Seattle to spend $1 million more on bike-lane design
Nov 20, 2013, 5:49 PM | Updated: Nov 21, 2013, 7:39 am
The full cost of cycle tracks will be $4 to $5 million per mile, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. A budget committee has recommended spending $1 million to speed up the design and construction process. (Photo courtesy the Seattle Department of Transportation)
(Photo courtesy the Seattle Department of Transportation)
Seattle’s goal is to put all residents within a quarter mile of a bike lane.
Toward that end, the council’s Budget Committee has recommended adding $1 million to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s 2014 budget.
Some of those lanes are “cycle tracks.” Have you seen these in your neighborhood?
A cycle track is physically separated from motor traffic and distinct from the sidewalk.
“The Downtown Cycle Track Network” will replace painted north-south bike lanes on Second and Fourth Avenue.
The total design cost for the cycle track is $1.8 million. Keyword there is “design.” The construction costs are on top of that.
The full cost of cycle tracks will be $4 to $5 million per mile, according to the SDOT website.
By LINDA THOMAS
