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September 19, 2016

The Westlake Bikeway is officially open, and it was worth the compromises

The Westlake Bikeway officially opened Thursday, finally creating a flat and separated bike route from the Ship Canal to the city center. “This project is really going to make this corridor safer and more predictable for everyone,” SDOT Director Scott Kubly told the crow gathered in Lake Union Park at the south end of the…
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November 23, 2015

Westlake lawsuit is over, bikeway set to open in the summer

The Westlake bikeway lawsuit is over, and construction will begin soon on a two-way protected bike lane from the Fremont Bridge to Lake Union Park. If all goes according to schedule, the bikeway will open in the summer. Mayor Ed Murray has once again brokered a deal to keep the project moving forward and out…
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November 18, 2015

Westlake Bikeway could open in summer, construction meeting Thursday

Construction on the Westlake Bikeway and parking circulation improvements is about to begin. You can learn more about construction activities at an information session 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday (tomorrow) in the Commons Room of the AGC Building. Meanwhile, there is no official update yet on the status of the lawsuit brought against the city…
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February 14, 2014

Westlake group drops Bike Master Plan lawsuit

The group suing to delay the Bike Master Plan has dropped its legal challenge, opening the door for a City Council vote on the plan. Ed Murray took office after the lawsuit was filed, and staffers said the mayor’s office quickly started meeting with the group to find a settlement. “With the appeal now behind…
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January 30, 2014

Bike plan hearing delayed until May, 100+ ride for a safer Westlake

It’s official. The hearing to decide the lawsuit to delay the Bike Master Plan update has, itself, been delayed. Originally scheduled for March, the date is now set for May 14. Meanwhile, Cascade Bicycle Club organized a bike ride along Westlake Sunday that drew around 100 people, including some members of the group suing to…
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January 24, 2014

Cascade joins city in legal defense of Bike Master Plan, Westlake ‘policy ride’ planned Sunday

Cascade Bicycle Club has joined the legal battle over the Bike Master Plan update started by a handful of people upset about city plans to build a bikeway in the giant parking lot stretching between the Fremont Bridge and South Lake Union. In legalese, the city’s Hearing Examiner has approved a motion by Cascade to…
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tagged: 2013 bike master plan update, cascade bicycle club, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit