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RapidRide Roosevelt
Downtown Seattle to Eastlake to Roosevelt
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 23 Eastlake neighborhood briefing for the RapidRide Roosevelt project! Approximately 100 interested community members joined us to learn more about the planned protected bike lane and potential tools to manage parking in the future.

You can view the presentation shared at the meeting. You can also review the RapidRide Roosevelt's bicycle facility evaluation and the draft parking and curbspace management analysis. 
Why is there a protected bike lane planned for Eastlake Ave E? 
Along with improving transit service between Roosevelt and Downtown Seattle, the purpose and need for the RapidRide Roosevelt also includes improving safety conditions and connections to RapidRide stations for people biking and walking along the corridor.

While bicyclists and pedestrians only make up 6.3% of all crashes, they represent a much larger percentage of serious (47.4%) and fatal (39.7%) crashes. In addition, the University Bridge has the second-highest recorded bicycle volume in the city. The RapidRide Roosevelt project includes approximately 3 miles of protected bike lanes (PBL) connecting Roosevelt, the University District, Eastlake, and South Lake Union neighborhoods.

In Eastlake, the protected bike lane is planned to be built in both directions along Eastlake Ave E. This bike lane is included to meet the project’s purpose and need by improving safety and access to transit, as well as contributing to improved transit speed and reliability in the corridor. 
 
Other bicycle facility options for this area have been evaluated, but the protected bike lane on Eastlake best meets evaluation criteria.
What are the impacts to parking along Eastlake Ave E?
In order to meet the project goals and to install the protected bike lane, the project would remove on-street parking and vehicle load zones on Eastlake Ave E. Loading zones would be replaced near the removed loading zones where feasible. 
 
SDOT will continue to work with the Eastlake neighborhood to develop parking strategies to better utilize remaining curbspace capacity.
Who approved this project? When was the decision made?
The Seattle City Council adopted the project’s Locally Preferred Alternative in 2017. That’s the approval to proceed with the project as currently defined, which includes the protected bike lanes. 
 
The next milestone is the environmental assessment process and preliminary design. We are coordinating with the Federal Transit Administration on our environmental process.

Learn more at the project website.
About RapidRide
King County Metro and the Seattle Department of Transportation are partnering to enhance transit connections and upgrade existing bus routes to Metro RapidRide service.
 
RapidRide Features

Convenient and Easy to Use
  • Service starts early and runs late, 7 days a week
  • Buses come at least every 10 minutes during busiest hours
  • Off-board ORCA payment at stations allows boarding at any door
  • Air-conditioned buses with three doors let riders on and off quickly
  • Riders with mobility aids can secure themselves easily without driver assistance
Safe and Smart
  • Real-time arrival signs at stations
  • Free Wi-Fi and interior LED lighting on buses
  • Transit Signal Priority synchronizes traffic lights with buses
  • Shelters are well lit and all buses have security cameras
  • Fare enforcement officers monitor buses and stops
Learn more: www.kingcounty.gov/metro/rapidride
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