tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post6322786136183299101..comments2024-02-27T01:52:06.519-08:00Comments on Kent's Bike Blog: SeaTac Airport access may be eliminatedKent Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12906603746565831689noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-69623977062624535972007-05-20T11:00:00.000-07:002007-05-20T11:00:00.000-07:00Here's the message I sent:Subject: Bicycle Access ...Here's the message I sent:<BR/>Subject: Bicycle Access to SeaTac Airport<BR/>It has come to my attention that changes at SeaTac pedestrian & bicycle path at South 182nd St and International Boulevard will degrade the quality bicycle access to and from the airport. This would impact my preference for a destination when planning future travel; why destroy the excellent reputation your region has for good planning? Puget Sound is one of the best destinations in the country for cycling. I enjoyed living in Seattle, and would regret that short-sighted decisions erode that quality.Bill Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553048532545798773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-26650537388744122022007-05-19T07:08:00.000-07:002007-05-19T07:08:00.000-07:00There's frustratingly little public info out there...There's frustratingly little public info out there on this. Here's a link to the Cascade Forum, where we are discussing more of this:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2lj4mo<BR/><BR/>At the last SeaTac council meeting that we have minutes for, there is the "we're doing this and this" to compensate comments but it is certainly not clear that this is actually being done or is adequate. See David Hiller's very pointed comment. The Port is spending money on an ad campaign about how "green" they are, but they can't preserve this access because there is "no money"?<BR/><BR/>I would think at the very least if they do have a good alternative plan, they'd be responding to people's concerns saying "no, no, you've got it all wrong, this is what we're doing!" So far, I haven't heard anything from the Port that sets my mind at ease.<BR/><BR/>The comment period is still open, pro-bike comments can't hurt if in fact the Port does have a good plan. If they don't, comments may help them decide to find the funding to preserve access.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-69600633647459767302007-05-19T00:27:00.000-07:002007-05-19T00:27:00.000-07:00Too late... I already sent the email. Here's the t...Too late... I already sent the email. Here's the text: <BR/><BR/>To: sepa.p@portseattle.org <BR/>Date: May 19, 2007 12:20 AM <BR/>Subject: Pedestrian & Bicycle Path Closure <BR/> <BR/>Greetings and Salutations,<BR/><BR/>I am writing to protest the proposed closure and elimination of the pedestrian & bicycle path at South 182nd St and International Boulevard. As a potential bike tourist to the SeaTac area, I find the potential lack of bicycle friendly entry/exit routes from the airport to be a major turn-off and a reason to second-guess visiting the area with bicycle travel in mind. My understanding is that that motor-vehicle traffic congestion and parking is problematic in this area as well, and the closure of the ped/bicycle path would only serve to increase this traffic. If the SeaTac area wishes to preserve it's status as a bicycle friendly city and continue to attract bicycle tourism, I suggest the city rethink it's plans to close the aforementioned path. This bicycle tourist will be watching and hoping that you choose the "green" path.<BR/><BR/>Yours in fear & loathing,<BR/><BR/>Ian E. Hopper<BR/>Novato, CA<BR/><BR/>Inre: Maus's comment. Are they really putting in another path, or is that lip service as appeasment?nollijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249385586041451353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-2747380626083431192007-05-17T10:56:00.000-07:002007-05-17T10:56:00.000-07:00kent,I read the minutes from the SeaTac city counc...kent,<BR/><BR/>I read the minutes from the SeaTac city council meeting and it looks like they plan to provide alternate bike access. here's the excerpt:<BR/><BR/><EM>"The South Access Road will cause the loss of pedestrian/bicycle access at South 182nd Street when the road is being<BR/>constructed to connect the airport to SR-509. In exchange, the POS will incorporate pedestrian/bicycle access<BR/>facilities into the South Access corridor."</EM><BR/><BR/>can you shed any light on this? I just think if we're going to encourage folks to speak up, we should know exactly what is being planned.<BR/><BR/>get in touch if/when we need to spread the word about this:<BR/>jonathan(at)bikeportland(dot)orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676999.post-87793765536969576492007-05-17T09:05:00.000-07:002007-05-17T09:05:00.000-07:00An example of how people-power works: Portland, OR...An example of how people-power works: Portland, OR Mayor Tom Potter recently annouced that the new $37 million city budget for Portland would not include the $100 thousand originally designated to update our 12-year-old Bicycle Master Plan -- which sorely needs updating to keep pace with Portland's growth, and to put Portland in the running for Platinum-level status as a surpemely bicycle-friendly city. <BR/><BR/>The word got out, thanks in large part to websites like www.BikePortland.org; and thousands of people sent angry emails and letters to city hall demanding that money be returned to the bicycle planning part of the budget. In addition, the number of riders who came on the April PDOT Bicycle Planning Ride (an educational ride around town, pointing out bike routes and places where bike improvements are scheduled) swelled from its usual 50 riders to over 200. We clogged the city streets with our bicycles on, appropriately enough, May Day. <BR/><BR/>The Mayor got the message. The week after the ride, the Mayor's office announced that an "unexpected" surplus of $ 2 million had been "found" (where, in a dank basement in outer southeast? Please.) and that funding for the Bicycle Master plan had been fully restored.<BR/><BR/>(Of course, it didn't hurt that some key ballot measures near and dear to Potter's heart were up for consideration in the May election -- particularly a measure that would change our city government from a business styled "strong council" model to a "strong mayor/weak council" model. That measure was defeated this week.)<BR/><BR/>Lesson: If you live in Seattle and care about this SeaTac bikeway thing, well, you know what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com