Tag: wsdot

March 25, 2016

Work begins next week on Arboretum Trail set to open late 2017

Construction is set to begin Monday on a new trail along the western side of the Arboretum, providing a safe space for walking and biking next to Lake Washington Blvd and improving access to more of the Arboretum grounds. Kicking off a year later than planned in early 2015 (PDF), construction on the $7.8 million…
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tagged: arboretum, arboretum trail, wsdot
February 8, 2016

Political firing of Sec. Peterson is Washington State’s loss

As of Friday, Lynn Peterson is no longer our state’s Secretary of Transportation. And that’s Washington State’s loss. Peterson came on board with our state’s biggest highway megaprojects already in trouble. And on top of those challenges — including a stalled SR 99 boring machine and cracked 520 Bridge pontoons — an oversized truck struck…
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tagged: 2016 legislature, lynn peterson, wsdot
September 22, 2015

Help count people biking and walking in King County next week

How many people are actually out biking and walking in Washington State? We don’t really know. But believe it or not, the state tries to get a handle on this number by getting a bunch of volunteers to hang out in the same locations every year and count people as they bike by. Eyeballs, paper…
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tagged: andrea clinkscales, bicycle count, cascade bicycle club, wsdot
August 28, 2015

Bike route bridge in Montlake will close until early 2016

If you bike through Montlake via the Lake Washington Loop route, then you have a rough detour ahead of you for the next six months. Starting “as soon as Monday,” the 24th Ave E bridge (otherwise known as the only bridge in Montlake that’s NOT constantly clogged with cars) will be closed until the early…
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tagged: 24th ave e bridge, montlake, sr 520, wsdot
August 20, 2015

Could painting zigzag lines on the road make trail crossings safer?

The faster someone is driving, the less likely they are to stop for someone entering a crosswalk. That’s just a street design fact. So how can the state improve safety for trails that cross highways, especially in rural areas where traffic on both the trail and highway is relatively sparse? Well, their newest experiment is…
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tagged: arlington, concrete, sr 20, sr 9, stanwood, wsdot, zigzags
May 28, 2015

Montlake detour coming to Lake Washington Loop bike route

If you bike the Lake Washington Loop bike route or are headed to the Montlake Bridge the next two weekends, expect a rough detour along the way. Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed from Montlake Boulevard to the Arboretum as crews working on the 520 Bridge Replacement Project rebuild the road. This closure includes the…
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tagged: lake washington blvd, lake washington loop, sr 520, wsdot