Starting January 1, there are some new laws for street safety. I’ll summarize most here, but go to SeattleBikeBlog.com (who I am plagiarizing liberally) to read in its entirety. Hopefully these will make Pinehurst streets safer. –Pedestrians: Current law is updated to clarify that a person walking on a roadway without a sidewalk or shoulder […]
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SDOT is hosting three informal drop-in sessions for the Northgate Ped/Bike Bridge project later this month. SDOT recently updated the west approach to the bridge, in response to concerns raised by North Seattle College. At these drop-in sessions, SDOT will share the latest design, provide updates on public art, talk about the 1st Ave NE […] Time to submit our ideas for park improvements and pedestrian and street safety feature improvements. Last year Pinehurst benefited from this process and we can do it again this year if we submit ideas and vote for them. Below are some dates for brainstorming project ideas. The more people, the merrier —> […] Have an idea for getting more kids to walk and bike to school? Maybe it’s getting crosswalk flags, starting a student safety patrol program, pulling together a Walk to School Day event (which you now have a full year to plan 😉), painting an intersection, or organizing a walking school bus or bike train program. […] The Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee is accepting applications for new members to help make walking and biking to school in Seattle safer and easier. The volunteer board was created by the Seattle City Council in 1975 to improve traffic safety for all of Seattle’s school children. It advises the Mayor and City Council with […] Preparations underway for 2014 bicycle, pedestrian count Sept. 30–Oct. 2. Call for volunteers. During a three-day survey last year, volunteers counted nearly 66,000 bicyclists and pedestrians across Washington. As another survey cycle approaches, about 400 volunteers will be called upon again this fall to tally the number of people who ride a bike or […] Tuesday, June 3, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, there will be an open house regarding the Northgate bridge that will be built across I-5. The presentation starts at 6:00. Come learn more about possible alignments, bridge types and other area transportation improvements. Project staff will be on hand to review project details and hear your comments. […] Was your bike stolen? SPD has about 500 “found” bikes in storage at its Evidence Warehouse. Each bike was abandoned somewhere in the city, then later recovered by officers. SPD may have your bike, and they’d like to reunite you with your wheels. The new Twitter feed, @Getyourbikeback can help. SPD will be tweeting general […] Here are some more Washington State laws that related to how bikes and motor vehicles share the road: – 46.04.197 A Highway is defined as the width of every public roadway between property lines. full text of 46.04.197 – 46.04.500 A Roadway is defined as a highway excluding sidewalk & shoulder. full text of 46.04.500 […] |
 
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