points by pnw 3 days ago | 0 comments
That's one bridge downtown, and as noted in the article, the summer peak coincides with the nearby I5 closure and the World Cup in Seattle.
The 2024 Community Survey shows bike usage has barely budged compared to the amount invested.
[–] msteffen 2 days ago
[–] fwip 3 days ago
The Fremont bridge isn't downtown.
[–] pnw 2 days ago
True, poor choice of words. But it's one of three bridges between the downtown core and several suburbs, and it's hardly a broad indicator of cycle traffic in the region.
It doesn't change the fact that the survey data shows a smaller percentage of people are cycling than in 2015 in Seattle, King County and WA.
- Limes going up and down Beacon Ave constantly. I think a lot of it is young people, I doubt most of them are going to work.
- Healthy amount of bike traffic on 18th Ave S in the morning and afternoon (a stay healthy street. This is my commute)
- The bike garage at Judkins Park station is packed by ~9:30am every day. People lock their bikes/scooters to whatever they can (mostly e-bikes, interestingly).