Tag: duwamish trail

December 15, 2023

SDOT: Weekday biking up 144% after Duwamish Trail connection, freight travel times increased less than 1 second

The Freight Advisory Board fought hard against SDOT’s plan to connect the Duwamish Trail to the Alki Trail and Spokane Street Swing Bridge, a connection sorely needed since many sections of the trail opened in the early 1990s. But after Mayor Jenny Durkan delayed the project, safe streets advocates kept pushing. Mayor Bruce Harrell and…
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tagged: duwamish trail, freight, sdot, w marginal way
March 24, 2023

Work to connect the Duwamish Trail to the Spokane Street Bridge will start in early April

The Duwamish Trail will finally connect to the Spokane Street Bridge in May, SDOT told area stakeholders. Work will begin in early April and, weather permitting, should be be completed in just a couple weeks. The permanent trail connection will replace the temporary barrel-lined trail constructed during the emergency Spokane Street Bridge closure in January.…
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tagged: bruce harrell, duwamish trail, sdot, west marginal way
February 1, 2023

It’s official, the Duwamish Trail connection on W Marginal Way is here to stay

As we reported earlier this month when the Spokane Street Bridge to West Seattle reopened, SDOT removed the temporary bike lanes they constructed on 1st Ave S in response to the closure but kept the Duwamish Trail connection on W Marginal Way. Now the department has reaffirmed that trail connection is here to stay. After…
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tagged: duwamish longhouse, duwamish trail, sdot, w marginal way
January 13, 2023

SDOT is reopening the Spokane Street Bridge, will remove 1st Ave bike lanes Saturday

After three weeks stuck in its waterway-priority position, the Spokane Street Swing Bridge to West Seattle will be usable again this afternoon. SDOT noted in an announcement that it should be fully open by 2 p.m. today (Friday). This is fantastic news for people who have faced a very long detour via the 1st Avenue…
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tagged: bruce harrell, duwamish trail, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
February 10, 2021

Watch SDOT’s virtual tour of the Duwamish Trail connection & crossing improvements

The Seattle Department of Transportation continues outreach around its proposal to finally connect the last segment of the Duwamish Trail between the West Seattle Bridge and the separated trail that starts a half mile down West Marginal Way SW. A Virtual Open House around all the improvements planned for the street is planned for next…
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tagged: duwamish trail, south park, west seattle
January 28, 2021

Local groups speak up in favor of protected bike lane on West Marginal Way

The plan to finally connect the Duwamish Trail by installing a protected bike lane along the west side of West Marginal Way SW continues to face an uncertain future, as SDOT continues to conduct outreach before a final decision is expected later this Spring. Last week’s city Freight Advisory Board meeting devoted a considerable amount…
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tagged: duwamish trail, duwamish tribe, duwamish valley safe streets, west seattle, west seattle bike connections