Tag: interurban north
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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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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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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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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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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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New traffic signal at Fremont Ave and 105th will help cyclists
The SDOT blog announced a new signal that will allow bicycle and pedestrian traffic to continue straight through the intersection while forcing car traffic to turn onto 105th. Currently, there are only stop signs, and bikers have to cross four lanes of traffic in order to continue on this interurban signed bike route:
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