Tag: mount baker station

August 26, 2024

‘Our kid is biking on MLK!’

The new bike lanes on MLK Jr. Way from S Judkins Street to Mount Baker Station feel like a shortcut. It’s both more direct and more gradual than any of the alternative bike route options previously available. You no longer need to scale the cliffside up to Leschi to get between Franklin High School and…
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tagged: central district, I-90 trail, mlk way, mount baker station, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways
August 5, 2024

New protected bike lanes on MLK connect the I-90 Trail to Mount Baker Station + BSC video

Crews have finished work on a project that makes it much easier and safer to walk or bike between the I-90 Trail and Mount Baker light rail station. Perhaps most importantly, the project made some significant crosswalk upgrades at the complicated and dangerous intersection of Rainier, MLK and Mount Baker Blvd near Franklin High School.…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, best side cycling, central district, mlk way, mount baker station, mt baker, sdot
October 5, 2023

Seattle leaders will break ground on MLK Way safety project

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will join SDOT and Sound Transit leaders as well as community members to celebrate the start of the MLK Way S safety project 10 a.m. Friday (October 6) where the I-90 Trail crosses MLK. The project includes protected bike lanes from S Judkins Street/I-90 Trail to and, importantly, through the intersection…
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tagged: bruce harrell, I-90 trail, judkins park, mlk way, mount baker station, mt baker, rainier ave, sdot