The protected bike lane built by the City of Seattle on Dexter Ave in South Lake Union (located between Republican Street and Denny Way) has created a challenging situation for parking despite the best of intentions. The parking lane is now further away from the curb while the bike lane
152nd Ave NE is a street in Redmond that links Microsoft’s Overlake campus with the Bel-Red area of Bellevue. The street is the central part of Overlake Village, a neighorhood and area undergoing significant urban redevelopment in the City of Redmond. East Link’s Overlake Village Station will also
When we reported that the Kalakala was getting scrapped, we did not expect much of the ship would be saved. However, interest in preserving pieces of the ship picked up when the scrapping process began. A few sizable parts were bought by both Gerry Kingen (the owner of Salty’s
Next summer, the City of Bellevue will repave 116th Ave NE from NE 12th St to Northup Way, north of the Overlake hospital. The city is planning to change the current configuration of the street from two northbound lanes, a center turn lane, and a southbound lane to one lane
The first two bike counters in the city of Bellevue were installed on the I-90 and SR-520 trails in the first week of March. The I-90 trail counter is located just east of the East Channel Bridge, while the SR-520 trail counter is located at the western end of Bellevue’
On the beautiful day of January 25th, I set out on an interesting bike trip: hitting all of Seattle’s protected bike lanes in one ride, in one morning. My route would take me 60 miles from the Eastside to Seattle and back to the Eastside, climbing many hills and
Join Pronto! on Thursday for a celebration of everything bike-related in Pioneer Square. The event is a great moment to socialize with other cyclists, talk about bike culture, and argue about the proposal to toll bikes on SR-520. The event will include a short social ride at 6:00, as
Roy Street serves as the main bike arterial between South Lake Union and Lower Queen Anne, passing north of Seattle Center. As part of the Mercer Corridor Project, the street was changed from a wesbound one-way street to a two-way street. Buffered bike lanes were added on either side of
We recently reported on Sound Transit’s planning effort to build a new park-and-ride for Mercer Island Station. At the time, Sound Transit reached to out local residents at the Mercer Island Community Center. But within weeks, residents of the area spoke out in opposition of the plan, citing the
Help the Cascade Bicycling Club build public support in favor of the many new miles of neighborhood greenways and protected bike lanes that will be rolling out this year. Hundreds of volunteers from all across the region will converge to work on better, all-ages and abilities bike facilities. The three-hour