Top Things to Know & Do

1. A tunnel for the Mountains-to-Sound Greenway Trail is being built under an I-405 / I-90 ramp this weekend.
2. One-third of the Missing Link has been found.
3. SDOT wants commuting from West Seattle by single-occupancy vehicle to drop from 85 to 35 percent to manage the West Seattle Bridge closure.

Lifestyle, Adventure, + Industry

Events

• JUNE IS THE NEW BIKE EVERYWHERE MONTH
• Saturday, June 20
  • 11a-2p, Solstice Naked Bike Ride
  • 10a-9p, Edmonds Pedestrian-friendly Weekend on Main Street
• Saturday, June 27
  • 8:30a-6p, TWBC's Palouse to Cascades Ride: Rattlesnake Lake to Ginko
• Sunday, June 28
  • 5:30-8:30p, Tukwila Trek's Sunday Slow Roll

Articles

• Putting in the miles: Routes to help you complete your virtual summer races. BI Review
• Pandemic leads to a bicycle boom, and shortage, around world. Seattle Times
• Cycling sales speed past $1B in April. Store Brands
• 11 seconds on the Cedar River Trail. Biking Bis
• The Peace Peloton: Pedaling for Racial and Economic Equality. Cascade
• Fighting COVID-19 and Bicycling for Equality. Cascade
• Protest statements from local transportation orgs. SBB
• The Seattle Bike Brigade keeps protests safe, but doesn’t want the spotlight … so why am I writing about them? SBB
• The Bike as a Symbol of Freedom. Planetizen
• The top 4 bike shops for a special occasion in Seattle. Hoodline
• Doughnuts, pizza, bikes and clothes: A look at who's opening and closing around Kitsap. Kitsap Sun
• Railroad spikes repurposed as art. Biking Bis

Policy + Infrastructure

Events

• Tuesday, June 23
  • 6:30-8p, Queen Anne Greenways meeting
• Wednesday, June 24
  • 6-7:30p, Ballard-Fremont Greenways meeting
• Thursday, June 25
  • 6-7:45p, Beacon Hill Safe Streets meeting

News

SNOHOMISH COUNTY

• Who will be the next member of the Mukilteo City Council? Everett Herald
• Federal Transit Administration awards Sound Transit $2 million for Everett Link Transit-Oriented Development pilot. Sound Transit
• Overnight closures of westbound and eastbound SR 104 off-ramps June 15-27 for Sound Transit work. MyEdmonds

KING COUNTY

Seattle

• North Seattle
  • The ‘missing link’ of the Burke-Gilman Trail, found in Ballard. Seattle Times
  • Soft Opening for a Hard Won Trail. Urbanist
  • Construction starts near Fred Meyer for Ship Canal water quality improvement project. MyBallard
• Central Seattle
  • City and CHOP Residents Agree on New Footprint. Stranger
  • Capitol Hill’s Occupied Zone and how it Happened. Post Alley
• West Seattle
  • West Seattle Bridge seems fixable so far, Community Task Force told. WSB
  • West Seattle Bridge can be repaired but SDOT has not yet reached their decision. Westside
  • If Seattle DOT wants the West Seattle Bridge reopened soon, don't partner with Sound Transit. WPC
  • West Seattle Bridge replacement Request for Qualifications; 151 respondents thus far. Westside
  • Paint The Town: Takiyah Ward and the Autonomous Zone’s Defining Mural. Post Alley

Eastside

• I-405 construction resumes in June with Eastrail paving. WSDOT
• Expect weekend closure of I-405 ramps eastbound to I-90. Bellevue Reporter
• Bellevue walk-bike tunnel job will close I-405 ramps to eastbound I-90 this weekend. Seattle Times
• Changes to Eastrail (formerly ERC trail) near OMF East begin as early as June 22. Sound Transit
• Weekday lane restrictions and weekend restriction to SE 30th Street. Sound Transit
• Let’s Make Bellevue a 15-Minute City. Urbanist

• Federal Way Link Extension continues early construction work. Sound Transit
• Kent's South 228th Street overpass could be done in early 2021. Kent Reporter

PIERCE COUNTY

• Martin Luther King Jr. Way closes in both directions from S. 11th Street to S. 9th Street for track installation this week. Sound Transit

KITSAP COUNTY

• Rethinking outdoor spaces during COVID: Outdoor dining and quieter streets. Kitsap Sun

REGION

• Seattle-area commuters seek transit alternatives, but experts don't think that trend will last. PBSJ

NATION & WORLD

• SUZUKI: Reimagining streets could lead to healthier cities. Infotel
• Amendments we’re tracking to the House transportation bill. T4A

Sports

Events

• Saturday, June 27: Quilcene Gravel Unravel
• Saturday, June 27: NW Epic MTB Series: 2020 Mission Ridge GranDuro

Articles

• The 2020 Dirty Dozen Ride Series is Live! Evergreen MTB Alliance
• DIY Gravel: Ted King’s Epic Cross-Vermont Ride. Rene Herse

Jobs

Mechanical, Maintenance, Retail, and Bikeshare

Bike Mechanic, Aaron's Bicycle Repair
Season Bike Shop Mechanic, Bike Works
Mechanics & Retail Staff, Gregg’s Cycles
Bike Doctor, VanMoof

Policy, Planning, and Engineering

Transportation Planner II, Metro (6/28)
Sustainability and Transportation Analyst, Ecology
Transportation Planner or Engineer, Fehr & Peers

Outreach & Communications

Content Strategist (SA1) - Temporary (TES), SDOT (7/7)
Community Liaison (2 Positions), WSDOT (6/24)