Tag: georgetown

June 13, 2024

SDOT seeks bids on bike projects to connect Georgetown to downtown and South Park + What’s the deal with these bids?

Two projects with big potential for connecting Georgetown to the north and south are officially seeking contractor bids with hopes that construction can begin in 2024. The Georgetown to South Park Connection is a walking and biking trail from S Bailey Street in the Georgetown business district to the South Park Bridge. It is being…
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tagged: bids, contracting, georgetown, georgetown to downtown bike connection, georgetown to south park connection, sdot, south park
March 22, 2024

The 20-year bike plan for S/SW Seattle: West Seattle and SoDo

Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it’s important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10–20 years…
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tagged: 1st ave s, 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan, georgetown, holgate, sodo, south park
February 26, 2024

Georgetown to downtown bike route fully designed, construction could start in summer

A project to finally connect across one of the worst bike network gaps in Seattle should begin construction in the summer. The Georgetown to Downtown Safety Project will build missing bike lane sections to the north and south of the SoDo Trail, connecting the International District to Georgetown. The plans are final, and the city…
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tagged: 6th ave s, georgetown, georgetown to downtown bike connection, s lander street, sdot, sodo, sodo trail
December 28, 2021

Key section of Georgetown to South Park Trail moving forward alongside a new dog park

A gravel cut-through in Georgetown near Boeing Field will become a dog park and trail corridor, providing a key piece of the community-led Georgetown to South Park Trail. If all goes according to schedule, the park and trail connection should begin construction in the summer and open in 2023. The City Council’s Transportation and Utilities…
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tagged: duwamish valley safe streets, flume property, georgetown, georgetown to south park connection, parks and recreation, sdot, seattle city light, transportation and utilities committee
July 8, 2021

Georgetown to South Park trail reaches design milestone, scheduled to open in 2023

The Georgetown to South Park Connection, a walking and biking trail concept promoted for years by the community-led group Duwamish Valley Safe Streets, is on schedule to begin construction in 2022 and open in 2023. Final design should be complete near the end of 2021. The path will lead from near 12th and Bailey in…
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tagged: duwamish valley safe streets, georgetown, georgetown to south park connection, sdot, south park, south park bridge
April 8, 2021

Friday: Following death, community holds slow bike ride for safe streets in Georgetown

The death of a man biking in Georgetown in late March has shaken the community, so some neighbors are organizing a slow bike ride tomorrow (Friday) to mourn his death and call for safer streets. “For years, our community has demanded safe routes within Georgetown, and safe access to SoDo, the Chinatown/International District, and Downtown…
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tagged: amy amaryllis, events, georgetown, john persak