Tag: west seattle

June 24, 2019

King County limits bikes on Vashon/West Seattle water taxis, bans many family bikes

In what is sure to be disappointing news to many readers, King County has announced that it will begin limiting the number and types of bikes allowed on its Vashon and West Seattle water taxis. Bikes and water taxis go together extremely well, especially since driving to the water taxi makes very little sense and…
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tagged: king county, king county water taxi, vashon, west seattle
April 22, 2019

West Seattle community group responds to bike plan cuts + Cascade, SNG outline their priorities

Neighborhoods all over Seattle have been hit hard by Mayor Jenny Durkan’s proposed bike plan cuts. And as is depressingly typical, West Seattle got hit especially hard. They already had lackluster improvements in the previous version of the bike plan, but the latest version cuts the remaining big improvements, like vital Fauntleroy Way and Roxbury…
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tagged: bicycle master plan, fauntleroy way, jenny durkan, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
January 10, 2019

Want some company biking downtown? Join these welcoming West and SE Seattle rides or start your own

Biking on city streets can be more fun and less intimidating when you are with a group. And riding with a group can be a great way to become familiar with a route and learn some tips before trying it on your own. So as a lot of people are looking for other ways to…
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tagged: beacon hill, bike trains, columbia city, downtown, rainier valley, seattle bike train, surviverealign99, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
November 13, 2018

ALERT: West Seattle swing bridge will be out from 7-9 Tuesday night, shuttles available

Attention folks who bike across the lower West Seattle Bridge: SDOT just announced a closure from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight (Tuesday). As with the previous closure, there will be a shuttle to help folks walking and biking get across, but this will add significant delay. So leave early or late if you can. Otherwise,…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, west seattle
June 26, 2018

Lower West Seattle Bridge reopens, but closure highlighted major need for Sodo bike lanes

UPDATE: The Lower Spokane St Bridge is back open again to all pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic! Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding. — seattleDOTbridges (@SDOTbridges) June 26, 2018 The lower West Seattle Bridge has reopened following a more than five-day emergency repair of the vital biking and walking connection between West…
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tagged: 1st ave s, allentown, duwamish valley, duwamish valley safe streets, georgetown, marginal way, sdot, south park, west seattle
June 20, 2018

Lower West Seattle Bridge closed for emergency week-long repair – UPDATED

The lower West Seattle swing bridge closed Wednesday evening for emergency repairs, SDOT announced just hours before crews were planning to take the bridge out of order. The bridge will be in the open position for marine vessels, unusable for people biking, walking or driving for as long as a week. People biking or walking…
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tagged: lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle