Tag: green lake

December 2, 2022

I’m glad this Green Lake pool mural is no longer illegal

I thought I had seen all Seattle’s bike-themed public art, but I had never been inside the Evan’s Pool in Green Lake Park before this week. While my kid took a swim lesson, I found myself looking at this large hanging mural and thinking, “I’m glad this lizard is not breaking the rules anymore.” One…
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tagged: evans pool, green lake, murals, parks and recreation
November 7, 2022

Watch: Touring the now-complete Green Lake bike lane loop

Seattle just built a bike lane on Aurora, and it’s amazing. Even though I knew in my head that a complete Green Lake Outer Loop bike lane would be great, riding it was even better than I expected. For decades, the west side of Green Lake has been a no-go zone for anyone on a…
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tagged: green lake, green lake outer loop, sdot, videos
October 5, 2022

Green Lake Inner Loop will detour to Outer Loop for boathouse construction

A short section of the Green Lake Inner Loop Path near the Aqua Theater will be rerouted to the Outer Loop path for about a year starting today. Seattle Parks is replacing the existing boathouse with a new 10,800 square-foot boathouse that will allow for additional boating instruction and storage. It will also be able…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, green lake
September 29, 2022

Wheels will be allowed again on Green Lake inner loop path

The Seattle Parks Department has decided to go back to the lakeside path’s pre-pandemic rules, which allowed people on “wheels” to travel counterclockwise on the path. The decision, approved by the Board of Park Commissioners, follows a series of public meetings discussing whether 2020-era rule changes on the path should continue. The impetus for the…
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tagged: green lake, marlon herrera, parks and recreation
September 13, 2022

City set to begin work to complete the Green Lake Outer Loop, should open by December

It’s happening. Work to complete the Green Lake Outer Loop will begin “this month” and should be open by December. The community-generated concept would repurpose a non-continuous lane along the east side of Aurora Avenue, turning it into a walking and biking trail with a sturdy barrier protecting it from Aurora traffic. It will at…
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tagged: green lake, green lake outer loop, sdot
September 2, 2022

Parks banned bikes from Green Lake without public outreach, now they’re asking if they should be allowed back

Seattle Parks and Recreation banned all bicycling, skateboarding, roller skating and scootering from the inner loop trail around Green Lake in March despite there being no viable alternative along the west side of the lake. The decision to restrict wheel use on the often-busy path was initially part of the department’s scattered reaction to the…
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tagged: green lake, parks and recreation