Tag: burke-gilman trail

March 22, 2016

With U Link, combining bikes and transit just got even more powerful

University of Washington Station opened Saturday and immediately assumed its role as the bikiest light rail station in the region. The bike parking was overflowing during Saturday’s opening celebration. Even the additional free valet bike parking space provided for the day was handlebar-to-handlebar. And it makes sense, UW Station is only a stone’s throw from…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, capitol hill station, sound transit, uw station
December 15, 2015

Big North Seattle stretch of Burke-Gilman Trail getting pavement fixes this month

The Move Seattle transportation levy kicks in January 1, but the expiring nine-year-old Bridging the Gap levy still has a little life left. And part of that remaining funding is being put to very good use: Fixing pavement on the Burke-Gilman Trail from 40th Ave NE to the city’s northern border. Starting Monday, crews will…
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tagged: bridging the gap, burke-gilman trail
October 22, 2015

Be prepared for Burke-Gilman Trail detour in Lake Forest Park starting Monday

King County Parks will remove 40 poplar trees along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park starting next week. This work will require trail detours for two weeks, so be prepared. Luckily, the detours don’t look bad, using nearby low-traffic streets. A portion of one of the trees fell onto the highway in an August…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, king county parks, lake forest park
October 7, 2015

The UW Burke-Gilman Detour Strikes Back! Section will close Monday until summer 2016

It’s back. I know you just started enjoying a fully open Burke-Gilman Trail, but it goes back under the knife Monday. The good news is that the UW is breaking ground on significant safety and capacity upgrades for one of the busiest stretches of trail you will find anywhere in the US. The bad news…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, uw
August 10, 2015

King County working on Burke-Gilman north of Seattle, expect delays – UPDATED

King County is “ditching” along the Burke-Gilman Trail just north of the Seattle border, so leave time for delays of up to 15 minutes for the next week and a half. This information comes from an alert we just received from King County Parks. I have asked some follow-up questions (What is “ditching?” Why is…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, king county parks
July 10, 2015

State will fund UW Burke-Gilman remake, Northgate bike/walk bridge, Eastside bike share + a lot more

Today, the WA House passed the appropriations part of the 16-year transportation package, earmarking money for lots and lots of highways and highway debt. We here at Seattle Bike Blog are certainly distressed by all the new and expanded highways, but we’re especially concerned by the lack of leadership from any major voice in Olympia…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, burke-gilman trail, northgate station bridge, uw