Tag: mercer mess

July 2, 2014

Mercer walk/bike path switching to south side starting Thursday

The biking and walking shared pathway on Mercer Street under Aurora is switching sides Thursday as construction on the Mercer West project continues. Someday (fall 2015), there will finally be a separated and protected space for people to cross Aurora on a bike between South Lake Union and Lower Queen Anne. But until then, be…
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tagged: construction, mercer, mercer mess, mercer west
February 10, 2014

Temporary Mercer walk/bike path under Aurora finally connects Dexter to Lower Queen Anne

After decades of being isolated from the city’s bicycle network, Lower Queen Anne is on the verge of a bike revolution. And a new temporary walk/bike path on Mercer under Aurora gives a preview of what it will be like to finally have a comfortable way to cross into the neighborhood from Dexter Ave. Marked…
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tagged: aurora, lower queen anne, mercer, mercer mess, peri hartman
June 8, 2011

Mercer West and Arboretum meetings tonight

The Mercer West project involves widening the Mercer underpass at Aurora and turning both Mercer and Roy into two-way streets. Under the plan, Roy would likely become the preferred bicycle route, having bike lanes in each direction and hopefully a good, easy connection to a new bicycle facility under the Aurora overpass. Here’s a rendering…
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tagged: arboretum, mercer mess, mercer west, parks and recreation, public meetings
May 23, 2011

Incredible video: Person biking hit by car near SLU Park lands on his feet

Jeff Word was crossing Valley St at the crosswalk from Terry Ave N into South Lake Union Park the evening of May 18 when a driver ran a red light and struck him and his bicycle. Word reacted quickly and was able to put his foot onto the car’s approaching hood and push off. The…
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tagged: construction, david behroozi, jeff word, mercer mess, south lake union, south lake union park, terry, valley st, video, wrecks
April 27, 2011

Sightline: A reluctant cyclist learning to love riding (despite SLU confusion)

Eric Hess is getting back on a bike for the first time in over a decade, and he has written two pieces about his experience for Sightline. As the weather warms, more and more Seattlites will be looking to hop on the saddle and give biking a shot. Eric’s posts are good reflections on what…
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tagged: beginners, construction, dexter, eric hess, mercer mess, sightline, south lake union
April 7, 2011

Heavy Dexter construction starts April 11

Attention Dexter bikers, SDOT says the bad stuff is starting next week. Crews will begin asphalt removal, and the road will go down to two general traffic lanes without bike lanes. You may want to leave a little earlier than usual so you can deal with heavier traffic or figure out a different route.
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tagged: construction, dexter, mercer mess, sdot, westlake