Tag: montlake

February 11, 2015

Seattle-side 520 Bridge plan getting closer, but still needs better bike/walk connections

You have to hand it to the SR 520 Bridge design team. Their designs for bike/walk connections in Seattle have come really far since we first saw them. What was once looked like a doomsday neighborhood highway expansion interchange is getting much closer to having complete walking and biking connections. But it’s not there yet.…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, montlake, seattle neighborhood greenways, sr 520, wsdot
September 12, 2014

Biking and walking details improving around 520 Bridge project, still has major gaps

Plans for the state’s megaproject to replace the SR 520 Bridge are getting better in many ways, but major gaps in the walking and biking environment still remain, especially in the Montlake area. The majority of the project’s Seattle end remains unfunded, but the state is moving forward with design work in hopes the legislature…
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tagged: montlake, montlake blvd, montlake bridge, montlake greenways, portage bay, seattle neighborhood greenways, sr 520
March 3, 2014

City picks ‘hybrid’ route for Central Area Neighborhood Greenway

The city has announced the route for its longest neighborhood greenway yet. The Central Area Neighborhood Greenway clocks in around three miles, connecting from the I-90 Trail to Interlaken Park and traveling through the heart of the Central District, the Colman neighborhood, Miller Park and the eastern edge of Capitol Hill. The city will work…
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tagged: 23rd ave, 24th ave, capitol hill, central area greenway, central district, miller park, montlake, sdot
February 18, 2014

City cuts safety out of 24th Ave plans + 2 chances to weigh in on high-budget street remake

Despite having a $45 million budget and being billed as a “complete streets” project, the city has proposed no safety improvements for the stretch of 24th and 23rd Avenues connecting the Montlake neighborhood to Capitol Hill and the Central District (north of Madison). Instead, the current proposal — which project heads will present to the…
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tagged: 23rd ave, 24th ave, capitol hill, central district, madison valley, montlake, sdot
November 5, 2013

Meeting will discuss options for neighborhood greenway near 23rd Ave

Yesterday, we reported on an expansion to the 23rd Ave complete streets and repaving project, making the case for safe bike lanes from Montlake to the Central District. But the primary focus of Wednesday’s open house is a planned neighborhood greenway near 23rd Ave through the CD. The main question is whether the east or…
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tagged: 23rd ave, capitol hill, central district, montlake, neighborhood greenways
November 4, 2013

High-budget 23rd/24th Ave remake is golden opportunity for safe and direct bike lanes

The 23rd Avenue complete streets and repaving project budget has ballooned to $46 million and now includes three phases, stretching from Rainier to Roanoke. This is arguably the most important commuting corridor in Central Seattle east of I-5. It is also the neighborhood’s most dangerous street and one of the most dangerous streets in the…
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tagged: 23rd ave, 24th ave, capitol hill, central district, montlake