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Primaries are coming August 21st.

Something to keep in mind if you use the I-90 bike trail:

On July 15, the I-90 Steering Committee voted to add two narrow lanes to the bridge across I-90 (R-8A) as their “preferred alternative.” The Steering Committee vote ignored strong resolutions passed by the Seattle City Council and the County Council that urged the adoption of the safer I-90 alternative “R-2B.”

This weak decision puts everyone at risk. “R-8A” calls for re-striping the bridge with narrower lanes to fit two HOV lanes in the outside lanes. The re-striping would result in 50-100 more deaths and injury accidents each year and force trucks carrying hazardous cargo to take other routes around the lake, through our neighborhoods. R-8A also jeopardizes the future for High Capacity Transit (HCT) across I-90 by kicking buses out of the center lanes and allowing more solo vehicles to gain access to the center lanes. If we lose the center lanes to autos, don’t believe anyone who tells you we can get them back for transit!

Full article from Cascade (thanks to BikeHugger for the news)