Tag: arboretum

January 14, 2013

HistoryLink: Bicycling played key role in formation of Arboretum

HistoryLink has a fantastic article this week that covers the story of Washington Park and the Arboretum. The whole thing is fascinating (I never really put together that the only reason it’s an arboretum is because, duh, it was completely logged first, making room for a tree museum). The park also played a vital role…
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tagged: arboretum, history link, washington park
September 21, 2012

Will 2013 be the year of the Seattle cycle track? + More construction updates

After our frustrated post about the lack of new bold plans on the city’s part to improve biking and walking safety, below is a look at some exciting projects already underway today. Will 2013 be the year protected cycle tracks finally become a significant part of the Seattle streetscape? If so, what are we doing…
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tagged: arboretum, construction, cycle tracks, first hill streetcar, lake washington blvd, linden, sdot
April 6, 2012

New Arboretum trail would bypass Lake Washington Blvd

The addition of a biking and walking trail to the proposed 520 bridge is not the only part of the state’s plan that will affect people on bikes. As a way of mitigating traffic issues on Lake Washington Boulevard through the Arboretum, the state is currently working on the design of a new multi-use trail…
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tagged: arboretum, arboretum trail, parks and recreation, sr 520, wsdot
June 8, 2011

Mercer West and Arboretum meetings tonight

The Mercer West project involves widening the Mercer underpass at Aurora and turning both Mercer and Roy into two-way streets. Under the plan, Roy would likely become the preferred bicycle route, having bike lanes in each direction and hopefully a good, easy connection to a new bicycle facility under the Aurora overpass. Here’s a rendering…
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tagged: arboretum, mercer mess, mercer west, parks and recreation, public meetings