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Planners present more details for Broadway Bikeway
Planners presented more specifics about the proposed Broadway cycle track, which has now been dubbed the “Broadway Bikeway.” The project is part of the First Hill Streetcar, which will connect Pioneer...
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First Hill Streetcar: A look at bike plans + open house tonight
Construction on the First Hill Streetcar is set to begin in April, putting it on track to begin operation in early 2014. Planners behind the streetcar are holding two open houses to discuss...
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Broadway cycle track could be ready next year + Could it extend to Volunteer...
City officials Tuesday announced funds to extend the First Hill Streetcar north from its terminus at Denny Way to Roy St or even all the way to Volunteer Park. Though the design process will work out...
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Broadway streetcar extention will include cycle track, open house Dec 13
With funding for the planning phase of the First Hill Streetcar secured, the city is holding a Broadway Extension open house to discuss what such an extension could look like for the neighborhood. The...
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A look at plans for the Broadway streetcar extension + The case for a 10th...
The most popular road design option for the Broadway extension of the First Hill Streetcar includes an extension of the planned two-way protected bike lane (cycle track) all the way to Aloha, according...
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City officially opens section of the Broadway Bikeway
Photo by Gordon Werner (click for more bikeway and streetcar photos) The Broadway Bikeway is officially open between Union Street and Denny Way. This is the city’s first attempt at a two-way protected...
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Broadway is the new face of complete streets in Seattle (VIDEO)
SDOT crews install finishing details to make the bikeway more intuitive to use The city of Seattle opened the first section of the Broadway Bikeway this week, showcasing how protected bike lanes can...
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Seattle will purchase skinny bike lane sweeper machine
The Broadway Bikeway opened the same week leaves fell Bike Portland reported this week that their city has purchased a special street sweeper vehicle that fits into the city’s new protected bike lanes....
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After sudden closure of Broadway bikeway section, Sound Transit creates a...
Two weeks ago, people biking southbound on the new Broadway Bikeway were met with a surprise: Oncoming cars. No, these were not scofflaws behind the wheel, they were following a new detour put in place...
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Broadway Bikeway likely to open fully in May
So much green paint. Image from SDOT The Broadway Bikeway is getting so close to being paved all the way to Yesler, but it may not be fully opened until project work wraps up in May. This late opening...
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CHS: Person struck trying to access Broadway Bikeway in construction zone
Approximate location of collision When the northernmost block of the Broadway Bikeway was closed suddenly in January to accommodate Capitol Hill Station construction, many people voiced concerns that...
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Broadway Bikeway (mostly) opens Wednesday
Detour details for people biking to/from north of Denny. The Broadway Bikeway is finally ready to (mostly) open. The two-way protected bike lane will stretch all the way from Yesler Way to Denny Way,...
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A tour of Seattle’s new Broadway Bikeway + How it makes life better for...
It’s finally mostly open! While the usefulness of the Broadway Bikeway is still severely limited due to bike detours at its north end, the 1.1-mile two-way protected bike lane opened Wednesday. Simply...
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Plans to extend Broadway Bikeway moving forward, open house Tuesday
The biggest complaint I hear about the city’s new protected bike lanes on Broadway is the most obvious one: They end abruptly at Denny Way just south of the northern Brodaway commercial area. Well, the...
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CHS: Broadway Bikeway ridership on the rise despite north end closure
Image: Capitol Hill Seattle Biking on Broadway with the new two-way protected bike lane is night-and-day compared to the previous road design, which required people on bikes to mix with busy traffic on...
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Streetcar extension will complete the Broadway Bikeway, should set-up 10th...
The Broadway Bikeway will extend the entire length of the central commercial drag from Yesler to Roy if and when plans for the extended streetcar are completed. If the city can find the funding, the...
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Seattle gets stack of Federal funds for protected bike lanes downtown, on...
The Feds are going to help make more of this happen in Seattle Seattle will officially receive a stack of Federal cash to build protected bike lanes downtown and on Broadway (we reported on the...
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The Green Lane Project loves the Broadway Bikeway (but illegal turns a problem)
You’ve already seen our thoughts on the Broadway Bikeway, but the lanes caught the eye of Michael Andersen at the national Green Lane Project due to the lengths the city went to work around the...
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Seattle makes list of top ten best new bikes lanes. Twice. Again.
Screenshot from the Green Lane Project. Click to read the whole list. Seattle’s batting average for national bike lane lists leads the league. Last year, Seattle made the Green Lane Project’s list of...
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WA Transpo Bill Update: ‘Modest’ walk/bike safety boost, UW trail makeover,...
Image from the House Democrats (thus the politicized slant) The WA legislature is getting closer to a possible deal on transportation funding, paid for in large part through a raise in the gas tax and...
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