Top Things to Know & Do

1. The last day to vote in the 2020 Primary Election is tomorrow, Tuesday, August. 4. The Urbanist has a strong list of endorsements.
2. Gigantic Bicycle Festival has moved from Snoqualmie to online. There's a great lineup of music and rides.
3. The ADA turned 30 years old. Do you have good sidewalks, curb ramps, and pedestrian signalization at traffic signals?
4. Ed Ewing, former director of the Major Taylor Project at Cascade and current co-leader of the Peace Peloton, is now Deputy Director at Bike Works.
5. NACTO published a guide for slowing streets, and like all its guides, this one is great, too.
6. SDOT is now permitting (for free) both curbside cafes and street closures in business districts to aid with business recovery and physical distancing.

Lifestyle, Adventure, + Industry

Events

• July 18 - August 6: Cascade's Seattle-to-Portland Virtual Challenge
• August: Gigantic Bicycle Festival
• Monday, August 3
  • Chalk Night on Alki Keep Moving Street
• Friday, August 7
  • Tacoma 2nd Cycle's Slo + Socially Distant Ride

Articles

• Bike Works Welcomes Ed Ewing as new Deputy Director. Bike Works
• Major Taylor Project in the National Spotlight. Cascade
• Peace Peloton Expands to Tacoma and Gains National Prominence. Cascade
• Peace Peloton rides Saturday, expands to Tacoma + Video. SBB
• Artists finish West Seattle Junction’s Black Lives Matter street mural. WSB
• Jenny Gerow: Pedaling with a Purpose. Bike Works
• Who we’re supporting. Bike Works
• White Center Food Bank Bike Delivery Sign-up for July & August
• Car-Free Residents Struggle with Food Insecurity. Streetsblog
• Donated bikes help ease difficulties through pandemic. Seattle Times
• Finding the perfect tire pressure. Rene Herse
• Beautiful Bikes at Enve’s Builders Roundup Beautiful Bikes at Enve’s Builders Roundup. Rene Herse
• Readers' Rig: Scott's 1989 De Rosa SLX. Pez Cycling
• Seattle to Glow Orange to Support Fred Hutch Cancer, COVID-19 Research. Fred Hutch
• Riding out the pandemic with Obliteride. Fred Hutch
• Cyclists stop in Madison on journey to bridge gap between US and Cuba. Fox47
• Family biking across US to oppose sanctions on Cuba. WKOW
• Scene in Edmonds: Three generations of cyclists cruise Sunset. MyEdmonds
• Commentary: Join Snohomish County Parks in celebrating Park and Recreation Month. MyEdmonds
• The 'Street Strider' of Beacon Hill. KUOW

Policy + Infrastructure

Action

• Take SDOT's survey on whether you like the Stay Healthy Streets
• Participate in the Freeway Park Online Open House
• Participate in Shoreline's Online Open House for the 175th Street Corridor
• Take Pierce County's Carbon River Corridor Resident & Visitor Survey to create a cooperative action plan

Events

• Tuesday, Aug. 4
  • 6:30-8p, West Seattle Bike Connections monthly meeting
• Wednesday, Aug. 5
  • 6-8p, Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board Meeting
• Thursday, Aug. 6
  • Public Meeting: Vision and Mobility around 130th and 145th St Light Rail Stations

News

ELECTION

• Urbanist's 2020 Primary Endorsements

SNOHOMISH & ISLAND COUNTIES

• Bicyclist hit by car airlifted to Everett. South Whidbey Record
• Barricades Go Up On Selected Streets Around Everett. MyEverett
• Lime scooters are unofficially, temporarily back in Everett. Everett Herald
• Rucker Fully Open Through Downtown Everett. Everett Herald
• Adding bike lanes, changing code for director appointments top Aug. 4 Edmonds City Council agenda. @MyEdmonds
• Plan for additional bike lanes focus of Edmond City Council discussion. MyEdmonds
• Edmonds City Council July 21 to hold public hearings on bicycle lane project, transportation improvements. MyEdmonds

