http://gettingaroundissaquah.org Walking, Bicycling, and Transit advocacy in Issaquah, Washington Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:47:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't heard from many people about this week's bike/ped counts, but here are the numbers I have. I'll update this post if I get more. Where, When, Weather Mode Northbound Southbound Eastbound Westbound Total Newport Way SW and Front St S, 9/29 7am-9am, 50F partly cloudy Bike 3 0 2 2 7 Ped 14 0 60 14 88 E Sunset Way and 6th Ave NE, 10/1 7am-9am, 52F partly cloudy Bike 0 0 1 1 2 Ped 2 2 6 3 13 Newport Way SW and Front ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/10/02/bikeped-counts/ This Friday, September 19 is PARK(ing) Day. This is the day when communities around the world take back a bit of their town that has been set aside for cars and turn it into a park. That's right, GAIT has partnered with our friends at artEAST to turn a parking space ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/09/14/parking-day/ During the last legislative session in Olympia, the Bicycle Alliance of Washington worked hard to get legislation to address the issue of vehicle detection systems not turning lights green for bicycles and motorcycles. They succeeded with Senate Bill 5482 (Section 10). Now it is time to let jurisdictions know when ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/08/07/signal-bill/ Karen Behm has been working on a bike map for Issaquah for over a year now, and Tuesday afternoon the first edition came back from the printer! You can pick up your copy at the Visitor Center, Bicycle Center, or Veloce Velo. Or flag me down around town, I've got ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/08/06/bicycle-issaquah/ Tuesday 8/4 is (was, but I'm leaving this here for historical purposes) the National Night Out which is a community engagement event sponsored in Issaquah by the police department. There will be many community groups outside our police station providing information and entertainment. I'll be out there talking about GAIT. ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/08/06/early-august/ The Council Transportation Committee will meet this Thursday 7/9 at 5pm in the Pickering Room at City Hall Northwest. The agenda includes: Discussion of "Transportation 2040" I assume this is some long-range visioning. AB 5997 SE 56th and 221st Place SE Intersection Modifications This is the intersection just west of East Lake Sammamish Parkway ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/07/06/july-events/ Offered without commentary for now, but here are some interesting things I've stumbled across lately... Lynnwood's Multi-Choice Transportation system Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America Cycling hazard tracking: bikewise Another cycle hazard site: Bicycle Watchdog http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/06/22/links-for-622/ Bob reports that they had a nice Bridges ride last Wednesday. This week promises to be even nicer. Mark your calendar for every Wednesday at 6:30pm in the Community Center parking lot for this fun social ride. Also on Wednesday, the Sammamish Farmers Market has declared the first market day of ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/06/01/events-for-the-first-week-of-june/ Bob Miller will be guiding his famous Bridges of Issaquah bike ride starting at 6:30pm Wednesday 5/27 from the Community Center parking lot. If you haven't been before this ride is an easy ramble around town suitable for all skill levels. If you have been before, let Bob know and ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/05/27/coming-events-2/ Despite it being the first weekend of May, this is the April trash walk. We'll be cleaning up the Sammamish Trail where it runs along the north side of SE 56th Street (otherwise known as NW Sammamish Road). Meet at 9am on Saturday by the plantings at the wacky intersection ... http://gettingaroundissaquah.org/index.php/2009/04/30/april-trash-walk/