Tag: lake washington loop

December 23, 2024

Best Side Cycling filmed the rainy Montlake bike/walk bridge opening + Temporary Arboretum connection needed

I was out of town when WSDOT cut the ribbon on the walk/bike bridge over SR 520 in Montlake earlier this month. Luckily, Best Side Cycling was there to capture it all. It’s always cool to see how many people show up even when it is pouring rain. But it stopped long enough to get…
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tagged: arboretum, best side cycling, lake washington blvd, lake washington loop, sr 520, videos, wsdot
March 12, 2024

The 20-year bike plan for S/SE Seattle: Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley

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: 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan, beacon ave, beacon hill, chief sealth trail, lake washington loop, mlk way, rainier ave, rainier valley, s graham street, sdot, seward park ave s, wsdot
March 14, 2023

Renton starts work on short section of Rainier Avenue trail + Seattle should prepare a connection

There’s a very interesting piece buried deep within a major roadway rebuild project on Rainier Avenue in Renton: 1,000 feet of trail on the east side of the street that will someday be part of the Lake Washington Loop connecting Airport Way to Seattle. The City of Renton is staring construction work on a massive…
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tagged: lake washington loop, rainier ave, renton
April 12, 2021

Person driving on wrong side of the road killed a man biking near Seward Park, police searching for suspect

A person driving on the wrong side of the street struck and killed a man biking toward Seward Park Sunday evening, according to Seattle Police. The suspect then fled the scene. The man killed was 63. Our condolences to his friends and family. Police are searching for the suspect, who was driving “a silver, older…
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tagged: deaths, hit and run, lake washington loop, seward park, seward park ave s, spd
May 28, 2015

Montlake detour coming to Lake Washington Loop bike route

If you bike the Lake Washington Loop bike route or are headed to the Montlake Bridge the next two weekends, expect a rough detour along the way. Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed from Montlake Boulevard to the Arboretum as crews working on the 520 Bridge Replacement Project rebuild the road. This closure includes the…
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tagged: lake washington blvd, lake washington loop, sr 520, wsdot