Tag: south lake union

May 4, 2015

Mercer bike lanes open, the Bike Route Wall of Uptown finally cracks

For the first time in a generation or more, the bicycle-repelling wall of dangerous or uncrossable streets surrounding Uptown and Seattle Center has sprung a leak. The brand new, very green bike lanes on Mercer Street passing under Aurora Ave have finally open, at least for the month of May. This is the first time…
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tagged: lower queen anne, mercer, mercer mess, protected bike lanes, seattle center, south lake union, uptown
March 25, 2015

Can Westlake’s streetcar tracks ever be safe for people biking?

Seattle plans to speed up buses and the South Lake Union Streetcar by making the curb lanes on Westlake Ave transit-only between 6th Ave/McGraw Square downtown and Valley Street/Lake Union Park. This is great news for transit reliability and could support some transit route restructures to greatly improve transit service on clogged streets in the…
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tagged: sdot, south lake union, westlake
August 15, 2014

City finally planning road safety project on Dexter between Denny and Mercer

Dexter Ave may never go back to being the dangerous, super wide street it was before major construction began a few months ago between Mercer and Denny in South Lake Union. The city is planning a road safety redesign for the street, which is a major bike route and the scene of several serious collisions…
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tagged: dexter, mike wang, sdot, south lake union
April 11, 2014

Work on Hwy 99 tunnel ramps will close Dexter bike lanes + Is this a chance to extend the redesign?

The state is set to start utility relocation work to prepare the area between South Lake Union and Lower Queen Anne for the Highway 99 tunnel’s new on and off ramps. That means crews need to dig up parts of Dexter Ave between Mercer and Thomas Streets starting next week. “A bicycle lane will be…
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tagged: aurora, construction, deep bore tunnel, dexter, highway 99 north portal, laura newborn, lower queen anne, south lake union, wsdot
July 25, 2013

Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Central Seattle

The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to [email protected]. This post is a continuation of a series investigating some of changes in the newest draft of the Bike Master Plan. In general, the updated Bike Master Plan includes a lot of bold and…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, belltown, capitol hill, central district, downtown, eastlake, international district, pioneer square, south lake union
May 14, 2013

City selects firm to lead Westlake Cycle Track project

The city has passed a milestone in the Westlake Cycle Track project, selecting a firm to lead design work on a safe connection between the heart of South Lake Union and Fremont, the Ship Canal Trail and beyond. Here’s a completely theoretical concept image from a 2012 Cascade Bicycle Club report to get those creative…
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tagged: sdot, south lake union, westlake, westlake cycle track