Tag: mountains-to-sound

March 10, 2021

Bigger detour scheduled at 23rd and I-90 as detour legibility issues persist

As soon as Monday March 15, people walking, biking, and rolling on the Mountains to Sound trail at 23rd Ave S & I-90 will have a more circuitous detour as crews pave the east side of the 23rd Ave crosswalk and close the entire trail near the intersection. The entire sidewalk on the east side…
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tagged: judkins park station, mountains-to-sound, rainier ave
January 21, 2021

Jose Rizal bridge bike lane is in place, another harrowing slip lane closed

The painted bike lane is now in place on the Dr. Jose P Rizal Bridge on 12th Ave S, a big construction milestone in the 12th Ave Vision Zero project, which is creating a bike connection between Little Saigon and the Mountains to Sound Trail at the north end of Beacon Hill. Still to come:…
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tagged: 12th, beacon hill, international district, little saigon, mountains-to-sound
March 13, 2019

Mountains to Sound Greenway is now a National Heritage Area

Our local pride and joy is now officially a national treasure! After 8 years of tireless advocacy by @SenatorCantwell, Congressman Reichert, and the rest of our WA delegation, the Mountains to Sound Greenway has become our nation’s newest National Heritage Area. #YesGreenwayNHA pic.twitter.com/cgVvdo3qg4 — Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust (@MTSGreenway) March 12, 2019 The Mountains…
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tagged: mountains to sound greenway national heritage area, mountains to sound greenway trust, mountains-to-sound
February 27, 2019

Learn about the future of Mercer Island’s Mountains to Sound Trail at Thursday open house

The Mercer Island Parks Department is creating a master plan for Aubrey Davis Park, including the Mountains to Sound Trail, and they are looking for public feedback. Their open house got snowed out, so the rescheduled event is 6–8 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center (map) in Luther Burbank Park.…
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tagged: aubrey davis park, mercer island, mountains-to-sound
May 9, 2017

Work underway to replace S Holgate bridge staircase with ramp

The S Holgate Street Bridge is far from the friendliest bike route between Sodo and North Beacon Hill, but it is definitely the most direct. But because the only sidewalk on the bridge turns into a staircase at the Sodo end, people biking have to take the steep and often scary roadway. Worse, the bridge is…
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tagged: beacon hill, holgate, mountains-to-sound, sdot, sodo, willie weir
September 15, 2014

North Beacon Hill getting much-needed safety upgrades, new trail connection

Work is set to begin next month on a slate of road safety improvements in North Beacon Hill, mostly focused around Beacon Ave S between 14th Ave S and the Mountains to Sound Trail end point just east of I-5. The project consists of two extremely-needed improvements and a bunch of smaller ones. The largest…
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tagged: 14th ave s, beacon ave, beacon hill, mountains-to-sound