Bike Rack Parking Installed In Dayton Street End Today

On June 27^th, workers from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) came and installed a bike rack and painted stripes on the street for bicycle parking on North 36^th Street, at the end of Dayton Avenue North.

A new on-street bike rack, in front of Qazi's and Rudy's, in Fremont. Photo by Adrian Laney, Jun '19 — A new on-street bike rack, in front of Qazi’s and Rudy’s, in Fremont. Photo by Adrian Laney, Jun ’19

This area has become, more and more, a place where drivers park cars and trucks unload, illegally. The bike rack, and the stripes, will make it clearer to drivers that the area is not appropriate for vehicles. At least one nearby property owner hopes that this new area will also be used for bike-share parking, to leave nearby sidewalks clearer.

SDOT installed a new bike rack on N 36th, at the end of Dayton Ave, on June 27th Photo by Adrian Laney, Jun '19 — SDOT installed a new bike rack on N 36th, at the end of Dayton Ave, on June 27th Photo by Adrian Laney, Jun ’19

According to the SDOT website (click here,) on-street bike parking will be considered upon the request of an adjacent business owner, or under guidelines in the draft Seattle Bike Parking Guidelines pdf. For more information, contact walkandbike@seattle.gov or 206-684-7583.