Tag: seattle city light

December 6, 2022

Packer: The public won’t build a new surface parking lot near Pike Place Market after all

Ryan Packer has some wonderful news: Seattle City Light will not build its planned surface parking lot at Western Ave and Blanchard Street after all. Word of the proposed parking lot, located within the Western Ave business strip that extends north from Pike Place Market, was a huge disappointment after a public process revealed a…
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tagged: belltown, blanchard st, parking lots, ryan packer, seattle city light, the urbanist, western ave
December 28, 2021

Key section of Georgetown to South Park Trail moving forward alongside a new dog park

A gravel cut-through in Georgetown near Boeing Field will become a dog park and trail corridor, providing a key piece of the community-led Georgetown to South Park Trail. If all goes according to schedule, the park and trail connection should begin construction in the summer and open in 2023. The City Council’s Transportation and Utilities…
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tagged: duwamish valley safe streets, flume property, georgetown, georgetown to south park connection, parks and recreation, sdot, seattle city light, transportation and utilities committee
March 25, 2019

City Light decides against car charger in path of Broadway Bikeway

After public pushback, including by many of you, Seattle City Light has dropped their plans for an electric car charging station on Broadway near Denny Way that would have been located in the path of a planned-but-delayed extension of the existing bike lane. In an email to people who submitted feedback on the plan, the…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, capitol hill, car charging stations, seattle city light
January 26, 2015

After confusion over Burke-Gilman detour, City Light releases video

Almost immediately after the Seattle City Light Burke-Gilman Trail detour was put in place, readers started reporting confusion and concerns. Mostly, people were concerned about a multi-direction stop at 6th Ave NE where sightlines are limited. City Light has since added some extra wayfinding signage to help people figure out the routing, but the 6th…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, seattle city light
January 13, 2015

City Light project will close Burke-Gilman Trail from U Bridge to I-5

Seattle City Light is moving work on their trial-aligned power upgrade project west to connect to the power station under I-5. This means anyone using the trail should be prepared for a detour starting January 17 and continuing through mid-February. The good news is that City Light has changed its mind and will create a…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, seattle city light
November 20, 2014

City Light project closes Burke-Gilman under U Bridge

An ongoing Seattle City Light project has moved to its next phase, closing a section of the Burke-Gilman Trail passing underneath the University Bridge and stretching from Adams Ln on UW campus to the crazy intersection of NE 40th/NE 40th/NE 40th/NE 40th/7th Ave NE/Burke-Gilman Trail (oh, Seattle, your street grid can be so silly). Yes,…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, seattle city light, uw