Tag: west seattle greenways

January 22, 2021

West Seattle Greenway to bridge 35th and connect to the Junction this year

This month SDOT says they are starting work on an extension of the West Seattle Neighborhood Greenway, which will finally connect the current greenway in the south end of the neighborhood with Alaska Junction. Most notably, the project will bring a major redesign to one of the area’s most problematic intersections, 35th Ave SW and…
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tagged: high point, the junction, west seattle, west seattle greenways
January 29, 2014

After far too many injured and killed on 35th Ave SW, petition requests changes

After far too many people — on foot, on bike, on motorcycles and in cars — have been injured or killed on 35th Ave SW, neighbors have had enough. The street is too dangerous, and its highway-style design leads to speeding and makes it difficult to navigate safely. It’s far past time for a safety…
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tagged: 35th ave sw, west seattle, west seattle blog, west seattle greenways
January 21, 2014

Delridge neighborhood greenway now officially open

The city has officially completed the first neighborhood greenway in West Seattle, a 1.5-mile stretch of 26th Ave SW from SW Andover Street to the SW Graham Street stairway leading to the High Point neighborhood. The stretch is the first route in what neighbors hope will be a network of low-stress bike routes connecting homes…
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tagged: 26th ave sw, construction, delridge, north delridge neighborhood council, sdot, west seattle, west seattle greenways
July 8, 2013

West Seattle Greenways co-founder victim of road rage hit and run

EDITOR’S NOTE: I received the following email today from West Seattle Greenways co-founder Jake Vanderplas. He describes in detail being on the receiving end of a road rage attack that started on the under-construction 26th Ave SW neighborhood greenway in the Delridge neighborhood. Below is his email in full. This morning, a mile or so…
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tagged: 26th ave sw, delridge, jake vanderplas, west seattle, west seattle greenways
April 18, 2012

DubSea Bikes continues to grow in White Center + West Seattle Greenways meeting April 22

Biking continues to get more popular west of the Duwamish. White Center’s DubSea Bikes has been holding monthly community bike repair parties, and April’s was the largest yet. For a neighborhood without a bike shop or much bicycle infrastructure, DubSea Bikes utilizes the support of volunteers and a growing list of supportive businesses to try…
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tagged: dubsea bikes, west seattle, west seattle greenways, white center