Tag: uw

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
November 17, 2014

Burke-Gilman Trail alerts: New 4-way stop near UW + Trail work near NE 145th St

UPDATE: Nevermind! After many years of confusion and frustration, the UW has decided to turn the intersection of the Burke-Gilman Trail and Pend Oreille Road into a four-way stop. The trail crossing is confusing because while it has a marked crosswalk, trail users have a stop sign while people driving do not. The law requires…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, pend oreille road, uw
November 4, 2014

UW accepts bike-friendly campus award, leaders talk about how to expand biking even further

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Jack Truitt, a UW News Lab student. It is published here as part of a partnership between Seattle Bike Blog and News Lab. Biking needs to become an issue of climate change and personal health in order to escape the category of fitness hobby, according to the president of…
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tagged: andy clarke, bicycle friendly university, Charles Kennedy, elizabeth kiker, holly houser, jack truitt, league of american bicyclists, Nancy Rottle, news lab, scott kubly, uw
October 27, 2014

No TIGER grant for Burke-Gilman Trail + UW is now a gold-level bike friendly campus

Once again, the University of Washington was not selected for a competitive TIGER grant to upgrade the entirety of the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. The university manages the section of the popular regional trail that passes through their campus, and they have plans to fully rebuild and widen the bumpy, deteriorating trail as soon…
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tagged: andy clarke, burke-gilman trail, league of american bicyclists, TIGER, uw
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
July 8, 2014

Regional Council recommends funds for 7th Ave bike lanes, Bellevue trail design + more

The Puget Sound Regional Council, which distributes federal transportation funding in the area, has recommended additional funding to build the 7th Ave protected bike lanes downtown, design a replacement Hed Ec bike/walk bridge on UW campus and to fully design two phases of the Mountains-to-Sound Trail (AKA I-90 Trail) in Bellevue. The funds will help…
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tagged: 7th Ave, bellevue, burke-gilman trail, hec ed bridge, psrc, uw