Tag: uw

March 18, 2014

The U District’s first neighborhood greenway takes shape

To complement big changes coming from the University of Washington and Sound Transit, the city is close to completing design for the U District’s first ever neighborhood greenway. Located on 12th Ave NE, the neighborhood greenway will connect from the Burke-Gilman Trail to Ravenna Boulevard and includes a desperately-needed traffic signal at NE 50th St…
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tagged: 12th ave ne, sdot, u district, university greenways, uw
January 27, 2014

Big Burke-Gilman Trail detours coming soon on UW campus

As work speeds up to get ready for the opening on UW light rail station at Husky Stadium, expect some significant and long-term Burke-Gilman Trail detours start in the area in coming weeks. The biggest trail changes are part of the Montlake Triangle redesign. With the number of people walking and biking in this section…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, montlake triangle, uw
January 10, 2014

In Seattle, you can now go to bike touring school. Really.

Have I ever told you all that I love Seattle? Because in Seattle, you can actually go to bike touring school. That’s a real thing here. How beautiful is that? Sarah Burch will be teaching the three-hour class in late January and early February as part of the Experimental College of the Associated Students of…
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tagged: ASUW, basics of bicycle touring, bike touring, experimental college, sarah burch, uw
September 6, 2013

No TIGER grant for the Burke-Gilman through UW

The University of Washington did not win the extremely competitive TIGER grant from the Federal government to rehab and widen the Burke-Gilman Trail through their campus. However, they of course have not given up, with UW’s Commute Options Manager Celeste Gilman saying that they are “actively working on Plan B.” The university was seeking $12…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, sound transit, TIGER, uw
August 1, 2013

UW Police holding bike sale Saturday

The UW Police will have hundreds of seized and abandoned bikes for sale Saturday. Looking for a deal on wheels? Could be worth checking out. Details: The University of Washington Police Department will be holding an abandoned and seized bicycle sale at 1117 NE Boat Street on August 3, 2013 from 9:00 am – 2:00…
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tagged: uw, uw police
June 19, 2013

Bicycle Urbanism Symposium kicks off two days of bike talks, workshops and – of course – rides

The Bicycle Urbanism Symposium kicks off today (Wednesday) with a Youth Engagement Workshop and an opening reception that is open to the public ($20 if not registered). First, a blog note: I am back in Seattle and playing catchup after a week in Denver. So my apologies for the late notice about this. The multi-day…
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tagged: bicycle urbanism symposium, uw