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Watch: New Overlake Village bike/walk bridge over SR 520 opens
A bike/walk bridge connecting the 520 Trail to Sound Transit’s upcoming Overlake Village Station is now open. Hanoch at Best Side Cycling filmed a bike tour of the bridge, including its interesting forest illusion artwork by Leo Saul Berk. The $10.4 million bridge connects directly to the 520 Trail on its northwest end, and a…
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Alert 1/25–April: Section of trail near east end of Spokane Street Bridge closed + Ideas for making the crosswalks safer
SDOT has closed a section of trail near the east end of the Spokane Street Bridge, effectively closing the trail loop under the bridge and forcing all trail users to use the crosswalks and sidewalks at the intersection of SW Spokane St and 11th Ave SW. The trail will be closed until sometime in April…
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SDOT installs its latest ‘even better bike lane’ barrier on Dearborn Street
A couple blocks of the S Dearborn Street bike lane now has a knee-high concrete curb separating it from the four lanes of general purpose traffic between Rainier Ave S and 10th Ave S. The “Toronto” barriers are shorter than highway-style Jersey barriers but significantly taller than a standard curb. They are fabricated in advance…
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Police: Person who killed Steve Hulsman was driving with a suspended license
The person who struck and killed Steve Hulsman December 21 was driving with a suspended license and without a court-mandated ignition interlock device, according to the police report. Seattle Bike Blog is not naming the suspect because the 53-year-old has not been charged at this time. Hulsman, 66, was a husband, father and grandfather who…
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New Transportation Chair Rob Saka: Street safety is ‘a responsibility I am not taking lightly’
Rob Saka has an enormous task ahead of him in his first year as a City Councilmember. In addition to the usual challenges, like hiring a legislative team and getting everyone up to speed on how work gets done inside City Hall, he will also chair the Transportation Committee during what will likely be the…
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Alert 1/19-2/2: 520 Bridge Trail will be closed for two weeks
The trail across the 520 Bridge will be fully closed for two weeks starting January 19 as crews work move the walking and biking route in Montlake into its permanent alignment and install an overhead sign. The closure begins alongside a weekend of major work that will also close Montlake and Lake Washington Boulevards to…
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