#bikemap — Public Fediverse posts

@MHowell If I say "You gotcher god damned maps, what the hell else do you want?" like three people would get it but they'd appreciate it.

#BikeTooter #map #maps #BikeMap #GreaterNorthshore #closure #SammamishRiver #SammamishRiverTrail #biking

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.1 - 17 April 2026

This is a massive update if you're in south Seattle or nearby environs. Welcome to coverage WHITE CENTER/TOP HAT, GLENDALE, BOULEVARD PARK, SOUTHERN HEIGHTS, LAKERIDGE, BRYN MAWR, and northernmost TUKWILA.

As always, check the blog post for the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2026/02/13/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-8/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Juanita #Kirkland #RatCity #Glendale #Lakeridge #BrynMawr #tukwila #WhiteCenter #TopHat

well I figured out why Roxbury gets used west of 16th

it's because it's the ONLY east-west that doesn't get a 4-8% slope marker

also it has de facto bike lanes - it got narrowed there a while ago to three lanes, two traffic and a turn - but the pavement isn't up to grade for Seattle (which does apparently own that street in its entirety) won't certify them

Should I add the "commonly used" to reflect that reality? but only to 18th at very most.

eta: WAIT NO IT'S JUST FURTHER WEST

and still less steep but still over 4%

So I guess will NOT be adding that until and unless the bike lanes become official

#biking #BikeMap #WhiteCenter #RatCity #BikeTooter

oh good Lakeridge has

"Lakeridge Dr S" (which google calls Lake Ridge Dr S but streetview says they're wrong)

and

"S Lakeridge Dr" (streetsigns agree)

and they do not directly intersect

#maps #BikeMap #GreaterNorthshore #megamap #why

Okay. Streets need labelling. Plus a few other things. But I think this is a decent first real draft.

It did not fit like a glove. But I think it _looks_ like it fit like a glove - I honestly keep forgetting where the western boundary is and am kinda proud of that - and that's what matters for usability.

Also made a few clarifying edits on City of Seattle again. I'd say "the way they had it wasn't _wrong_..." but... some of it was. xD

#BikeMap #seattle #RatCity #WhiteCenter #Glendale #Tukwila #BikeTooter #maps

I mean seriously LOOK AT THIS

DO NOT BIKE HERE IT WILL KILL YOU

GO TO HENDERSON JFC

about half do, I think. but half don't. they do this instead. madness. (as is this intersection's existence.)

#biking #BikeMap #SouthPark #glendale #seattle #megamap #BikeTooter

never done this before but holy shit so many people do this and it's such a bad idea

seriously it's a full pair of four-freeway-lanes cloverleaf merger interaction with paint as buffer to shoulders, it's so dangerous holy fuck

meanwhile henderson is a no-cars bridge over the same highway

#biking #glendale #SouthPark #seattle #BikeMap #BikeTooter #megamap

I don't like it much but ... maybe?

#biking #seattle #WhiteCenter #RatCity #BikeMap #megamap #BikeTooter

Something else i'm trying to figure out is that it's pretty clear that people are using sidewalks on 4th Ave SW between 102nd and Roxbury, then along Roxbury heading west. I'm not gonna label them bike paths because they are clearly ordinary sidewalks, but they're being used _as_ bike paths. And I don't know whether or even how to mark that.

The section on 4th Ave has houses with entrances facing that sidewalk, and parking. The section on Roxbury itself has _nothing_ facing it until basically 14th Ave SW and I'm _almost_ willing to mark that as a bike path, except it's so narrow.

But it's absolutely the safest-looking way I've seen to get to downtown / 16th and Roxbury.

#biking #seattle #WhiteCenter #RatCity #BikeMap #megamap #BikeTooter

Rat City, team, you gotta get incorporated and get yourselves some bike infrastructure, it is dire

I salute your bike riders because holy shit, there are popular routes I am _not_ sending people to on my map. They're too dangerous, but you use them anyway and I respect that

BUT I GOTTA QUESTION IF YOU BIKE THERE

There's a popular route on 108th that gets less popular where I stop it, but is still used by a fair number of people. It's the third most popular way to get to the one (1) route across I-5. It uses Myers and 6th Ave S. Myers looks like a deathtrap so I have a question:

IS IT SECRETLY OKAY?

Because it sure doesn't _look_ okay. It looks like a good way to die.

#biking #seattle #WhiteCenter #RatCity #BikeMap #megamap

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0.8 - 14 February 2026

This release is basically about construction updates and temporary closures, the most important being Burke-Gilman in Kenmore (with detour) for five days staring February 16th.

As always, check the blog post for the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2026/02/13/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-8/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Edmonds #Maltby #SnohomishCounty #MountlakeTerrace #Juanita #Kirkland

Seriously, it's complicated in there.

