Tag: burke-gilman trail

April 27, 2015

Burke-Gilman Trail crossings get big upgrades near U Village

The city completed work on some significant upgrades to two busy Burke-Gilman Trail intersections near University Village in recent months. As shown above, wider curb cuts and new separate bike/walk and right turn phases have dramatically improves comfort and safety at 25th Ave NE. And an awesome and very hard to miss no right turn…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, u village
April 20, 2015

WA Transpo Bill Update: ‘Modest’ walk/bike safety boost, UW trail makeover, Eastside bike share + lots of highways

The WA legislature is getting closer to a possible deal on transportation funding, paid for in large part through a raise in the gas tax and raises in various weight fees. As with state spending for the past generation, the vast majority of spending in both the House and Senate bills will be on highways,…
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tagged: 2015 legislature, broadway bikeway, burke-gilman trail, northgate station bridge, pronto emerald city cycle share, uw, washington bikes
March 31, 2015

Cascade publishes very, very long timeline of work to build the Burke-Gilman Missing Link

If the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail were a person born when the city first passed a plan build it, today it could legally go buy a drink. The tale of the Missing Link is really more of a saga. Well, except that instead of exciting adventure, this saga is full of legal…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, missing link
March 27, 2015

Trail Alert: Expect Burke-Gilman Trail detour near Shilshole Marina

The city is building a new high quality crosswalk between the Burke-Gilman Trail and Shilshole Marina, so expect delays and a detour for the next couple weeks if you’re heading out toward Golden Gardens. Details from SDOT: Beginning as soon as March 27, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will build a new crosswalk, curb…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, sdot, shilshole marina
March 6, 2015

UW Burke-Gilman detour updates

As I’m sure regular Burke-Gilman Trail users have noticed, Seattle City Light has wrapped up its work between the UW and the power station under I-5. “City Light appreciates customers’ patience leading up to this important milestone,” City Light said in a statement. “The infrastructure improvement reflects City Light’s strategic plan adopted in 2012. At…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, montlake triangle, uw
January 29, 2015

The UW Burke-Gilman detour changes again next week

Anyone who bikes through UW campus regularly is familiar with changing Burke-Gilman Trail detours. So you probably won’t be surprised to learn that it’s changing again. Just remember, it’s gonna be pretty awesome when the Montlake Triangle project is complete and the bike/walk bridge from Husky Stadium opens. The Montlake Triangle project is scheduled for…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, montlake triangle, uw