Tag: west seattle

July 9, 2013

Open house will discuss planned Highland Park/Delridge neighborhood greenway

The city is continuing it’s outreach on new neighborhood greenway projects around the city. Next up: Highland Park/Delridge in West Seattle connecting from White Center to the West Seattle Bridge. For this project, the city is pursuing a new strategy, teaming up with Seattle Public Utilities on a project that will both make the streets…
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tagged: delridge, highland park, neighborhood greenways, sdot, west seattle
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
June 21, 2013

West Seattle bike counter now operational

Seattle’s second bike counter launched with very little fanfare on a rainy Thursday afternoon at the east end of the lower West Seattle Bridge. The counter has displays on both sides (the Fremont counter only faces north) and will start providing useful West Seattle bike traffic data online, as well. While it is almost certain…
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tagged: bike counter, west seattle
June 10, 2013

We are failing our kids: A look at Seattle’s terrifyingly normal streets

I was poking around Google Maps over the weekend when I stumbled on a Street View scene that made me stop in my tracks. This group of kids, holding hands, escorted by two adults have to run to make sure they can get across the five lanes of Fauntleroy Way SW at SW Alaska Street…
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tagged: broadview-thomson k-8, greenwood ave, west seattle
June 5, 2013

Bike counter coming very soon to the lower West Seattle Bridge

Yesterday was the busiest day yet recorded by the Fremont Bridge bike counter. 5,121 bike trips were made across the bridge, and there are no signs that we’re anywhere near our max yet. As the Fremont Bridge travelers are just starting to hit their stride, the city is preparing to unveil its second bike counter—this…
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tagged: bike counter, cascade bicycle club, mark & susan torrance foundation, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
May 18, 2013

Sunday: Alki Summer Streets + Costumed bike parade

The Alki Beach Creeps are planning “the largest costumed bike parade in West Seattle” Sunday during the Alki Summer Streets event. Details: The Alki Beach Creeps have joined forces with the SDOT Summer Streets to bring you and your family the largest costumed bike parade in West Seattle’s 111 year history! Bikers, plan to meet…
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tagged: alki, alki beach creeps, events, summer streets, west seattle