KING COUNTY

Seattle

• Citywide
  • Seattle receives national recognition for preventing crashes with lower speed limits. Nearly half of Seattle’s major streets now have a 25 MPH speed limit. SDOT
  • Can anyone solve Seattle's traffic problem in this new video game? PI
  • We’ve completed pedestrian-first crosswalk safety goal six months early and are advancing a new policy to create more automatic walk signals and give people more time to cross the street. SDOT
  • Healthy Business Streets
    • Temporary Outdoor Café, Merchandise Display, Vending, and Street Closure Permits. SDOT
    • City to allow street closure permits for restaurants and businesses. MyBallard
    • City will (finally) start accepting street closure permits for businesses. SBB
    • Mayor Durkan Announces Free Street Closure Permits Available for Restaurant and Business Operation During Pandemic. SDOT
  • Transit Funding
    • Six-year STBD Funded by 0.15% Sales Tax Will Go to Voters in November. Urbanist
    • TBD headed to the ballot. STB
    • Plan to Preserve Metro Bus Service Heads for November Ballot. Crank
    • King County letter cracks door for regional TBD. STB
• North Seattle
  • Richard Dyksterhuis, happy warrior for safe walking conditions in north Seattle, has passed away at age 93. @MikeLindblom
  • See it happening: This week cranes lift first set of bridge spans for the Northgate Pedestrian & Bike Bridge. SDOT
  • Ballard Ave Cafe Street. @Dongho_Chang
  • Additional signs on 1st Ave NW #stayhealthystreets. @Dongho_Chang
  • North Seattle and the Case of the Missing Mail. Stranger
  • No turn on red, protected right turn, and improved bicycle connections progressing. @Dongho_Chang
  • Floating bus island and two way pbl forming at Green lake and Meridian. @Dongho_Chang
  • The Ancient Roadway That Became Seattle’s Meridian. Post Alley
  • New pbl and floating curb bulb forming on Green Lake Drive and Ravenna Blvd. @Dongho_Chang
  • Curb bulb and improved pedestrian crossing across N. 45th Street. @Dongho_Chang
  • Crossing on Midvale Pl relocated with island. Flasher installation progressing. @Dongho_Chang
  • Painted curb bulbs and posts at N. 45th and Midvale. @Dongho_Chang
  • New MMS surfacing on University bridge. North side surface preparation for primer installation. @Dongho_Chang
  • Alert: Postponed U Bridge bike lane work rescheduled to start Monday. SBB
  • Montlake Bridge in Seattle closes Saturday for deck repairs. Seattle Times
  • Montlake Boulevard lane closures in Seattle force weekend detours. Seattle Times
  • New curb bulb and ramps at Montlake and Shelby. @Dongho_Chang
• Central Seattle
  • Thanks to concerned neighbors, SPU is reconsidering multi-year Ship Canal Trail detour. SBB
  • SPU changes course on trail. Queen Anne News
  • Another Interbay Transportation Study Is a Lesson in Omission. Urbanist
  • Virtual public meetings to discuss future of Ballard-Interbay transit. MyBallard
  • Weigh in on $10M in upgrades to improve Freeway Park’s connection between First Hill, Capitol Hill, and downtown. CHS
  • Old street bricks uncovered and saved from downtown paving project reused for this school walking route improvement. New curb bulbs, ramps, crosswalks, and flashers progressing. @Dongho_Chang
  • These incremental improvements help us experience and reevaluate streets to better serve businesses, people, and communities. @Dongho_Chang
  • Learn about new Protected Bike Lanes on MLK Way S at a virtual drop-in session on August 11. SDOT
• South Seattle
  • People are driving on ‘closed’ street because SDOT used barriers to build a wall at police precinct instead. SBB
  • Seattle Opens one of its Prettiest Waterfront Boulevards to Biking, Walking and Rolling. Cascade
  • Lake Washington Blvd opens to people walking, rolling, and biking 24/7 from July 24 to September 8. SDOT
  • No More Cars on Lake Washington Boulevard Starting Friday. Stranger
  • Seattle's Lake Washington Boulevard closes for pedestrians, local traffic. PI
  • SDOT closing stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard to cars to allow for more walking, biking. KIRO7
  • Following successful test, Lake Washington Blvd will go car-light again. SBB
  • Lake Washington Boulevard Dedicated to Pedestrians and Cyclists through Labor Day. Urbanist
• West Seattle
  • Delridge Project: Road work for the coming week, including closures and night work. WSB
  • Delridge Project: Here's where crews will be working next. WSB
  • Highland Park traffic-calming, round 1, almost done. WSB
  • West Seattle Bridge
    • Search starts for tolling-and-more study consultant; ‘Reconnect’ survey deadline
    • Traffic and Revenue Study will help inform funding options for West Seattle Bridge Program. SDOT
    • Reconnect West Seattle. WSBC
    • With a tight budget, SDOT looks to ease West Seattle detour traffic. KING5
    • Multiple options offered on repair or replace of West Seattle Bridge; No full travel capacity till at latest 2026, no ITT tunnel being studied. Westside
    • Crews have completed an important West Seattle Bridge construction milestone, allowing the next phase of stabilization work to begin. SDOT
    • Second stabilization platform in place. WSB
    • 5 MORE DAYS: Answered the Reconnect West Seattle survey(s) yet? WSB
    • Imagine a West Seattle Bridge replacement partly built of wood. WSB
    • SDOT seeks cheap ways to protect neighborhoods from traffic detoured by West Seattle Bridge closure. Seattle Times
    • SDOT Lays Out Six Options for West Seattle Bridge, Cost-Benefit Analysis Process in October. Urbanist
    • SDOT made an interim update to our dynamic Low Bridge Access Policy to expand access to select users. SDOT
    • OP-ED Why is SDOT trying to deceive the public about a potential tunnel under the Duwamish? Westside
    • Cost-benefit analysis will inform City’s decision to repair or replace the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge. SDOT
    • Milestone for stabilization work. WSB

