Tag: greenwood

December 20, 2022

Here’s why the new signal at 83rd and Greenwood still isn’t fully operational

The crosswalk signal at 83rd and Greenwood made some headlines a few months ago in large part because it was constructed in the same place as a community-made crosswalk that was painted in September 2021. The crossing is part of the neighborhood greenway connection between Greenwood and Green Lake, and the improved crosswalk even garnered…
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tagged: greenwood, greenwood ave, n 83rd street, sdot
October 27, 2022

City installs traffic signal at former site of guerilla crosswalk + Celebration Saturday

Five months after SDOT removed an illegal anonymously-painted crosswalk at 83rd and Greenwood, the department has opened a new signalized and official crosswalk at the same location. The crossing had been a missing link in the N 83rd Street neighborhood greenway, connecting the improved Green Lake bike lanes to the Interurban North bike route and…
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tagged: greenwood, greenwood ave, n 83rd street, nw greenways, sdot
March 5, 2021

Take SDOT’s newest Stay Healthy Streets survey

SDOT is moving forward with its plan to implement up to 20 miles of “permanent” Stay Healthy Streets this year, even as the department doesn’t yet have a funding source identified to keep the Mayor’s promise from last summer. A plan to use money from some projects in the bicycle master plan program met resistance…
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tagged: greenwood, stay healthy streets
March 3, 2017

One year after the Greenwood explosion, G&O Family Cyclery opens its new home

It’s been a very long and hard year for many Greenwood businesses damaged or destroyed by the March 9, 2016, natural gas explosion. Many are still struggling to hang on while insurance companies and Puget Sound Energy delay and haggle over who needs to pay out for the immense damage that has so far mostly…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, davey oil, g&o family cyclery, greenwood, tyler gillies
April 1, 2016

G&O Family Cyclery finds new temporary Greenwood home

Great news from G&O Family Cyclery today: They found a new temporary home just a block north from their old spot that was severely damaged in the Greenwood gas explosion last month. Not sure if they were going to be able to weather the storm, people rallied around the shop and raised tens of thousands…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, davey oil, g&o family cyclery, greenwood
March 11, 2016

A big effort is underway to save G&O Family Cyclery after the Greenwood explosion

NOTE: G&O Family Cyclery is not only a Seattle Bike Blog advertiser, but co-owner Davey Oil is a close friend. He even officiated my wedding (and was amazing). I note this for disclosure, but also to emphasize that this shop is very special. I can’t wait to see it back open better than ever. G&O…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, cargo bikes, davey oil, family biking, g&o family cyclery, greenwood, tyler gillies