Posts tagged Seattle
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There are many strategies for mixing bikes & streetcars
Earlier this month, Dan introduced us to one of the street design tools that planners use to ensure safe mixing of bikes and streetcars, the bike sneak. That’s one of a whole toolbox full of strategies. Seattle’s South Lake Union streetcar line runs along Westlake Avenue, which cuts diagonally across the grid. Because the street is a diagonal, almost every intersection… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Get Smart
More ways to get a SmarTrip; City Dems, rural GOP?; Long poll lines need fixing; Transit agencies announce inauguration service; Get to Georgetown easier; Outreach breeds support; A second term how to; Where’d everyone go?. Keep reading…
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A “bike sneak” helps bicyclists cross streetcar tracks
Streetcar tracks can sometimes be dangerous for bicyclists to cross. A new type of intersection design called a “bike sneak” may reduce the risk, by directing cyclists to cross at the safest angle. Streetcars and bicycles both promote livable urban communities. They can and do coexist in many cities around the world, most notably Amsterdam, which is a global leader… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Work it out
Track work in OT; Still no love for Calvary; IMPACT will have a less harsh impact; Take it for a spin; America becoming more income segregated; A greater greater (Seattle) Washington bus map; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Heating up
Heat slows Metro; Pay by phone at 2 Metro lots; Wells wants to cut camera fines; Wards 5 and 8 get largest slice of the pie; Long commutes contain sprawl; Seattle plans for more, quicker density; Syracuse wants to lose “Berlin Wall”; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: A city oozing like batter
Stretch taller strategically; Or maybe keep it on the DL; Put some places first; Biking costs cities less and more; Vegas markets places, not neighborhoods; Seattle’s food forest; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Everything’s fine
Fines for the food trucks; Fines for poor electric service; Seattle police mock injured jogger; Don’t forget the small businesses; Are “discretionary funds” too discretionary?; One strike, you’re out of public housing; HUD gets less sustainable; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Rules matter
Maryland delegate charged with felony; Walk sign means walk with caution; Bus drivers predict fare arguments; Some embassies become Americans’ homes again; Subway gets interactive displays; Build bike infrastructure and business will come; YIMBY neighborhood association still has trouble; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transparency and residency in question
It’s Car-Free Day; Agency communications turn gray; Another pick disqualified; Diplomats flout parking laws; Bad bypass doubles in price; Solar Decathlon houses set up; Big bike sharing coming to Chicago; Wi-Fi coming to Amtrak Regional?; And…. Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Eminent domain is imminent
Eminent domain hits the big screen; Skyland still pie in the sky; Smart Growth can save Marylanders billions; Pay for parking by phone in MoCo; Should MoCo join the power business?; DC has surplus; The high cost of required parking; Danish peds step up; Electric car drivers upset over fees; And…. Keep reading…