Tag: sodo arena

April 18, 2016

Arena plan would build pedestrian bridge for Holgate, needs bike lanes on 1st Ave

The team putting together a plan for a new arena directly south of Safeco Field plans to build a new pedestrian bridge over the train tracks on S Holgate Street as part of a multi-million dollar public benefits package to pay the city for Occidental Ave, which lies in the path of the proposed arena…
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tagged: 1st ave s, sodo, sodo arena
January 22, 2013

Why the Sonics Arena should take bike access seriously

The proposed Sonics Arena in Sodo goes before the Downtown Design Review Board tonight (5:30 p.m. in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at Seattle City Hall). Regardless of what you think of the architectural design, this is a great opportunity to kick-start a serious conversation about bicycle access to the city’s stadiums. First off, the…
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tagged: bike to sonics, international district, pioneer square, sodo, sodo arena, sonics
July 2, 2012

Port of Seattle holds Kirkland rail-trail project hostage over arena dispute

I did not care about the debate surrounding a proposed new arena in Sodo—until now. The Port of Seattle has decided to hold hostage a completely unrelated project that could revolutionize travel in Kirkland and the eastside by providing a 5.75-mile family-friendly biking and walking trail along the Eastside Rail Corridor (13 miles total). Now,…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, kirkland, port of seattle, sodo arena