Tag: central seattle greenways

October 4, 2012

Last chance to complete WSDOT’s 520 bridge survey

The state wants to know what you want to see from the 520 Bridge replacement project. We have discussed the bridge previously, including the need for better biking and walking access in the Roanoke and Montlake lids, better access to UW Station and the Burke-Gilman Trail, and, of course, completing the trail across Portage Bay.…
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tagged: central seattle greenways, sr 520, wsdot
September 24, 2012

City Council committee talks 520 Bridge design

A City Council committee will hear a briefing on the 520 Bridge Replacement Project design Monday morning, including discussion about the proposed second Montlake Bridge and the Portage Bay Bridge starting at 10:40 10:50 a.m. or so (it was originally scheduled for 10:30, but they are running behind schedule). You can watch live online here.…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, central seattle greenways, portage bay, sr 520
September 6, 2012

State tries to pit biking/walking trail against neighbors concerned about 520 views

Representatives from the state’s 520 Bridge Replacement project presented at Wednesday’s Bicycle Advisory Board meeting, bravely unrolling a bridge concept map lacking a complete biking and walking path across Portage Bay. I say bravely because the presenters were very aware that the continued lack of said trail was not going to be received well. And…
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tagged: central seattle greenways, sr 520
August 22, 2012

Montlaker: Seattle Design Commission endorses a complete biking/walking path on 520 bridge

As expressed in a letter to the 520 planners from Central Seattle Greenways, a biking and walking path across Portage Bay is an essential part of the 520 Bridge replacement project. This multi-billion-dollar project already includes such a path across Lake Washington, but it inexplicably stops in Montlake before connecting to North Capitol Hill, Eastlake…
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tagged: central seattle greenways, eastlake, franklin ave e, I-5 colonnade, melrose promenade, portage bay, seattle design commission, sr 520
July 16, 2012

Central Seattle Greenways: Support a complete 520 Trail Monday

Today (Monday), WSDOT is holding a public session on the 520 Bridge design, and your input is needed. The planned 520 Bridge replacement will include a biking and walking trail from Medina to Montlake as well as new paths in the planned Roanoke lid in North Capitol Hill. However, inexplicably, current designs do not include…
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tagged: central seattle greenways, events, sr 520, wsdot
May 31, 2012

Weekend Guide: Get a free Muffin on Melrose Friday morning + BikeBot + Ballard Crit

Central Seattle Greenways (of which I am a founder) received a Small & Simple Grant from the Department of Neighborhoods to clean-up, promote and improve the Melrose Trail on Capitol Hill. One of the group’s plans is a series of simple muffin giveaways they’re calling Muffins on Melrose. Some people will be hanging out on…
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tagged: ballard crit, ballard news tribune, bikebot, capitol hill, central seattle greenways, melrose, melrose promenade, muffins on melrose