Comments on: When people work together http://blog.cascade.org/2013/01/when-people-work-together/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Thu, 23 May 2013 22:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Char http://blog.cascade.org/2013/01/when-people-work-together/comment-page-1/#comment-79370 Char Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:13:22 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=18769#comment-79370 montlake resident here, saw the plans at the recent 520 meeting last wed--uuuugggly. Before you leave can you please post a blog about this? this is a major connection hub for seattle cyclists (and pedestrians), and its looking fragmented - for instance in the plans there is zero connection from the new 520 trail, which will stop at montlake, to bicycle routes up capitol hill and downtown (eg the short trail that goes under 520 on the West side, skirts montlake playground to shoot you onto roads to eastlake and downtown, or send you up interlaken to go downtown.) Maybe you can also explain why cascade bicycle club supports the portage bay trail when there is a great route up capitol hill (interlaken). Understand importance of shooting for moon, but the transportation office has not even budgeted money to connect to existing routes (eg phase '2' plans call for a tunnel to connect the 520 trail to the west side bike trail, but no money in the existing plan - even for this rudimentary connection). Still, I see how this would be great in the long run. But before you go, most importantly --- call out the 520 planners for the pedestrian and bicycle mess they have come up with! for more deets this might help: http://montlaker.com/ Please give this one a go before you leave, and good luck in the new job! montlake resident here, saw the plans at the recent 520 meeting last wed–uuuugggly. Before you leave can you please post a blog about this? this is a major connection hub for seattle cyclists (and pedestrians), and its looking fragmented – for instance in the plans there is zero connection from the new 520 trail, which will stop at montlake, to bicycle routes up capitol hill and downtown (eg the short trail that goes under 520 on the West side, skirts montlake playground to shoot you onto roads to eastlake and downtown, or send you up interlaken to go downtown.)

Maybe you can also explain why cascade bicycle club supports the portage bay trail when there is a great route up capitol hill (interlaken). Understand importance of shooting for moon, but the transportation office has not even budgeted money to connect to existing routes (eg phase ’2′ plans call for a tunnel to connect the 520 trail to the west side bike trail, but no money in the existing plan – even for this rudimentary connection). Still, I see how this would be great in the long run.

But before you go, most importantly — call out the 520 planners for the pedestrian and bicycle mess they have come up with! for more deets this might help: http://montlaker.com/

Please give this one a go before you leave, and good luck in the new job!

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