Tag: ravenna

October 15, 2013

A closer look at the proposed NE 65th St options

As promised in our previous post (see also for background), here is a more in-depth and ground-tested look at the options SDOT is considering for NE 65th Street in the city-wide Bike Master Plan. I went on a bike tour of the area with former Cascade Communications Director M.J. Kelly last week to explore the…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, ne 65th, ravenna, wedgwood
August 12, 2013

Seattle Transit Blog: Business on NE 65th dramatically increased after bike lane was installed

UPDATE 8/16: I understand that pairing this headline and this graphic was slightly misleading, so I want to make it clear that the study quoted here does not have enough data to say this rise is due to the bike lane (or any other cause for that matter). Rather, it’s evidence that installation of the…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, business, ne 65th, ravenna
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 14, 2012

Neighborhood greenways groups multiplying: Now forming in W, NE Seattle

The call for neighborhood greenways just keeping gaining momentum. Within just the past week, Central Seattle Greenways held its first meeting (post on that coming soon!), West Seattle Greenways has announced its first big meeting and NE Seattle Greenways is holding a formative organizational meeting. The people behind the West Seattle group have already had…
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tagged: bryant elementary, eckstein middle school, laurelhurst, neighborhood greenways, northeast seattle, ravenna, roosevelt, view ridge, west seattle
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
May 5, 2011

Neighborhood-Powered Streets Part 4: A call for a greenway group in your neighborhood

This story is part of a series about Seattle’s young neighborhood greenway movement. As the series wraps up, it’s your turn to get your neighborhood organized. “I know that other neighborhoods are going to step up and say, ‘Hey, we want those too,’” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw. So far, Children’s Hospital is moving forward with…
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tagged: ballard, Beacon BIKES, dylan ahearn, neighborhood bike groups, neighborhood greenways, Neighborhood-Powered Streets, ravenna, sand point, sbab, seattle children’s, u district, west seattle