ALMOST in West Seattle – let’s celebrate a year of safe riding and steady progress on East Marginal Way, raise a glass to Lance David’s memory, and talk about what is to come. Schooner Exact is at 3901 First Avenue South. Ride co-led by Cascade Bicycle Club and West Seattle Bike Connections
This morning, City Council Transportation Committee Chair Tom Rasmussen opened a workshop with about 25 people invited by SDOT to brainstorm design input for the redesign of our #1 priority intersection: the 5-way at Chelan, Delridge, Spokane and West Marginal Way SW. Thank you Council Member Rasmussen for securing funding for design of this challenging … Continue reading “West Seattle 5-Way Intersection Workshop”
Thank you to Dongho Chang, SDOT Chief Traffic Engineer, for riding out to meet and look at the bike detour. He’ll ask the project to move the fence behind the sign base and electrical box for a little more room. Video sensors now detect northbound bikes to change the light, and the east-west crosswalk signal … Continue reading “More changes at S Atlantic St / East Marginal Way S”
We and others gave WSDOT some feedback on bike crossings and new detours at the newly opened Atlantic Street flyover crossing. The viaduct replacement project has responded, as you have seen this week if you take that route to downtown. Kudos to all who spoke up! Here’s their message and an invitation for more communication … Continue reading “Changes at S Atlantic St / Alaskan Way / East Marginal”
City budget time. Council is listening. Time to be heard. What: City Budget listening session When: October 24, 6:00 p.m. (5 p.m. sign up) Where: Garfield High School Commons – 400 23rd Ave Seattle, WA 98122 Cathy Tuttle, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, and Stu Hennessey, West Seattle Greenways, pass this on: According to our briefing last … Continue reading “Funding for Delridge Greenway & East Marginal Way S”
Wet and windy this morning, but the paving on East Marginal is feeling a LOT better. New surfacing at the Hanford to Horton intersections and another of the worst sections further north. One less thing to think about when getting into the north bound bike lane, and just in time for wetter, darker riding. Thank … Continue reading “East Marginal – Smoother Sailing”
The West Seattle Blog reported this week on interim improvements for East Marginal Way S from S Spokane St to S Atlantic Street (at the Coast Guard’s Pier 46). In addition to the improvements listed by SDOT, we have asked for – removal of fire hydrants that are right in the middle of the path. … Continue reading “East Marginal Way – interim improvements”
Below are excerpts from the “WSBC 2013 BMP Draft Response” sent to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The “Report Card” that accompanied the detailed response is posted here. Seattle Bike Blog touched on West Seattle a bit as well. If you would like a copy of the complete WSBC document, you can request a … Continue reading “West Seattle Bike Connections – Response to Seattle Draft BMP, 2013”
Notes from May 17 meeting at Seattle Department of Transportation Attending from SDOT: Dongho Chang, City Traffic Engineer Monica DeWald, Traffic Management Division, Pedestrian & Bicycle Program Christopher Eaves, Traffic Management Division, Port and Freight Attending from West Seattle Bike Connections: Sakaru Tsuchiya, civil engineer specialist in pedestrian and bike facilities Bob Anderton, attorney … Continue reading “East Marginal Way – with SDOT”
We rode to the Transportation and Housing rally with our allies… to tell the Mayor and Council that we need a Transportation Levy that prioritizes safety, equity, climate action, and the needs of people walking, rolling, biking, and using transit. The draft levy does not get us to where we need to go. ACT NOW … Continue reading “Ride to the Rally”
