Tag: sdot

September 11, 2023

Someone installed a ramp over the Missing Link gravel pit

Seattle’s Department of Transportation created a new way to bike through the notoriously dangerous track-crossing section of the Ballard Missing Link: A ramp. Though now that I look a little closer, I’m beginning to wonder if this really is an official piece of transportation infrastructure. Something about the font doesn’t seem quite right. But is…
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tagged: ballard, bmx, missing link, sdot, stephen mangum
September 8, 2023

Last day to complete Leary/Market Missing Link survey

You’ve been asking—no, begging—the city for more surveys about road safety projects. Luckily, the city has heard you. Today (9/8) is the final day to fill out this short survey about the Leary/Market concept for connecting the Burke-Gilman Trail through Ballard. In classic Seattle survey fashion, it asks a handful of questions the public really…
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tagged: ballard, burke-gilman trail, missing link, sdot
August 18, 2023

Watch: Best Side Cycling rides the new Rainier Valley Greenway connection to the I-90 Trail

The short but important trail connection between the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway and the I-90 Trail is open, and Hanoch at Best Side Cycling took it for a test ride. As we noted in July, this short little trail at the end of 28th Ave S has been a long time coming. It never should…
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tagged: best side cycling, I-90 trail, rainier valley neighborhood greenway, sdot, wsdot
August 8, 2023

10 more people file claims against city over Ballard Missing Link injuries

Despite reaching a settlement with a group of eight people who sued the City of Seattle in 2022 after they crashed and were injured while biking through the Ballard Missing Link, the city still has not made the treacherous railroad crossing under the Ballard Bridge “reasonably safe for ordinary travel,” according to a new set…
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tagged: ballard bridge, burke-gilman trail, lawsuit, missing link, nw 45th st, sdot, washington bike law
August 4, 2023

North U Bridge project is a huge opportunity for a safer and better-connected U District + Survey

Most of the University Bridge is in decent condition, but the northernmost section between NE 40th and NE Pacific Streets needs major rehab or replacement, according to SDOT. The 1930s concrete structure is at the end of its life, and that may be for the best because it no longer fits into the U District…
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tagged: 11th ave ne, history, roosevelt, sdot, university bridge
August 1, 2023

Ballard Ave changes should make it a little easier to bike southbound

The Ballard Ave Café Street project has been an iterative series of changes since 2020 designed to expand outdoor space for businesses, including lots of outdoor seating for restaurants and bars. To make it happen, SDOT made the street one-way for cars and limited parking. Now the city is preparing the next phase of changes,…
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tagged: ballard, ballard ave, cafe streets, sdot