Tag: westlake park

September 20, 2024

There’s finally a bike lane through the brick section of Pine St near Westlake Park

There is now a complete and connected protected bike lane on Pine Street from Melrose Ave to 1st Ave. It addresses the awful intersection with Boren Ave and as of this past week includes a bike lane through the brick-paved section near Westlake Park. The change is part of the larger Pike Pine Streetscape and…
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tagged: pine, sdot, waterfront seattle, westlake park
March 28, 2012

Trail Updates: Frelard bollard removal + Help paint trees blue + Duwamish Trail work complete

The city is removing 14 metal bollards along the Burke-Gilman Trail Wednesday and Thursday this week. Expect delays or detours, especially during off-peak daytime hours (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). These bollards are often used to keep motor vehicles out of car-free areas, but they can sometimes be hazardous to trail users and cause accessibility…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, duwamish trail, frelard, magnuson park, westlake park
September 22, 2011

What would a modern Pike/Pine bike facility look like?

In a welcome addition to the often-maligned downhill bike lane on E Pine, SDOT has painted a green bike lane through the intersection at Bellevue Ave on Capitol Hill. From my post at CHS: The city only installed the green paint in the westbound (downhill) lane, and a new sign facing traffic facing southbound on…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, downtown, pike, pike/pine, pine, westlake park
August 10, 2011

Kids at Bike Works learn bike polo from the best + Polo demo at Westlake Park

The bike polo programs at Bike Works was profiled by 321 Polo! last month. The site, which documents everything bike polo from around the world, was impressed by the opportunity kids in Seattle have to learn polo from some Seattle all-stars: They have lots of cool programs, but the coolest by far is the Earn-a-bike…
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tagged: 2011 world harcourt bike polo championships, 206 bike polo, bike polo, bike works, downtown, events, magnuson park, westlake park