Tag: queen anne

August 19, 2011

Work on W Thomas St overpass will kick into gear after Hempfest

No, seriously, look at that overpass. Work on the W Thomas St walking and biking overpass is about to kick into high gear as soon as Hempfest is over. Work on the overpass was supposed to begin in March, but organizers of Hempfest filed a lawsuit (note my completely mature illustration of a man taking…
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tagged: hempfest 2011, lower queen anne, myrtle edwards, queen anne, seattle center, w thomas st overpass
August 18, 2011

Final phase of Ship Canal Trail work to begin next month

Fifteen years after the first segment of the Ship Canal Trail was completed, the city is about to begin work on the final segment that will connect Fisherman’s Terminal to the Fremont Bridge and provide people walking and bicycling a way to bypass the horrendous mess of on-ramps and concrete at the south end of…
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tagged: ballard bridge, fremont, fremont bridge, magnolia, queen anne, sdot, ship canal trail
February 11, 2011

Lower Queen Anne bike/ped overpass totally harshing Hempfest’s mellow

The W Thomas Street walking and biking overpass project could get in the way of Hempfest, prompting the “protestival” to file a lawsuit against the city. Organizers argue that the city should push construction back until after August so that the 20th anniversary of the festival can take place in it’s standard Myrtle Edwards Park.
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tagged: hempfest, lower queen anne, myrtle edwards, queen anne, w thomas st overpass
November 23, 2010

No, seriously, stop driving (VIDEO)

Please, do not drive today. A big part of me wants to believe that, after yesterday evening’s commute from hell, nobody will try driving today. But that’s probably just not true. If you need more convincing, here’s a series of videos taken from people around Seattle just last night. Queen Anne:
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tagged: capitol hill, queen anne, snomg, snow, video, wrecks
November 10, 2010

A street between South Lake Union and Queen Anne designed for walking and biking

A cycle track on Thomas St from South Lake Union to Seattle Center could be an option for development, assuming the deep bore tunnel project goes through. Geoffrey Wentlandt of the Department of Planning and Development presented some updated concepts (these are in-process drafts) to the Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) last week of what could…
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tagged: deep bore tunnel, harrison, queen anne, seattle center, south lake union, thomas
October 21, 2010

Climbing lane coming soon to Taylor in Queen Anne

By the end of the week, bikers trying to scale Queen Anne Hill on their bikes will have a little more space to do it. Josh at Publicola reports that SDOT has laid down the spray paint for a climbing lane on Taylor and 5th from Mercer to Boston going uphill. The downhill direction will…
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tagged: bike lanes, climbing lanes, queen anne, sharrows