Tag: pike/pine

September 20, 2019

Watch: The new Pike Street bike lanes are just a glimpse into the community-led vision for Pike/Pine

[video transcript] There’s something very different about the new protected bike lanes on Pike Street on Capitol Hill: Community groups led the process every step of the way. When former mayor Ed Murray slammed the brakes on the Center City Bike Network in 2016, which included bike lanes on Pike and/or Pine streets between downtown…
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tagged: brie gyncild, central seattle greenways, pike/pine, sdot, video
September 6, 2019

Crews set to start building Pike Street bike lanes on Capitol Hill

Layout on Pike pic.twitter.com/RcvPoDYqH1 — Dongho Chang (@dongho_chang) September 4, 2019 SDOT crews are set to start work on Pike Street bike lanes this weekend between Broadway and 9th Ave, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Work is expected to last a week. Community groups like Central Seattle Greenways have led outreach for this project to an…
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tagged: capitol hill, pike/pine, sdot, WA State Convention Center
November 26, 2018

Take this Pike/Pine bike lane survey + Rethinking Pine St downtown

Few bike improvements in the city could have a bigger impact than a safe, comfortable and fully connected bike route from the Pike Place Market to Broadway. And due to the grade of First and Capitol Hills as well as I-5 cutting off many streets, Pike and/or Pine are the only options to make this…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill housing, downtown, pike pine renaissance, pike/pine, seattle neighborhood greenways
October 16, 2018

Community leads effort to build bike lanes on Pike/Pine, groups host workshop Oct 25

A coalition of community groups on Capitol Hill is hosting a design workshop October 25 to help craft a vision for the protected bike lanes on Pike and/or Pine Streets that were funded through the convention center expansion community benefits package. The City Council passed a resolution in July calling on SDOT to design and build…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill housing, central seattle greenways, pike/pine, seattle neighborhood greenways
October 24, 2017

Last chance to weigh in on the visionary Pike Pine Renaissance plan

Today (Tuesday) is that last day to weigh in on the Pike Pine Renaissance through the partnership-designed project’s online open house. The vision has been developed over years by Waterfront Seattle, the City of Seattle and the Downtown Seattle Association. The planned project will be funded by a combination of donations, a local improvement district,…
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tagged: pike pine renaissance, pike/pine
October 2, 2017

New Pike/Pine bike lanes give a taste of their potential, but have been cut too short

For four glorious blocks between 2nd and 6th Avenues, Seattle’s new bike lane on Pike Street is a strong demonstration of how a connected network of bike lanes would dramatically increase the comfort and appeal of biking downtown. You can now bike from Pioneer Square to Westlake Park and major retail destinations along 5th Ave…
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tagged: basic bike network, downtown, pike/pine, sdot