Category: General

WSBC Meeting March 3

Taylor Knowles, SDOT’s Outreach person for the East Marginal Way Corridor Project, will present the 60% design for discussion.  Please join us!

Tuesday, March 3
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Neighborhood House
6400 Sylvan Way SW  (at SW Morgan, in High Point)

We are really excited to see progress on this catalyst project. It is West Seattle’s main bike route to downtown, and the Port of Seattle’s most important “last mile” freight route. This design milestone is a great opportunity for input to dial in the design so it will really work for bike riders and truck drivers.

We and our allies at Northwest Seaport, BNSF, and SODO industries all want a safe route with clear and robust separation of vehicle and bike traffic. The result should be bike riding that is predicable for truck drivers and comfortable for bike riders of all abilities.

If you can’t make the meeting, here’s a link to the project website. One more click takes you to a survey for online input.

Semi-truck tractor with a bike in a rack on the front of the truck.
Some people commute by bike on East Marginal Way to work driving a truck.

Bike to School!

It’s Bike to School Day for Bike Month! Lots of little engines powered the bike trains to Alki ES, Louisa Boren STEM K-8, Genessee ES, and other schools around town. There are always lots of riders to Lafayette year round, thanks to active parents and teachers – it only takes a few to make every day can be bike to school day!

West Seattle Bike Connections members helped out. Joe Laubach organized the day at Louisa Boren.  Bryan Fiedorczyk, Al Jackson, Kathy Dunn and Don Brubeck led and “caboosed” the trains to Alki ES. Bryan had some awesome custom Alki slap bracelets and stick-ons for the kids.

West Seattle Blog story and more pix are here.

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The bike trains arrived on time for school and socializing at Alki ES

Online voting for Neighborhood Street Fund

We have three West Seattle projects to recommend for District 1:

2019-134 Duwamish Longhouse Pedestrian Safety & Accessibility Project – from The Duwamish Tribe. See our post for more info.

2019-8 Brandon Street Sidewalks – Delridge to High Point

2019-124 Sylvan Way SW Low Cost Sidewalk South of Holly Street

There are also District 1 applications from members as individuals, and some from neighborhood associations that you might have a special interest in. The next step is up to you!

 

Please attend a community prioritization meeting or vote online

Saturday, February 2, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way SW

Monday, February 4, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm, South Park Hall, 1253 S Cloverdale St

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Concerned About Congestion?

This is how to create more space on the streets:

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Source: Seattle 2035 Comprehensive Plan , Transportation Appendix

Compared to driving alone:

  • Walking is least expensive, and great for personal and public health. But it is slow.
  • Car-pooling costs extra miles, a bit of extra time. It can be inconvenient.
  • Transit uses road space efficiently, but is expensive to build and operate, It can be time consuming and inflexible, depending upon when and where you want to go.
  • Biking is great for personal and public health, and is often the fastest way to go  places in the city. No waiting, no worries about traffic jams.

Building and maintaining safe bike routes is a tiny fraction of the costs of building and maintaining streets, bridges, tunnels and rail lines for transit and cars.  But lots of people do not use bikes for transportation because they don’t feel safe on the streets they need to use. If you want to increase street capacity for driving cars, trucks and buses, it makes sense to support building a safe bike network, to get more people using bikes.

SPD says “Pay Attention!!”

Seattle Police say “The most important overall advice for any kind of pedestrian and traffic safety is PAY ATTENTION!!”

As bike riders, we know how important it is for safety to focus on our surroundings. As drivers, feeling safe, we know distractions can be so tempting.

From Jennifer Danner, SW Precinct:
“With children back is school, it is crucial to be reminded about general traffic and pedestrian safety as well!
“Pedestrians must be very mindful of how they are utilizing the street, sidewalks and crosswalks. Children should be reminded to be extra cautious when walking to and from school. Motorists and cyclists must pay attention to traffic conditions and all pedestrians. The most important overall advice for any kind of pedestrian and traffic safety is PAY ATTENTION!!
“Drivers, please be aware that with school back in session, children will be walking to and from schools and transit stops. As autumn approaches there will be less daylight; please pay extra attention, as children may be out early in the morning/late in the evening and may be more difficult to see.”

August 7 Night Out Ride

Instead of meeting inside as we usually do on 1st Tuesdays, we will ride to some Night Out parties, celebrating safe streets and safe neighborhoods.
6:30 pm start from Neighborhood House
6400 Sylvan Way SW
meet at the north side plaza.

Come ride if you don’t have a party to go to on your street!

West Seattle STP #6

The start
Regrouping

We all made it to Portland!

We had a great group of riders. Young, old, and in-between.  Everybody made it from Seattle (Street) to Portland (Street) and back to Summerfest!

Allez, allez, allez!

April 3 WSBC meeting at Neighborhood House

New location for our monthly meeting:
6:30 pm at Neighborhood House in High Point.
6400 Sylvan Way SW
more room, and more central.

You are invited to our monthly meeting. We’ll be working on making it safer and more enjoyable to bike and walk in West Seattle, and to surrounding neighborhoods and downtown. Come join us to plan activities and advocate for a sustainable, healthy transportation.

Delridge Corridor and Fauntleroy Boulevard Project will be top agenda items this month.

WSBC January 9 meeting

You are invited to our monthly meeting. We’ll be working on making it safer and more enjoyable to bike and walk in West Seattle, and to surrounding neighborhoods and downtown. Come join us to plan activities and advocate for a sustainable, healthy transportation.

6:30 to 8:00 pm

Homestreet Bank, 4022 SW Alaska St

Changed from 1st Tuesday to 2nd Tuesday this month.

WSBC Dec 5 meeting at Luna Park Cafe

We’ve moved the meeting place to Luna Park Cafe this month for some year end celebrating. Come join us! On Avalon south of S Spokane at S Manning St.

 

Come to our monthly meeting to work on making bike riding safe, efficient and fun in West Seattle. Sustainable transportation and community building. We are an all-volunteer community group. Meetings are open and you are invited.