#sunset #EastView #kenmore #northshore #biking #BikeMap #BikeTooter #photography #landscape #LandscapePhotography #sorta

On the way towards 61st after running some errands (update: construction is paused for the holidays but they aren't done, no new bike lanes 'til they finish) the reflected sunset seen in the _east_ smacked me in the face and said pay attention

(and also trans rights, apparently)

#sunset #EastView #kenmore #northshore #biking #BikeMap #BikeTooter #photography #landscape #LandscapePhotography #sorta

Project delay news:

While Redmond's website still says the Bel-Red Road buffered bike lane project will be complete by the end of 2025, that's been pretty clearly not true for a while, and the traffic cams website has a _separate_ note that I'm sure is more recent saying that the project timeframe has been extended into February.

I certainly wish cities were better at updating their websites.

Anyway, I only saw that today, so now you know too.

#BikeMap #BikeTooter #biking #redmond #seattle #eastside

Project delay news:

While Redmond's website still says the Bel-Red Road buffered bike lane project will be complete by the end of 2025, that's been pretty clearly not true for a while, and the traffic cams website has a _separate_ note that I'm sure is more recent saying that the project timeframe has been extended into February.

I certainly wish cities were better at updating their websites.

Anyway, I only saw that today, so now you know too.

#BikeMap #BikeTooter #biking #redmond #seattle #eastside

Project delay news:

While Redmond's website still says the Bel-Red Road buffered bike lane project will be complete by the end of 2025, that's been pretty clearly not true for a while, and the traffic cams website has a _separate_ note that I'm sure is more recent saying that the project timeframe has been extended into February.

I certainly wish cities were better at updating their websites.

Anyway, I only saw that today, so now you know too.

#BikeMap #BikeTooter #biking #redmond #seattle #eastside

Project delay news:

While Redmond's website still says the Bel-Red Road buffered bike lane project will be complete by the end of 2025, that's been pretty clearly not true for a while, and the traffic cams website has a _separate_ note that I'm sure is more recent saying that the project timeframe has been extended into February.

I certainly wish cities were better at updating their websites.

Anyway, I only saw that today, so now you know too.

#BikeMap #BikeTooter #biking #redmond #seattle #eastside

Project delay news:

While Redmond's website still says the Bel-Red Road buffered bike lane project will be complete by the end of 2025, that's been pretty clearly not true for a while, and the traffic cams website has a _separate_ note that I'm sure is more recent saying that the project timeframe has been extended into February.

I certainly wish cities were better at updating their websites.

Anyway, I only saw that today, so now you know too.

#BikeMap #BikeTooter #biking #redmond #seattle #eastside

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0.7 - 23 November 2025

Updates this release are include an extension north of bike lanes on NE 124th Ave, but more importantly, closure information updates for the Sammamish River Trail in Woodinville, and the southern leg of the CKC in Kirkland.

As always, check the blog post for the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/11/23/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-7/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Edmonds #Maltby #SnohomishCounty #MountlakeTerrace #Juanita #Kirkland

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0.7 - 23 November 2025

This release contains two major corrections to the 2 Line Bike Connector Map, as well as notice of a December 1-5 closure of the EastRail Trail in Renton near the Seahawks Training Centre.

As always, check the blog post for the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/11/23/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-7/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Edmonds #Maltby #SnohomishCounty #MountlakeTerrace #Juanita #Kirkland

@seabikeblog Responding here also, for tagging purposes:

As you know, I live (and make maps) up here; the gate you’re talking about, even if closed, does NOT block bike access to 178th. Your suggested detour is valid.

Shorter versions exist if they aren’t closing to exactly 175th. If they are not, then going west on 175th then taking the bike path access down to the trail and continuing south is somewhat better.

(Also, the connector on the south side of 175th is guaranteed to be open, so if you're northbound on Sammamish River then I would definitely use that. If southbound, it depends.)

#biking #seattle #BikeMap #BikeTooter #northshore #woodinville #SammamishRiver #SammamishRiverTrail #bothell #kenmore #redmond #KingCounty #SEAbikes

Maps Release: Greater Northshore Bike Connector, MEGAMAP 2.0.5

This release is very small, containing only two upgrades (even if they're important), with some additional notes on the Central Kirkland Connector’s south-end closure.

As always, deets at the blog:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/10/17/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-5/

#BikeMap #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #shoreline #edmonds #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #briar #kenmore #bothell #maltby #woodinville #KingCounty #juanita #redmond #kirkland #maps #biking #BikeTooter #SEAbikes

Oh, I also rode 61st in Kenmore yesterday, to see how that's coming along. It's progressing reasonably. There's still a bunch more work to do, but you can see the outlines of it. Extrapolated bike lane width is looking fine but I'm a little concerned about whether these lanes will be buffered as much as Kenmore _usually_ buffers new bike lanes. I hope they will.

#biking #kenmore #BikeMap #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #northshore

FINALLY.

