If you expect to hit heavy traffic because of this month's roadwork on I-5 just south of the I-90 interchange for the rest of the month, you should really consider using your bicycle.
The Cascade Bicycle Club is doing all the hard work, except the actual pedaling, to help bike commuters find the easiest routes to and from work and the latest information on successful and safe city riding.
The Cascade Bicycle Club's “Survive I-5” website has links to eight route maps on Bikely.com that are appropriate for cyclists making their way into downtown.
Bike bus
The bike club also is setting up “bike bus” schedules in and out of downtown. Essentially, a bike bus is a group of people who bicycle together to work. The group has a set route and schedule to pick up and drop off riders along the way. Read more at BikeBus.org.
Cascade also lists general commuting tips, bike trail safety tips, accessories for bike commuting, and links for bike maps, rules (you face an $81 fine for not riding with a helmet in King County), and how to use transit with your bicycle.
I'd suggest coming back to that Cascade page for more “bike bus” routes and updates as the project develops.
The blogs
Among the blogs, the BikeSeattle blog posted “An alternative to the traffic mess from I-5 construction” with links to general bike commuting tips and info related specifically to I-5. The BikeHugger blogger has some good traffic observations from tooling around town, and Cyclelicious also lists some valuable bike commuting links.
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