@sam asks about new projects and how they affect how you move:
Q4. What bicycle related projects are you excited about that your local municipality is building or planning? How will it change your biking or driving habits?
@ascentale@sam A4: the widening/rebuilding of Burke Gilman in Seattle probably isn't going to change what I do but it will make that long section of primary corridor more comfortable and less bumpy and I'm super for it. Particularly the bit where they're combing the places where it splits into two very narrow trails. That's kinda fun (and I hope they leave the upper wide trail in place for those who want it) but right now it's just inconvenient for bikers and walkers/skaters alike.
The no-longer-missing link in Kenmore between Burke-Gilman and Aidine/68th NE got more paint and also road turtles, and the nearest other intersection got spaces and turtles too to discourage cutting those corners. Pleased to see it!
realised yesterday I hadn’t actually gone down 68th (Aidine) in #Kenmore since they put in the new bridge so here it is from the far side looking back north - it’s very nice!
The connector (to the right, which leads to Burke-Gilman) is usable but not fully painted yet even at this end. The middle mostly isn’t painted at all. But that looks like all that’s really left to do though unless there’s more asphalt needed somewhere not obvious to me.
Several bikers went by while I was stopped to take this photo so it’s already seeing some use which is great ^_^
I was out #biking and saw a few "Burke Gilman - Interurban Trail interconnect" signs and ended up chasing them down. The southern ones are horrible, the northern ones are similar to how I used to bike to Shoreline Community College for school.
Anyway one thing lead to another and I think this is the least likely to kill you route from Lake Forest Park Town Centre to Alderwood Mall, in case for gods only know what reason you wanted to go there. But as a subset of that, it's also the least bad Burke Gilman<->Interurban (North) connection.
My city councilor has posted Yet Another Survey on the missing link on the #BurkeGilman trail. My response:
"It's offensive to me that we are engaging in YET ANOTHER STUDY about this; this missing link is a commuter route that puts bike commuters in danger from the structure of the road every day. This route has been planned for decades and we are, yet again, delaying it for "more feedback". No, don't do this again. Build the link.”