Eastside

• Bothell transit hub will connect SR 522 & I-405 BRT. STB
• Person biking struck and killed in Woodinville. SBB
• Cyclist killed in traffic accident Monday morning. NW News
• Bicyclist struck by driver and killed in Woodinville. Seattle Times
• City Crews Spruce Up The Cross Kirkland Corridor This Week. Kirkland Patch
• Paint Is Not Enough for Bellevue Bike Network. Urbanist
• Eastbound NW Sammamish Road to close for 90 days. NW News

South King

• Trail Alert: Green River Trail closed at Tukwila Intl Blvd until December. SBB
• City of Kent studies future transportation projects. Kent Reporter
• Sumner Link trail is stellar, and their new wayfinding worked super well! @Andrew_Koved
• Building a bridge over I-5 in one weekend, and how you can help. WSDOT
• Carbon River Corridor Cooperative Action Plan. Pierce County

KITSAP COUNTY

• Roundabout, bike lanes considered for Bremerton's Naval Avenue. Kitsap Sun

REGIONAL

• Sound Transit hopes doubling federal funding for Lynnwood Link and Federal Way Link could right their storm-tossed financial ship. Urbanist
• Sound Transit & other agencies in push for federal assistance. STB
• Sound Transit pushes Congress for pandemic relief to stay afloat. My NW

STATE

• 2020 isn’t a normal year – including for our road maintenance work. WSDOT
• Reallocating space to support economic recovery and healthy lifestyles. WSDOT

NATIONAL

• The ADA Turned 30, but Universal Accessibility Still Far From the Reality. Planetizen
• On the ADA's 30th Anniversary, Remember: Bikes are a Mobility Assistive Device, too. Streetsblog
• The A.D.A. at 30: Beyond the Law’s Promise
• Not just curb ramps: The ADA turns 30, and there's more to do. Everett Herald
• NACTO Recommends Default Safety Setting for Speed Limits. Planetizen
• T4America statement on Senate Republicans’ HEALS Act. T4A
• Three things to know about FY2021 House transportation appropriations. T4A
• COVID May Take 14 Million Cars Off the Road Forever. Streetsblog
• How Income Inequality Is Driving Our Post-Lockdown Carpocalypse. Streetsblog
• A Black and White Issue: Lime Confronts the Scooter Racial Divide. Streetsblog
• "City Limits" — new guide from National Association of City Transportation Officials on setting speed limits. NACTO
• Cars have run their course in US cities. Here's what's next. FastCo
• Opinion: The Fraught History of Cops and Bikes. Streetsblog

Sport

Articles

• New Trails, Happy Washington Trails Day! Evergreen MTB Alliance
• Commentary: Join Snohomish County Parks in celebrating Park and Recreation Month MyEdmonds

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 or Engineer, Fehr & Peers
Transit Spot Improvement Engineering Sr. Planner, SDOT (8/4)
Transportation Engineering Manager, Issaquah
Senior Current Planner, Issaquah (9/16)
Traffic Engineering Manager, Sammamish