Safe Streets project will be continued on Grow from May 22 – June 1 (or when construction begins on the Madison/Wyatt roundabout) Who deserves safe streets? EVERYONE. It’s been said that when a city or town truly claims safety as its top priority, you can see it in how its roads are designed and how the community is
The non-profit bicycle organization Squeaky Wheels is donating $30,000 in a matching partnership with the City of Bainbridge Island to help complete a safe trail for students and their families to bike and walk to school. The Campus Connector Trail, known as Dana's Trail for long-time bicycle advocate Dana Berg, is expected to be complete
Introduction Squeaky Wheels asked the candidates in this fall’s election to the Bainbridge City Council about their positions on road shoulder improvements. We shared our position with them. Seven candidates replied. Our position statement and the candidates’ replies are below. Squeaky Wheels’ position on paved road shoulders Squeaky Wheels is a nonprofit on Bainbridge Island that supports bicycling. We
WSDOT has revised the map of how to get on and off the ferry during the current construction. Be careful crossing in front of cars at Yesler Way, and also in front of the ticket booths. If possible use the north booth entry for Bremerton, and the South for Bainbridge loading. From either ferry,k exit
Please Be Careful crossing in front of traffic to get to the bike holding area! There is now a bicycle-only entrance on the south end of the toll plaza to Colman Dock. The new bicycle entrance is located close to the lanes where bicycles heading to Bainbridge Island wait for the ferry. You can access
A note from the President of Squeaky Wheels Since formation in 1994, we at Squeaky Wheels, your Bainbridge Island bicycling advocacy group, have worked hard to improve the safety and efficiency of bicycling on Bainbridge Island. One of our more important efforts has been to raise local government awareness about specific dangers on island roadways
While chatting with a bus driver that runs a BI route, he suggested a road or two that would benefit from SHOULDERS. It would make his life better! VOTE TO SUPPORT the SAFE Mobility Levy ..
Watch out for the new configuration, we would like to remind riders to stop at the intersections and wait for lights looking both ways. The roadway upon exiting the ferry will now be heavy and fast traffic in both directions right next to the dock. See WSDOT site for more information This weekend Alaskan Way
Vehicle holding locations move for first time in decades Starting Wednesday, Sept. 26, the Bainbridge Island vehicle holding lanes and loading slip will move to the south side of the terminal building where Bremerton vehicles currently wait. The Bremerton lanes and slip will shift to the north side where Bainbridge vehicles currently wait. This swap has not
