending on all bike lanes, greenways and trails throughout the entire city over the next 8 years of the Move Seattle Levy, at current rates.  For $140,000,000, thus bridge should work for everyone!

See SDOT’s “30% Design” proposal and comment in the online open house on the one-sided bike/ped sidewalk, and what needs to happen to make this work for bike transportation.

Good discussion in Seattle Bike Blog, with link to our comment letter after the previous open house.

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Sunday 9/25 Bike Rodeo at Summer Parkways

Bring your young rider (~4 to 12 years old) and their bike to have fun and learn some riding skills! We’ll be on Alki Ave at 62nd across from Sunfish, 11 am to 4 pm.

Lots of other activities too, and the street along the beach will be wide open (not “closed”) for walking, riding, skating, skipping, jumping and running!

Could use volunteers for 2 hour shifts, too. Just show up and we’ll put you to work.

FB event page

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Spokane St Bridge Counts

The bridge goes sideways, and so do the bike counts this year.

Up just 1.8% year to date over last year. June and July were lower, after an amazing Viaduct-closure boost in May. August was up.  Pretty much the same pattern at the Fremont Bridge.

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Where is the Fauntleroy Boulevard Project?

Designed, with years of community input.

The next step: SDOT, the Mayor and City Council need to get it funded for construction.

Didn’t happen last year. Let’s let them know we want it in the budget this year! It’s a key element of West Seattle’s development in the “Triangle” east of the West Seattle Junction, and in the Bicycle Master Plan’s citywide routes. It is a major corridor for buses, bikes, trucks, and car traffic going out of West Seattle to downtown to Vashon Island. We need it, to help West Seattle absorb growth gracefully, and enable people in all those new buildings to safely walk, ride bikes and ride buses instead of driving everywhere.

Like, share, meet with us tomorrow to help develop support!

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Tuesday, September 6 WSBC Meeting

6:30 to 8:00 at HomeStreet Bank, 41st Ave SW & SW Alaska Street.
You are invited!
Come plan for

  • a bike rodeo and the Disaster Relief Trials at West Seattle Summer Parkways,
  • support for Fauntleroy Boulevard Project,
  • choices for greenway routes around High Point and Morgan Junction.
  • and whatever is on your mind related to getting around by bike in West Seattle.