Tag: ballard

May 20, 2020

Trail Alert: Burke-Gilman Trail will be detoured near Ballard Fred Meyer

The Ship Canal Water Quality project, the $500+ million effort by Seattle Public Utilities and the King County Wastewater Treatment Division to prevent sewage from spilling into Puget Sound during heavy rains, will close the section of the Burke-Gilman Trail next to the Ballard Fred Meyer parking lot starting in early June. The detour will…
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tagged: ballard, Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, seattle public utilities, ship canal water quality project
August 28, 2019

Should the next Ballard Bridge be high, low or in between?

The city is currently conducting an early, fairly high-level study of the options for replacing the Ballard Bridge. The actual project is pretty far away and has no funding, but this study is intended to outline the pros and cons of various options and gather public feedback. For a while, long-term planning for the Ballard…
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tagged: ballard, ballard bridge, interbay, sdot
July 5, 2019

Missing Link court ruling puts a lot of pressure on city’s ongoing appeal

A clarifying ruling by King County Superior Court Judge Roger Rogoff this week has put some extra pressure on the City of Seattle to win an ongoing appeal if they want to keep construction of the Ballard Missing Link on its recently-announced schedule. It also raises some questions about ongoing work on Market Street. “The Superior…
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tagged: ballard, missing link
June 7, 2019

Saturday: Streets will go car-free for two hours before Ballard Crit for an open streets party

Here’s a great idea: Ballard Criterium race organizers Apex Racing are already doing the hard work of securing permits, placing signage and barricades and informing the community about their annual event Saturday. So why not extend the time a few extra hours to create an open streets community event? That’s exactly what’s happening tomorrow (Saturday)…
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tagged: ballard, ballard crit, cascade bicycle club, open streets
February 25, 2019

Ballard-Fremont Greenways launches Wednesday, and you’re invited

Ballard and Fremont have both had local chapters of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways in the past, but they have been quiet in recent years. So some neighbors are organizing to bring the neighborhoods together into a new supergroup, and you’re invited. The group is hosting a launch party 6 p.m. Wednesday at Peddler Brewing. From the…
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tagged: ballard, ballard-fremont greenways, fremont, seattle neighborhood greenways
February 14, 2019

Trail Alert: Burke-Gilman Trail detour along Seaview

Work is starting on a Seattle Public Utilities project that will detour the Burke-Gilman Trail along a stretch of Seaview Ave NW in Ballard so crews can stage equipment. Unfortunately, the detour plans currently say that people biking will be “encouraged to walk their bikes through the detour,” which should last a month. Details from…
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tagged: ballard, burke-gilman trail, seattle public utilities