PROJECT FUNDING

Current funding exists from the Puget Sound Regional Council and the City of Seattle. The Mayor allocated $1.2 million in proposed funding for construction in new budget legislation, made possible by savings from the Spokane Street Viaduct project. Pending City Council approval, this funding could be enough to complete construction, depending on final design details.

PROJECT CONTRACTORS

The Toole Design Group (a planning, engineering and landscape architecture firm whose specialty is bike and pedestrian transportation), has been selected to do the planning and design work for this Cycle Track project. The contractor for community outreach is expected to be awarded soon.

Listed below are the City of Seattle documents regarding the Cycle Track project in reverse chronological order. Please click on the link below each document description to read the details provided in that document.

November 2013 City of Seattle Draft Bicycle Master Plan Update.
November 2013 Draft Bicycle Master Plan Update

July 2013 City of Seattle issues a solicitation for the “Inclusive Outreach and Public Engagement (IOPE) for the Westlake Cycle Track”. No community outreach engagement to the Westlake Ave. North community has been undertaken as part of this solicitation process.
13-57 Roster Solicitation – Westlake Cycle Track IOPE

June 2013 City of Seattle Draft Bicycle Master Plan. This describes the City of Seattle’s bicycle transportation network having expanded to 300 miles and will be expanding an additional 585 facility miles with a cost yet to be developed. The Tool Design Group has awarded another contract to be the City’s principal consultant for this Plan. With the Federal and State funds becoming less available, the City will now need to become the principle funding source. No community outreach engagement to the Westlake Ave. North community has been undertaken as part of this Master Plan development process.
2013 Draft City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan

April 2013 – City of Seattle requests a grant from King County for the Westlake Cycle Track. Overall cost of this project is estimated at $2,232,000.
2012 Application for the Westlake Cycle Track to King County from the City of Seattle with Project Description and Justification

March 2013 City of Seattle issues a solicitation for the planning and design of the Westlake Cycle Track for a budget of $240,000. The contact has been awarded to the Tool Design Group. No community outreach engagement to the Westlake Ave. North community has been undertaken as part of this solicitation process.
13-16 Westlake Roster Solicitation

September 2012 – The City of Seattle and Central Sound Community Transit issue a joint Request for Qualifications for a consulting services contract for a “Ballard-to-Downtown Seattle High-Capacity (HCT) Planning Study (2 years duration)”.
Ballard-to-Downtown Seattle High-Capacity (HCT) Planning Study RFQ

Website of the “Tool Design Group” who has been and continues to be the principal consultant to the City of Seattle for planning & designing the expansion of a bicycle transportation network though-out the Seattle area.
Toole Design Group, a planning, engineering, and architect firm who specializes in bike and pedestrian transportation

2007 – The City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan. This describes the City of Seattle’s 10 year plan to expand the bicycle transportation network from 67 miles to 450 miles. The Tool Design Group is the City’s principal consultant for this Plan. The estimated cost to implement this plan over 10 years is $240 million (based on 2007 dollars). No community outreach engagement to the Westlake Ave. North community was undertaken as part of this Master Plan development process. Please click on this link to read the details provided in this document
2007 City of Seattle Bicycle Master Plan