Tag: ravenna blvd

May 10, 2016

Person biking critically injured in collision at 65th and Ravenna Blvd- UPDATED

A 48-year-old man biking in Ravenna was critically injured in a collision with someone driving a King County Metro VanPool vehicle this morning on NE 65th Street near Ravenna Boulevard. Though few details have been released, Seattle Police say the person biking and a person driving the van collided shortly before 7 a.m. KIRO TV…
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tagged: injuries, king county metro, ne 65th, ravenna, ravenna blvd, spd, vanpool
October 16, 2015

New protected bike lanes in Ravenna complete smart new connections at a low cost

Seattle quietly opened 1.5 miles of new or upgraded protected bike lanes in Ravenna and the U District recently. The low-budget projects cut a couple corners, but still add huge value to bike safety and mobility in some of the city’s bikiest neighborhoods. Let’s start with Ravenna (post about Campus Parkway bike lanes coming soon,…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, andres salomon, Cowen Pl NE, NE 62nd St, ravenna, ravenna blvd
April 9, 2015

City plans Ravenna Blvd bike lane upgrades, but shouldn’t cheap out on intersections

The city is planning some pretty cool upgrades to the Ravenna Boulevard bike lanes and its connections through Ravenna Park. And they’re planning to do a lot with a small budget, like adding plastic posts to keep people from using the bike lanes as passing lanes. But they are also cutting one of the most…
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tagged: green lake, green lake way, ravenna, ravenna blvd, ravenna park
May 31, 2012

Ravenna Blvd repaving moving faster than originally planned

We may get some good summer riding on the newly repaved Ravenna Boulevard after all. The desperately needed repaving project has already completed its first phase, and work is about to get under way on the second half. If the weather keeps cooperating, work could be completed in early summer. Ravenna is a very popular…
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tagged: 2012 paving, green lake, ravenna, ravenna blvd, sdot
February 3, 2012

At long last, city will repave bumpy Ravenna Blvd this spring/summer

In welcome news for many, many people who regularly bike on in the north end, the city will repave Ravenna Blvd this summer. Ravenna is among the bumpiest arterial streets in the city, and it is a vital link in the bicycle network. But for the past several years, the deteriorated road conditions have made…
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tagged: 2012 paving, green lake, ravenna, ravenna blvd, sdot
March 29, 2011

NE 55th project in Ravenna includes bike lanes, curb bulbs

Work to repave and reconfigure NE 55th St near Ravenna Park is scheduled to begin April 4. The project will add curb bulbs and bike lanes to the large, strange intersection of NE 55th, NE 54th, Ravenna Pl NE, Ravenna Ave NE and NE 22nd. The project will also add bio-retention areas to help with…
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tagged: 2011 paving, bike lanes, bio-retention, burke-gilman, complete streets, curb bulbs, ne 55th st, ravenna, ravenna blvd, ravenna park, sdot