West Seattle road work: Bike-lane repairs ahead on 16th

Another heads-up from SDOT before the holiday weekend hits in earnest:

Next week crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will repair pavement cracks in the bike lanes on 16th Avenue SW between SW Henderson to SW Holden streets. They will work on Thursday and Friday, September 8 and 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this work, bicyclists will use the general traffic lane. On-street parking will be restricted, but sidewalks and crosswalks will remain open.

On the White Center side of 16th SW, by the way, the major paving work that’s been under way recently is wrapping up, according to what county reps told the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council last night.

Amanda September 2, 2011 (2:31 pm)

Hooray!!!

AJP September 2, 2011 (4:58 pm)

Hallelujah!

Ed September 2, 2011 (7:03 pm)

Actually, I wonder if anyone will really notice.
I walk this way several times a week from Alki and back. I seldom ever see a bicycle.
There just can’t be that many.

JN September 2, 2011 (8:59 pm)

@Ed, just because you don’t see any cyclists doesn’t mean they aren’t there.

Ed September 2, 2011 (9:29 pm)

I am sure they are there occasionally. Just not any numbers that are meaningful to anyone but themselves. A lot of noise for a few people with a hobby.

datamuse September 2, 2011 (9:46 pm)

I ride that stretch of 16th several times a week, Ed, and seldom ever see a pedestrian. What’s your point?

Sick of Bikes September 3, 2011 (12:04 am)

ok and a new proposed bike tab fee is going to pay for this? How is driving a car a privilege and riding a bike a right?

WSB September 3, 2011 (12:43 am)

The belief that bicyclists don’t pay for the roads, or that the revenue spent on road work only comes from automobile-related sources, is incorrect. Here’s one fairly clear explanation:
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http://publicola.com/2010/08/31/we-all-pay-for-the-roads/
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Some drivers, if they happen to be renters and not property owners, probably pay less than many bikers. – TR

Dizzle September 3, 2011 (9:11 am)

Why do we have these big highways for people to drive their fancy sports cars…seems like a waste for a hobby!

Believe it or not, some people get around on bikes all the time, or by bus or foot. Heck, in a lot of countries in Europe more people ride bikes than drive….oh the humanity!

Don’t be scared to think outside of the “ME, ME, ME” bubble…you just may surprise yourself!

DF September 3, 2011 (9:39 am)

I bike and I am all for paying tabs or using a plate of some kind.

datamuse September 3, 2011 (10:00 am)

Sick, I own a house and two cars. I may well be paying more than you do toward bike improvements already. Next.

Sick of people who are sick of bikes September 3, 2011 (10:57 am)

Word, DM!

Eaglelover September 3, 2011 (11:38 am)

Between my wife and I we have two cars (20k miles a year combined), two pieces of property and have over a half dozen bikes–think sales taxes. We ride quite a bit including that area. Think one less car everytime you see bikes while trying to get on the clogged WSEA bridge, everybody contributes. More than a hobby…Next.

Ed September 3, 2011 (5:43 pm)

Hmmm…seems like my last posts have been deleted. Not sure why as they were not ugly.

I note that the posts by advocates of bike riding (and spending of money the city does not have) have not been censored.
No problem…I won’t contribute to the blog any more.

WSB September 3, 2011 (7:54 pm)

Ed, we don’t “censor.” This is an edited news website with monitored discussion, in which we participate at times, and we work hard to keep the comment sections from becoming the sewers that many other sites’ owners allow their comment sections to become. And yes, that sometimes means comments are not approved for publication. WSB is known, and has been honored, nationally and regionally for the quality of the community conversation/contributions, and we are honored to have so many people contributing constructively. That said, I don’t know if it was yours or not, but the only comment on this story that I have declined to approve today is one that was clearly a trolling comment – which is against our rules – it ended with a statement along the lines of “Oh boy, can’t wait to see you biking zealots attack me now. Bring it on.” If that was yours, sorry, that’s a no-go. It’s like throwing out a firebomb. Discussion can be incendiary enough as it is without the verbal equivalent of someone standing up, thumping their chest, hurling insults and yelling, “C’mon, bring it on!” This isn’t ever the place for that. Not saying that WAS by you, I don’t have access to the deleted comment, I just clearly remember the gist of its content. If it wasn’t, I don’t know which comments you’re referring to – I just got back online, approved a group of comments on various stories that were waiting for review, and the one to which this is responding is the only one with your e-mail address on it – TR

Sam September 3, 2011 (6:55 pm)

Ed, the idea that it is just a hobby is close-minded. More folks would bike commute if there was safe infrastructure. And many people choose to do so despite the unsafe conditions.