Tag: fremont

February 5, 2019

City advances plans for N 34th St redesign in Fremont + Take the survey

SDOT is moving forward with a plan to redesign N 34th Street between Stone Way and the Fremont Bridge, a major connection in the regional bike network linking the Burke-Gilman Trail to the Fremont Bridge. Though the most popular option for the street during initial outreach was a two-way bike lane on the south side…
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tagged: fremont, N 34th St, sdot
November 29, 2018

2018’s one millionth Fremont Bridge bike trip is about to cross, smashing the record

Whoever bikes across the Fremont Bridge as number 1,582 today will tip the 2018 bike counter into seven digits, clobbering all previous records by a wide margin. Bike trips across the iconic bridge, which forms a pinch point for many north and northwest Seattle regional bike routes, have been smashing monthly bike records ever since…
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tagged: bike share, fremont, fremont bridge, jenny durkan
August 21, 2018

Trail Alert 8/21-26: Burke-Gilman and Ship Canal Trail repaving in Fremont/Queen Anne

The good news is that some of the busiest and bumpiest sections of the Burke-Gilman and Ship Canal Trails in the Fremont/Queen Anne area are getting repaved this week. The planned detours could be interesting, though. For example, what neighborhood street is parallel to the trail between 36th and 40th? Leary Way certainly isn’t bike…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, fremont, sdot, ship canal trail
July 19, 2018

FreeRange Cycles’ new owner continues woman-owned legacy

Kathleen Emry is calling it quits. After 21 years of owning and operating the quaint FreeRange Cycles bike shop in Fremont, she has handed over the keys to Shawna Williams. Emry had been talking about a potential retirement for a while now so at first, I didn’t quite believe it. But in June, the 700-square-foot…
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tagged: freerange cycles, fremont, kathleen emry, shawna williams
December 13, 2016

City has chance to improve biking, walking and transit in Fremont’s ‘Center of the Universe’

Fremont’s Center of the Universe could get an amazing walking, biking and transit makeover next year, but only if the city chooses to be bold. SDOT is in the early design phase for bus stop improvements on Fremont Ave between N 34th and 36th Streets directly north of the Fremont Bridge. This block is at…
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tagged: fremont, fremont ave, fremont bridge, sdot
October 27, 2016

Recycled Cycles will close Fremont location at end of October

After five years operating a second location in Fremont, Recycled Cycles will return to being a one-shop bike mecca. KOMO’s Lindsay Cohen noticed the telltale sign in the shop’s window: The Fremont location will close October 31. But fear not, the flagship U District shop isn’t going anywhere. @lindsaycohen @seabikeblog thanks for all the support…
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tagged: bike shops, fremont, recycled cycles