Tag: sound transit

July 21, 2015

Sound Transit will finally* open that awesome bike/walk bridge over Montlake Blvd Wednesday

UPDATE 7/22: It’s open! And with a quick snip from the @kcexec, the new bike/ped bridge @UW is open! pic.twitter.com/VFZWdvx4OB — Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) July 22, 2015 The core structure over Montlake Boulevard was built years ago, but the unfinished bike/walk bridge connecting the Montlake Bridge and the upcoming UW Station to the Burke-Gilman Trail…
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tagged: montlake blvd, montlake bridge, montlake triangle, rainier vista, sound transit, uw, uw station
February 5, 2015

Sound Transit wants to allow more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funds

The Northgate biking and walking bridge would connect North Seattle Community College and its surrounding neighborhood to Sound Transit’s planned light rail station on the opposite side of I-5. It would also provide a rare comfortable crossing of the wide freeway in the north end. But the project remains about $15 million underfunded, and existing…
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tagged: david frockt, gerry pollet, jessyn farrell, larry phillips, mike o’brien, northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge, sally bagshaw, sound transit, tom rasmussen
December 22, 2014

Regional leaders ask for more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funding

A group of regional elected leaders, including two members of the Sound Transit Board — Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien and King County Councilmember Larry Phillips — have asked the agency to disregard the July 2015 funding deadline for the Northgate bike/walk bridge, Publicola reports. After the project failed to win a competitive TIGER grant…
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tagged: david frockt, gerry pollet, jessyn farrell, larry phillips, mike o’brien, northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge, sally bagshaw, sound transit, tom rasmussen
October 6, 2014

UW, Capitol Hill Station bike detour updates + Trail bridge over Montlake Blvd could open in 2015

If your bike travels take you near the future Capitol Hill or UW light rail Stations, then you are no stranger to frustrating detours. Well, don’t get your hopes up, they’re not getting any better any time soon. But they are changing. Capitol Hill Station Sound Transit is moving to the second phase of work…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, capitol hill station, montlake bridge, sound transit, uw, uw station
September 11, 2014

No TIGER grant for the Northgate bike/walk bridge

An attempt to quickly fill the funding gap for the Northgate bike/walk bridge has failed. Seattle and Sound Transit did not win the TIGER grant they hoped would bring in the $15 million needed to make the bridge happen, Publicola reports. TIGER is a very competitive Federal transportation grant program, and projects rarely win the…
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tagged: northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge, sound transit, TIGER
September 9, 2014

Redmond will fund Overlake Village bike/walk bridge

The City of Redmond and Sound Transit have come to a funding agreement over how to build a new biking and walking bridge over SR 520 as part of the East Link light rail station at Overlake Village. The bridge could cut a mile out of walking and biking trips for commuters and nearby residents…
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tagged: east link, overlake village, redmond, sound transit