Tag: parks and recreation

December 4, 2017

Trail Alert 12/4–1/31: Seattle Parks begins repair work on old, bumpy sections of the Burke-Gilman

Be prepared for detours on the Burke-Gilman Trail in NE Seattle over the next two months. Seattle Parks is making much-needed repairs to 13 segments of this aging, bumpy and extremely popular trail, starting with the divided stretch of trail that runs through a sunken area between 40th Ave NE and NE 65th Street. All…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, parks and recreation, seattle parks district
March 27, 2017

First section of new Arboretum Trail opens near Madison Valley

A key section of the new WSDOT-funded Arboretum Trail opened late last week, connecting Madison Street to the car-free Arboretum Drive. The segment is fairly short, but it is one of the most important stretches of the whole plan for people biking. The trail gives people a way to get to Arboretum Drive without needing to…
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tagged: arboretum, arboretum trail, parks and recreation, sr 520, wsdot
June 16, 2015

City will repair bumpy sections of the Burke-Gilman Trail this week

Seattle’s section of the Burke-Gilman Trail is incredibly busy, but it also has some old sections that are plagued with bumps from tree roots or damage from small landslides. Some small bumps aren’t a big deal, but sometimes they turn into big gaps or elevated tree root humps that could potentially cause a fall. The…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, parks and recreation, sdot
March 5, 2015

Construction displaces #5 most popular Pronto station + #WomenWhoBike ride today

Construction at 7th and Pine has displaced Pronto Cycle Share’s fifth most popular station. You can now find it at 7th and Union in front of ACT Theatre. While this move does put the station a little closer to the convention center, it moves it two blocks further from Westlake Station. Previously, it was the…
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tagged: parks and recreation, pronto emerald city cycle share, womenwhobike
December 22, 2014

Landslide closes Burke-Gilman near 125th, Seattle Parks hopes to reopen by PM commute

This just in from Seattle Parks: Parks cleaning up landslide on Burke just south of NE 125 St by early afternoon for your pm commute. @seabikeblog pic.twitter.com/80TciVJ7gE — Seattle Parks (@SeattleParks) December 22, 2014 Rainy weather means the Burke-Gilman is prone to get covered by slides. It happens every year in North Seattle due to…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, mudslides, parks and recreation
August 8, 2014

Parks District passes, will help fund safe access to parks

The Parks District ballot measure Seattle Bike Blog endorsed has passed, giving the city slightly more funding for parks and some extra wiggle room for future property tax levies. Part of the Parks District plan includes some funding to help increase safe access between neighborhoods and parks. Many neighborhoods have great parks, but they are…
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tagged: bridging the gap, parks and recreation, sally bagshaw, seattle parks district