Tag: westlake

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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June 22, 2015

After long community process crafts compromise Westlake bikeway plan, ‘superyacht’ marina sues anyway

For more than a year, a group of Westlake residents, business owners, industry leaders and community members — including people who walk, bike and drive — have been meeting regularly to work with designers and the city to craft a design plan for a safe Westlake bikeway that considers everyone’s needs. The meetings and public…
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March 25, 2015

Can Westlake’s streetcar tracks ever be safe for people biking?

Seattle plans to speed up buses and the South Lake Union Streetcar by making the curb lanes on Westlake Ave transit-only between 6th Ave/McGraw Square downtown and Valley Street/Lake Union Park. This is great news for transit reliability and could support some transit route restructures to greatly improve transit service on clogged streets in the…
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tagged: sdot, south lake union, westlake
January 15, 2015

More Westlake Bikeway design details + Construction will start in the fall

After an extensive and essentially unprecedented community planning process (at least for a bikeway project), the city is moving into more detailed final design work for the Westlake Bikeway, which will connect the Fremont Bridge and Lake Union Park. After a huge number of comments, several very large open houses and a series of Design…
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October 20, 2014

Final Westlake Bikeway open house is Wednesday + A look at updated plans

The city is just about ready to show off its design for the Westlake Bikeway after many community meetings big and small and more than a year and a half of debates about the plan to provide a safe space for people to travel between South Lake Union and the Fremont Bridge through the giant,…
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tagged: meetings, sdot, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake design advisory comittee