Ten people who crashed their bicycles on an unfinished portion of the Burke Gilman trail are making claims against the city of Seattle, setting up a possible lawsuit against the city.
How far Washington has to go to make roads safe for everyone
The state needs to spend $5.7 billion to fix roads for cyclists and pedestrians, a draft transportation plan says. By Hannah Weinberger, Crosscut
Share: Bikers and pedestrians along Highway 99 in Seattle on Jan. 6, 2021. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
Every so often, Washington’s State Department of Transportation publishes active transportation plans. These plans look at how streets and walkways are working for cyclists and pedestrians who already use them, informing state-level funding for active transportation projects.
In a draft plan published in December that updates a 2008 plan, however, WSDOT took a new approach that meets growing demand for safe, low-carbon transportation: It looked at whether state roads were suitable for active transportation modes like walking and biking and even growing modes like scootering based on where people want to walk and bike, but don’t.