posted 01/28/09 11:23 AM | updated 03/16/09 04:00 PM
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Capitol Hill getting first bicycle parking

By jseattle
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SDOT e-mail just popped into my inbox. Next month, we're getting bike parking places at two Cap Hill locations. Installation starts next week. Spaces should be ready mid-February. City says goal is to have one or two locations in all Seattle neighborhoods. You can contact bikeracks@seattle.gov about getting bike parking in your area.

 

Taking the place of one to two motor vehicle parking spaces, on-street bike parking will be filled with bicycle racks and surrounded by a raised curb. Bicyclists can enter the parking area from the sidewalk and each car-sized space will accommodate up to eight bikes.

●  Mid block of Broadway E between E Harrison Street and E Republican
Street (by Broadway Market)

●  At the corner of 12th Avenue and E Spring Street (by Stumptown
Coffee Roasters and Café Presse)

●  At the corner of Woodlawn Avenue NE and NE 70th Street (by the
Greenlake Condominium)

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Hooray!
Fantastic news. I always found it incredible that there was no bike rack in front of the Broadway Market QFC -- this is progress!
Comment by final answer
January 28, 2009
Wish list
Even nicer would be covered parking. A wet bicycle is both unpleasant (soggy saddle) and less safe: wet rims really decrease braking efficiency. A simple roof would be practical and would advertise the location of the bike rack.
Comment by Andrew Taylor
January 28, 2009
Pipe dreams
My tax dollars *will not* go toward a roof over bike rack. Absolutely ridiculous. We should not have to pay extra just so young people can enjoy their bike hobbies to the fullest extent.
Comment by Shirley
January 28, 2009
However...
you will have to pay for all of the things that I enjoy...
Comment by Shirley
January 28, 2009
Shirley
is my hobby so my taxes dollars shouldn't go to anything road related. How dumb is your logic Shirley?
Comment by Mike
January 28, 2009
yay!
Portland may be ahead of us but at least were keeping pace!
Comment by JoshMahar
January 28, 2009
Seattle Municipal Code
There is an SMC that states that if a business has covered parking for cars that it must have designated covered parking for bicycles. If it can't do that, it has to give money to the city, which will work magic to create it for them.
http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/code1.htm (SMC 23.49.019) - You want to read E.1 and F.
Comment by Burton Palmer
January 28, 2009
Facetiousness
I recognize sarcasm when I see it. I think that our Shirley is being a bit coy and showing up the haters before they show up here....
Comment by Shirley you jest..
January 29, 2009
Ingenious
Yes! Eventually, we can get 8x the revenue for the city via parking meters. Ingenious!
Comment by boogerbutt
6 months ago