Tag: eastlake

May 18, 2015

Eastlake bike lanes would be boon for area businesses and regional bike transportation

There are few bike route improvements that would do more for Seattle’s bicycle network than a comfortable, safe and direct connection in the Eastlake neighborhood. A vital connection between the University Bridge and the city center, Eastlake Ave is already heavily traveled by people on bikes. But it can be a scary experience. Between 2007…
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tagged: eastlake, eastlake community council, fairview ave e, rapidride j
April 22, 2015

CHS: Eastlake community looks to improve and expand I-5 Colonnade Park

I-5 Colonnade urban mountain bike park is one of the city’s most unique public spaces. It’s a powerful reclaiming of a space destroyed by construction of the elevated I-5 structure separating Eastlake from Capitol Hill. Ten years later, the community wants to revist the park, improve walk/bike connections through the area and even expand the…
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tagged: eastlake, eastlake community council, I-5 colonnade
July 25, 2013

Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Central Seattle

The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. This post is a continuation of a series investigating some of changes in the newest draft of the Bike Master Plan. In general, the updated Bike Master Plan includes a lot of bold and…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, belltown, capitol hill, central district, downtown, eastlake, international district, pioneer square, south lake union
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 30, 2012

Fairview/Fairview changes almost complete

We first wrote about the proposed changes to the intersection of Fairview Ave N and Fairview Ave E back in October 2010. Currently under construction, the project is scheduled to open Friday. While the project is mostly about walking safety, it is also part of a key bike route and involves some bicycling improvements. People…
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tagged: eastlake, fairview ave e, fairview ave n, sdot
May 6, 2011

Metro and SDOT keep bicycle groups in the dark about rushed Howell St plans

If you have been on Howell St in the past week or so, you may have noticed spray paint markings on the pavement between 9th Ave and Stewart. This key bicycle route from downtown to Eastlake Ave, Fairview Ave E, the University Bridge and half of north Seattle and beyond is going to be redesigned,…
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tagged: downtown, eastlake, fairview, howell st, king county metro, transit, transit and bicycles