Tag: construction

October 19, 2012

39th Ave NE neighborhood greenway opens next week with Oct 26 party

Though several planned neighborhood greenways have been delayed, including projects in Ballard and West Seattle, one promising neighborhood greenway is almost complete in Northeast Seattle. Neighbors, supporters and Seattle Children’s will celebrate the grand opening of the route October 26 with a Halloween-themed Friday morning bike ride. The route is funded by Seattle Children’s at…
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tagged: 39th Ave NE, construction, events, neighborhood greenways, northeast seattle, seattle children’s
October 17, 2012

Construction updates: Short Linden cycle track section opens, UW Station Bridge + Yesler ‘bike sneak’ sneak peek

With the opening of the W Thomas St overpass last week, it’s time to look at the progress of some other projects around town that will affect people biking. Above is the main structure of the UW Station biking and walking bridge over Montlake Boulevard. Once completed, the bridge will connect from the east sidewalk…
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tagged: construction, first hill streetcar, linden, uw station, yesler
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
July 19, 2012

UW Station construction closes bike path link

Contractors have paved a new ramp on the stairs of the Montlake Triangle to provide a biking detour as construction on the pending biking and walking bridge over Montlake Boulevard has closed the path people are familiar with. The detour will likely be in place for at least the next year. From Sound Transit: As…
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tagged: construction, husky stadium station, light rail, link, montlake triangle, sound transit, uw
May 10, 2012

W Thomas St overpass opening delayed until July

Due to supply problems, work on the W Thomas St overpass has been delayed. The city expects the walking and biking bridge to be completed in July. The delay-causing culprit? They’re waiting for the handrails. From SDOT: The fabulous new elevated bike/ped path may now look just about done, but in reality one could accidentally…
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tagged: construction, lower queen anne, sdot, w thomas st overpass
May 7, 2012

WSDOT extending viaduct construction cycle track (with video!)

If you commute along the waterfront or via the ferry, you have probably gotten used to the bike detour changing over and over again. Sometimes it’s a big improvement, but sometimes it’s not. Well, brace yourself for another big change starting Thursday as WSDOT makes some big changes from King Street to the Ferry Terminal,…
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tagged: alaskan way viaduct, construction, wsdot