Why Not Start Here?
Years ago, the University Bridge had six lanes instead of four. Apparently the two outer lanes were a bit challenging for the evolving motorist, and they were closed to traffic. Why not re-open them, to bicycle traffic only?
Paint it green, and put up some real dent-your-car bollards to keep the cars out. Give the cyclists a full lane across the bridge. Spend like crazy and it might cost as much as $10,000 for the city to put its money where its mouth is, with a short segment of real bikeway.
Lord knows, things are challenging enough at either end of the bridge. It's the least we could do.
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Do you mean where the pedestrian paths currently are? I thought there were already bike lanes shared with peds on the bridge.
They already are bike lanes. Actually my senior capstone is to re-design the north end of the University St bridge where it meets with NE 40th, NE 41st and Campus Pkwy and we are going to be including lots of new bike improvements.
That's good to hear- things change awfully fast in Seattle these days!