Comments on: Ballard Bridge repainting project http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/lipstick-on-a-pig/ Creating a better community through bicycling, throughout Seattle, King County and Washington state. Fri, 24 May 2013 21:32:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Seth Howard http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/lipstick-on-a-pig/comment-page-1/#comment-45483 Seth Howard Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:07:51 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=9641#comment-45483 It's time to demand some accountability from SDOT for the extreme delay of this project. This bridge is lousy for pedestrians and cyclists under the best of conditions. They've missed their initial deadline of "by February 2012" by three weeks with no end in sight. Ron Scharf is the SDOT Project Manager. ron.scharf@seattle.gov Send City Council Transportation Committee Chair Tom Rasmussen a piece of your mind as well. tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov It’s time to demand some accountability from SDOT for the extreme delay of this project. This bridge is lousy for pedestrians and cyclists under the best of conditions. They’ve missed their initial deadline of “by February 2012″ by three weeks with no end in sight.

Ron Scharf is the SDOT Project Manager. ron.scharf@seattle.gov

Send City Council Transportation Committee Chair Tom Rasmussen a piece of your mind as well. tom.rasmussen@seattle.gov

]]> By: Kirk From Ballard http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/lipstick-on-a-pig/comment-page-1/#comment-34691 Kirk From Ballard Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:14:31 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=9641#comment-34691 It appears as if the closed lane is just to give an extra margin of safety for the workers painting the bridge. They aren’t actually doing any work in that lane. Why not let the bikes use the closed lane, riding inside the cones? And when they aren’t working, they are just using the sidewalk to store the cones. Can’t they remove the cones daily and reopen the sidewalk when they finish for the day? Additionally, Metro should offer free trips across the bridge to bikers. Let us get on at the stop right before the bridge, and let us get off on the stop right after the bridge. SDOT and METRO working together? It appears as if the closed lane is just to give an extra margin of safety for the workers painting the bridge. They aren’t actually doing any work in that lane. Why not let the bikes use the closed lane, riding inside the cones? And when they aren’t working, they are just using the sidewalk to store the cones. Can’t they remove the cones daily and reopen the sidewalk when they finish for the day?
Additionally, Metro should offer free trips across the bridge to bikers. Let us get on at the stop right before the bridge, and let us get off on the stop right after the bridge. SDOT and METRO working together?

]]> By: M.J. Kelly http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/lipstick-on-a-pig/comment-page-1/#comment-32665 M.J. Kelly Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:05:40 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=9641#comment-32665 @Mike, grand opening is Saturday: http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/ship-canal-trail-opening/ @Mike, grand opening is Saturday: http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/ship-canal-trail-opening/

]]> By: Lamar Bass http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/lipstick-on-a-pig/comment-page-1/#comment-32287 Lamar Bass Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:39:39 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=9641#comment-32287 am i correct that one sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians? which would mean that cyclists could use that sidewalk. if so, some consideration should be given BEFOREHAND to whether cyclists will be required to dismount and walk; especially, considering the recent message board thread about cyclists encounters with the "vigilante" pedestrian. am i correct that one sidewalk will remain open for pedestrians?

which would mean that cyclists could use that sidewalk. if so, some consideration should be given BEFOREHAND to whether cyclists will be required to dismount and walk; especially, considering the recent message board thread about cyclists encounters with the “vigilante” pedestrian.

]]> By: Mike http://blog.cascade.org/2011/11/lipstick-on-a-pig/comment-page-1/#comment-32186 Mike Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:47:35 +0000 http://blog.cascade.org/?p=9641#comment-32186 Is the ship canal trail open? I tried to ride it on friday and it was still closed. Is the ship canal trail open? I tried to ride it on friday and it was still closed.

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