Shoreline declares Bike Month; cuts bike lanes

Shoreline cut bike lanes on this section of Meridian Ave from the Transportation Improvement Plan (Oliver J Moffat)

By Oliver J Moffat

The Shoreline city council will declare May Bike Month and then review a Transportation Plan that cuts bike lanes. After proclaiming Earth Day, the city said greenhouse gas emissions are down only 6% towards the 60% reduction goal. Bike crashes hit record highs in Shoreline.

The Shoreline council will proclaim May National Bike Month at the Monday, May 4, 2026 meeting, followed by a public hearing on the 6-year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP).

Bike lanes on Meridian Ave (from 175th to 200th) were cut because of understaffing, says the transportation plan. With costs rising, the city returned the grant and cancelled the safety project.

More cyclists are being hit by drivers on Shoreline roads, according to the latest Traffic Report.

The 175th Street Corridor project costs ballooned again. The project would keep the road from collapsing during an earthquake and improve safety at Meridian Park elementary school. But costs have increased from $88,608,200 in 2024 to an estimated $107,459,210 in the latest TIP. 

A Transportation Improvement Plan map shows funded (blue), partially funded (yellow) and unfunded (red) projects in Shoreline 

Sidewalks connecting the North City business district to the Shoreline North Light Rail station are so far in the future that they have no completion dates, and costs increased from $17 million to over $24 million. 

The city shortened the 15th Ave NE safety project in North City. Previously, pedestrian improvements along 15th Ave NE were planned from 175th to 200th, but now the city has shrunk the project to between 180th to 196th. 

Over $148 million in transportation projects aren't funded.

Earlier, at the April 27 meeting, the council proclaimed Earth Day and discussed the Climate Action Plan.

The city made little progress towards its climate goals with 61% of climate pollution spewed from tailpipes in Shoreline.

Council member Laura Mork asked, “We had said by 2030 we'd have a 60% greenhouse gas reduction. How are we doing on that?”

“We're only down 6%. So we have 54% to go,” city staff said. 

Bike Month and Earth Day proclamations are available on the city’s website.