Seattle councilors want more downtown bike lanes

SEATTLE (AP) – A majority of the Seattle City Council wants a full network of protected bike lanes through downtown by the end of next year.

The Seattle Times reports the City Council’s transportation committee unanimously passed a nonbinding resolution Wednesday setting deadlines for the city to build a half-dozen long-planned bike lanes through downtown.

Council member Mike O’Brien, who sponsored the resolution, said he and bicycle advocates have talked with SDOT to make sure the demanded bike lanes are possible.

But SDOT officials have concerns as downtown is in the midst of an unprecedented construction boom and with a slate of big projects expected to clog downtown arterials even more than they already are.