Tag: west seattle

September 20, 2021

Vashon and West Seattle Water Taxis can now take wide tire bikes (but still no long bikes)

The King County Water Taxi bike racks can now take bikes with tires as wide as 4.6 inches, nearly double the size of the old bike racks. This should significantly expand compatibility, especially as many of today’s most popular bikes (such as the Rad Power e-bike featured in King County’s blog post) have wide tires.…
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tagged: king county metro, king county water taxi, vashon, west seattle
February 10, 2021

Watch SDOT’s virtual tour of the Duwamish Trail connection & crossing improvements

The Seattle Department of Transportation continues outreach around its proposal to finally connect the last segment of the Duwamish Trail between the West Seattle Bridge and the separated trail that starts a half mile down West Marginal Way SW. A Virtual Open House around all the improvements planned for the street is planned for next…
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tagged: duwamish trail, south park, west seattle
January 28, 2021

Local groups speak up in favor of protected bike lane on West Marginal Way

The plan to finally connect the Duwamish Trail by installing a protected bike lane along the west side of West Marginal Way SW continues to face an uncertain future, as SDOT continues to conduct outreach before a final decision is expected later this Spring. Last week’s city Freight Advisory Board meeting devoted a considerable amount…
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tagged: duwamish trail, duwamish tribe, duwamish valley safe streets, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
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 4, 2021

Proposed Duwamish Trail extension could make everyone safer on West Marginal Way

The Duwamish trail provides one of the only dedicated bike routes to and from the South Park neighborhood, which is currently dealing with an influx of drivers looking for any shortcut they can take to avoid the repercussions of the West Seattle bridge closure. But for nearly half a mile on its northern end, the…
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tagged: duwamish trail, duwamish tribe, georgetown, south park, west seattle
September 15, 2020

Cascade launches flashy new resource to help people bike to and through West Seattle

Cascade Bicycle Club and IZIP electric bikes partnered to create a pretty great-looking map of popular bike routes to and through West Seattle to help more people visualize how they can shift more trips to bike. The illustrated map is cool because it’s a high-level look at the options. But once someone is interested in…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, izip, upper west seattle bridge, west seattle