Tag: sdot

November 14, 2022

Packer: Rainier Valley Greenway may soon connect to I-90 Trail

The Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway may finally connect to the I-90/Mountains to Sound Trail after years of delay and inter-agency disagreement. In early 2021, Ryan Packer reported that WSDOT had refused to work with SDOT on completing the connection from the greenway route to the trail. So the greenway route on 28th Ave S has…
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tagged: I-90 trail, rainier valley neighborhood greenway, ryan packer, sdot, wsdot
November 7, 2022

Watch: Touring the now-complete Green Lake bike lane loop

Seattle just built a bike lane on Aurora, and it’s amazing. Even though I knew in my head that a complete Green Lake Outer Loop bike lane would be great, riding it was even better than I expected. For decades, the west side of Green Lake has been a no-go zone for anyone on a…
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tagged: green lake, green lake outer loop, sdot, videos
November 2, 2022

A look at latest Beacon Hill bike lane designs + SDOT says they will try to build them ‘sooner’

SDOT has released updated design work for the Beacon Hill bike lane project, which includes two options for 15th Ave S as well as different options for handling bus stops. As Ryan Packer reported for the Urbanist last month, the project team has also confirmed that construction is now scheduled to begin in spring 2024,…
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tagged: 15th ave s, beacon ave, beacon hill, sdot
November 1, 2022

Your moment of bike lane sweeper zen

I’m just gonna play this on a loop for the next 2 months. Did I notice that SDOT’s tweet accompanying this video shortened the democratically-elected name “OK Broomer” to just “Broomer?” Yes I did. But so long as they keep sweeping the bike lanes, they can call it whatever they like. This skinny bike lane…
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tagged: ok broomer, sdot, street sweepers
October 27, 2022

City installs traffic signal at former site of guerilla crosswalk + Celebration Saturday

Five months after SDOT removed an illegal anonymously-painted crosswalk at 83rd and Greenwood, the department has opened a new signalized and official crosswalk at the same location. The crossing had been a missing link in the N 83rd Street neighborhood greenway, connecting the improved Green Lake bike lanes to the Interurban North bike route and…
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tagged: greenwood, greenwood ave, n 83rd street, nw greenways, sdot
October 27, 2022

Alert 10/28-29: Another Fremont Bridge overnight closure early Saturday

Work to repair the deck of the Fremont Bridge requires one more overnight closure, according to SDOT. The bridge will close very early Saturday morning from midnight until 6 a.m. Just like the previous closure, the bridge will allow walking and biking across the span for 15 minutes at 1, 2, 3 and 4 a.m.…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, fremont bridge, sdot