Author: Tom Fucoloro
Alert 5/10–13: 520 Bridge Trail, Montlake section of Lake Washington Blvd closed late Friday through early Monday
The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed between Montlake and Evergreen Point starting 11 p.m. tonight (May 10) until early morning Monday (May 13). Lake Washington Boulevard will also be closed between Montlake Boulevard and the Arboretum. The short section of 24th Ave E south of Lake Washington Boulevard, which is part of the Lake…
Review: Everyone making transportation policy decisions must read ‘When Driving Is Not An Option,’ out today
“When I share the fact that a third of people in the United States can’t, or can’t afford to, drive, usually my audience is incredulous,” writes Seattle resident Anna Letitia Zivarts in her book “When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency” out today from Island Press. Zivarts will be speaking 7:30…
Happy Bike to School Day!
We had a lovely Bike to School Day today. There were 68 bikes parked at Green Lake Elementary, and even more kids rode in on a parent’s bike. There was so much joy and so many proud kids. Biking to school is just the best. Since my kid has been regularly biking to school on…
Seattle Parks announces 2024 Bicycle Weekends on Lake Washington Blvd.
After a brief moment of excitement when Seattle Parks announced what appeared to be an expanded schedule for Bicycle Weekends this summer, the department corrected itself and confirmed that they are repeating the reduced schedule from 2023. The events previously known as Bicycle Sunday will still be a great time as they have been since…
Biking on the high bridge to West Seattle
It’s been 30 years in the making, but people were finally allowed to bike on the upper West Seattle Bridge. For a few hours, anyway. The 2024 Emerald City Ride on Sunday routes people south on the SR-99 viaduct through SoDo and then up onto the West Seattle Bridge, a limited access freeway typical reserved…
Alert 5/4: Montlake Bridge will be closed 10am to 4pm for Yacht Club season opening + Where’s the Seattle Times editorial against this?!?
The Montlake Bridge will be held in the open-to-boats position for the Seattle Yacht Club’s annual boating season opening day celebration Saturday (May 4) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Depending on your destination, detouring to the University Bridge can be rough if you’ve never done it before. Boyer Avenue E is the only direct…
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