Tag: interurban north

June 27, 2013

The Linden Cycle Track is Seattle’s first world-class protected bike lane + VIDEO

Seattle recently completed most work on the Linden Ave Complete Streets Project, which includes a world-class cycle track connecting the Seattle and Shoreline sections of the Interurban Trail and dramatically improving walking and ADA access along the street. Essentially, the design of the cycle makes it safe, intuitive and easy to use and interact with,…
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tagged: cycle tracks, interurban north, linden, protected bike lanes, shoreline, video
June 25, 2013

Fremont Ave in Greenwood is getting a full neighborhood greenway makeover

The Interurban North bike route has been getting quite the makeover in recent years. In 2011, a section of Dexter Ave was redesigned with wide bike lanes and bus islands. Just this month, the city finished work on the Linden Ave protected bike lanes near Bitter Lake (stay tuned for more on that). Now, the…
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tagged: fremont ave, interurban north, neighborhood greenways
April 2, 2012

Edmonds trail extention will close key Interurban North missing link

Interurban North Trail users likely know this spot well. What is a mostly awesome bike route from Seattle to the Shoreline/King County border suddenly ends at a nasty intersection with SR 104 (this is also the point where the street numbers jump 40 streets, then start counting in the opposite direction, which is super confusing…
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tagged: edmonds, interurban north, shoreline
March 25, 2011

Pedal-powered weekend getaways

Last weekend, my partner Kelli and I took advantage of a temporary change in ferry schedules to bike to Whidbey Island for a getaway. Usually, the ferry to Clinton on Whidbey Island leaves from Mukilteo for a 15-minute jaunt. But due to dock work in Mukilteo, the ferry to Clinton is temporarily leaving from Edmonds,…
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tagged: edmonds, ferries, interurban north, shoreline, touring, vacations, whidbey island
October 6, 2010

Traffic signal at Fremont and 105th up and running

SDOT has announced completion of a traffic signal at Fremont Ave and N 105th that will help bikers on the interurban bike route from Everett to Seattle cross this busy 4-lane road. Currently, signs divert bikes blocks off Fremont to a traffic signal at Dayton, then back to Fremont. The new signal will allow bikes…
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tagged: fremont ave, interurban north, n 105th, traffic signal
September 9, 2010

SDOT proposes Linden cycle track to complete Interurban

SDOT is proposing a cycle track on Linden Ave to complete something of a missing link in the Interurban Trail near Bitter Lake. The plan calls for a two-way cycle track protected from vehicle traffic by a row of parked cars. A three-foot buffer will separate car doors and the cycle track, and a planting…
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tagged: cycle tracks, interurban north, linden, sdot