100th Ave NE upgraded and extended infrastructure between 139th and 145th is open.

https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Construction-Projects/100th-Avenue-Northeast-Corridor-Improvements

Waiting for this to be open was the reason I didn't drop a new map immediately for Seatlte's E. Marginal Way S. I really wanted more than one new thing on a version if I could get it.

Sources is updated. New maps will be generated this afternoon and dropped when they're ready. I'll try to get it done before BikeNite if I can get it all going between other stuff.

#BikeTooter #BikeMap #seattle #juanita #kirkland #incoming #GreaterNorthshore

FINALLY.

100th Ave NE upgraded and extended infrastructure between 139th and 145th is open.

https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Construction-Projects/100th-Avenue-Northeast-Corridor-Improvements

Waiting for this to be open was the reason I didn't drop a new map immediately for Seatlte's E. Marginal Way S. I really wanted more than one new thing on a version if I could get it.

Sources is updated. New maps will be generated this afternoon and dropped when they're ready. I'll try to get it done before BikeNite if I can get it all going between other stuff.

#BikeTooter #BikeMap #seattle #juanita #kirkland #incoming #GreaterNorthshore

New Greater Northshore / MEGMAP bike maps release!

Big updates in Seattle, important WARNING in Kirkland about a temporary closure, lots of changes to non-marked preferred routes in Mountlake Terrace and Briar as people have figured out preferred routes to light rail.

Deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/10/03/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-4/

Direct link to download page:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

#BikeMap #maps #seattle #GreaterNorthshore #shoreline #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #Juanita #Kirkland #Redmond #Edmonds #Lynnwood #MountlakeTerrace #Briar #biking #BikeTooter #SEAbikes

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0.2 - 24 August 2025

Updates this release are fairly minor EXCEPT for the early opening of Redmond Central Connector up to East Rail Trail at NE 124th, which I didn't think would happen until September. Hence this early update.

As always, check the blog post for the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/08/25/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-2/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#BikeMap #maps #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #shoreline #redmond #lynnwood #LakeForestPark #Kenmore #Briar #Bothell #Woodinville #Edmonds #Maltby #SnohomishCounty #MountlakeTerrace #Juanita #Kirkland

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0.1 - 4 August 2025

Updates this release are fairly minor EXCEPT for the decades-awaited connection from Elliot Bay Trail to Waterfront, and an important new set of bike lanes on Meridian in Shoreline.

As always, check the blog post for the deets:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/08/04/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0-1/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Enjoy!

#biking #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #cascadia #SnohomishCounty #Shoreline #Edmonds #MountlakeTerrace #LakeForestPark #Briar #Kenmore #juanita #Kirkland #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #KingCounty #Redmond #BikeMap #maps #design

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Viele hier arbeiten mit #Brouter / #Bikerouter.

Ich selbst nutze (noch) zumeist #Komoot, alternativ #Outdooractive und #RideWithGPS

Darüber hinaus kenne ich #Locusmap, #Bikemap, #Naviki

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0 - July 15, 2025

Additions and changes this release include a pretty big project of enlarging City of Seattle's street name labels, which were too damn small.

But there's more; check the blog post for changes and notes:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/07/14/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Thanks!

#biking #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #SnohomishCounty #Shoreline #Edmonds #MountlakeTerrace #LakeForestPark #Briar #Kenmore #Juanita #Kirkland #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #KingCounty #Redmond #BikeMap #maps #design

RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 1.8 - 8 June 2025

Additions and changes this release:

* LOTS. Too many to list here. Mostly Seattle, but not only Seattle, as they've dropped the 2025-26 bike map, with which we have issues.

Check the blog post for changes and notes:

https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/06/08/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-1-8-and-a-decision-about-seattle-2025/

Maps download:

https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/

Previous permalinks continue to work.

If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/solarbird

Thanks!

#biking #BikeTooter #GreaterNorthshore #seattle #northshore #SnohomishCounty #Shoreline #Edmonds #MountlakeTerrace #LakeForestPark #Briar #Kenmore #Juanita #Kirkland #Bothell #Woodinville #Maltby #KingCounty #Redmond #BikeMap #maps #design

Ridin Dirty

#BikeTrail #BikeMap #BikeToot #BikerBoy #Bicycle #BicycleInfrastructure #DJI #Air2 #Drone #Videography

Ridin Dirty

#BikeTrail #BikeMap #BikeToot #BikerBoy #Bicycle #BicycleInfrastructure #DJI #Air2 #Drone #Videography

Bei Interesse: Bikemap, eine leiwande App für Fahrradrouten / Navi, gibt's noch kurze Zeit um knapp 20 Euro (Jahresabo - 50%). Ein fairer Preis für die gebotenen Möglichkeiten.
Wer es lieber via iPhone & App Store Abo machen will: Dort sind es dann knapp 23 Euro.
#fahrrad #routen #navi #bikemap