#OnThisDay in 1961, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company ended passenger service to Seattle and Tacoma. historylink.org/File/925
Transit app is the best. I wish it had more bike route options, or just make a separate bike app. But I was heartened to see a local researcher trying to make bike trips safer and more personalized.
I've been following, but waiting to report until there's an approved proposal. There's a vote scheduled for next Friday.
New art is being installed today along the E Marginal Way trail! 🐙
Will Seattle's Bicycle Weekends (and some traffic calming) help achieve a 123-year-old vision for the city?
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Thanks to an expansion to Bellevue that opened in late March, the Seattle region's light rail system is now the most-used in the US.
@mclindblom.bsky.social confirms: Sound Transit is reporting about 155,000 daily trips on its Link light rail services www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
More than 100 cyclists heaped flowers on a “ghost bike” memorial at the intersection of East Yesler Way and 12th Avenue South on Saturday afternoon to memorialize a Seattle teacher who was struck and killed while biking near the intersection.
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“I want more people to bike. The more people bike, the better it is for everyone," said Jared Hwang, who created Bike Butler. “If this ends up making every street (get) a bike lane, I’m all for it."
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How high school student & UW PhD researcher used AI to create better routes for Seattle cyclists @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social @nickdeshais.bsky.social @uwnews.uw.edu
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Seattle's bike network has come a long way since the City Center project launched. There's still work to do.
The Belltown to Seattle Center Connection Project is wrapping up. You may notice bike lane markings this weekend.
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Bicycle Weekends is back on a slower Lake Washington Boulevard, closer to Olmsted's vision of a "pleasure drive" than the usual hurry-up commutes.
The intersection of East Yesler and 12th Avenue has long been identified as dangerous for cyclists. Dozens mourned the death of Christian Salyer there Saturday.
Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines carried 4.8 million riders in April—a 44% increase above March, after Link Line 2 was extended to connect Seattle & Bellevue across Lake Washington.
Seattle's light rail & streetcar lines are now the most-ridden in the nation, above LA, Boston, or San Diego.
