Top Things to Know & Do

1. Wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap, several times every day.
2. Don't touch your face.
3. Practice social distancing by staying home and going on as many bike rides by yourself as possible.

Lifestyle, Adventure, + Industry

Activities

• Monday, Mar. 16, 6-9p, Social Distance Ride

Articles

• Sound Transit didn’t finish work as planned, so reduced downtown light rail and bike ban still in effect. SBB
• Empty Streets and Wide Open Bike Lanes. Cascade
• On the Bright Side, Biking in the Age of Coronavirus Has Become Less Stressful. Stranger
• As teleworking is up, traffic in Seattle is down this week. SDOT
• Adjusting to New Realities. Rene Herse
• Kitsap has a new bike shop: Infinity Cyclery opens in Poulsbo. Kitsap Sun
• REI temporarily will close all stores beginning today because of COVID-19. Bicycle Retailer
• Bike Works Closure in Response to COVID-19. Bike Works
• Cascade's response to COVID-19 (updated 3/9/20). Cascade
• New RH Endurance Tires in 700C and 650B. Rene Herse

Policy + Infrastructure

Upcoming Events

• Tuesday, Mar. 17
  • 6-7:30p, Rainier Valley Greenways meeting (possibly held virtually or canceled)
  • 6:30-8p, Duwamish Valley Safe Streets virtual meeting

News

KING COUNTY

Seattle & North King

• General
  • Connect Seattle: Building a Connected Trail and Protected Bike Lane Network Across the City. Cascade
  • Women of SDOT: Meet Lorelei Williams, Deputy Director for Capital Project Delivery. SDOT
  • Women of SDOT: Meet Angelina Louman, Crew Chief of Bridge Maintenance Team. SDOT
  • Women of SDOT: Meet Patricia Westsik, Response Team Member. SDOT
• Shoreline & North Seattle
  • Traffic circle construction begins at NE 185th St & 10th Ave NE. Sound Transit
• Central Seattle
  • Even before coronavirus, more people turned to telecommuting in Seattle. Seattle Times
  • Telecommuting Surged, Transit Use Lagged among Downtown Seattle Workers in 2019. Urbanist
  • Teleworking, solo driving rise in latest Commute Seattle report, transit use drops. STB
  • New 60% Designs Inch Seattle’s Waterfront Park Closer to Reality. Urbanist

Snohomish

• Everett May Allow Motorized Scooters On Sidewalks, Remove Helmet Requirement. MyEverettNews

Eastside

• Mountains to Sound Greenway connection underway in Factoria. MyNW

Pierce

• Foothills Trail work temporarily on hold, will resume in summer. Courier-Herald

State

• Bus lane cams finally pass the legislature. STB
• Washington Legislature OKs state transportation budget, avoiding big car-tab fallout. Sound Transit
• Dear governor, our congestion “solutions” have failed. CityLab
• Legislature Authorizes $10 Billion in Highway Spending. Urbanist
• Washington Legislature Approves $10 Billion Transportation Budget. Engineering News-Record
• Editorial: Road work ahead, thanks to revised budget. Everett Herald
• Wash. Judge Greenlights Most Of $4.2B Vehicle Tax, Fee Cut. Law360
• Judge poised to let most of I-976 take effect on car tabs. Everett Herald

National

• To Stave off Recession, Ready the Shovel-Ready Infrastructure Projects. Urbanist
• Will Federal Stimulus Again Feature Infrastructure? Planetizen
• America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse. Streetsblog
• The New Age of Freeway Revolts. CityLab

Jobs

Mechanical, Maintenance, Retail, and Bikeshare

Bike Mechanic, Aaron's Bicycle Repair
Bike Mechanic, G&O Family Cyclery
Operations Assistant, Rene Herse
Seasonal Bike Shop Mechanic, Bike Works
Seasonal Bike Shop Sales & Retail Assistant, Bike Works
Mechanics & Retail Staff, Gregg’s Cycles
Bikes & Fitness Retail Sales Associate, Dick's in Bellevue

Rad Power Bikes
Customer Experience Specialist
Paid Social & Display Marketing Manager
Influencers & Affiliates Marketing Manager
Product Support Specialist,

Education, Training, and Commute Services

Sounders FC Bike Valet, Bike Works
Summer Camp Head Counselor, Cascade
Summer Camp Counselor, Cascade
Bicycle Education Leads, Cascade

Policy, Planning, and Engineering

Urban Trails & Bicycle Plan Program Planner, SDOT (3/17)
Vision Zero Coordinator, SDOT (3/17)
Senior GIS Analyst, SDOT (3/24)
Transportation Equity Program Manager (3/31)
Transportation Planner or Engineer, Fehr & Peers
Senior Transportation Project Manager, HDR
Senior Associate Engineer I, Nelson/Nygaard
Junior Transportation Planner, Nelson/Nygaard
Transportation Engineer III, Kent

Communications, Development, and Management

Administrative Assistant, Washington Student Cycling League

Volunteer

Bike Mechanic & Safety, 2020 Snohomish Ride to Defeat ALS
Volunteer: Event Photographer, 2020 Snohomish Ride to Defeat ALS