Tag: wsdot
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City Council will likely vote on 520 resolution with even stronger bike/walk language
The City Council will consider an amended resolution to guide planning for the Seattle side of the 520 Bridge Replacement Project today (Monday) at 2:30 p.m. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE: It passes the committee. See the Montlaker blog for live updates from the meeting. As we reported previously, the state is looking to the…
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City Council may vote on 520 Bridge resolution demanding better biking and walking environment
The City Council today will vote on a resolution that recommends many changes to the biking and walking environment in the 520 Bridge replacement project, including study of a Portage Bay Bridge trail, a biking and walking bridge over I-5 near Roanoke, and improvements to biking and walking access around the Montlake Bridge. Central Seattle…
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Dear Governor Inslee: WSDOT should excel at biking and walking projects
There are two interesting nuggets in this recent Cascade Bicycle Club campaign: 1. You should contact the Seattle Council and mayor to solidify their support for a resolution to support improved biking and walking in the 520 Bridge replacement project, and 2. WSDOT admitted at a Council briefing that biking and walking is not its…
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State may fund Delridge Trail, U-District bike share, Bainbridge ferry access improvements + more
In its latest round of grant funding for its bicycle and pedestrian safety program, Washington State has prioritized a Delridge trail and road safety project, improvements to Olympic Drive near the Ferry Terminal on Bainbridge Island, bike share station install in the University District, and Interurban Trail access improvements in Shoreline. Here are some details,…
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Last chance to complete WSDOT’s 520 bridge survey
The state wants to know what you want to see from the 520 Bridge replacement project. We have discussed the bridge previously, including the need for better biking and walking access in the Roanoke and Montlake lids, better access to UW Station and the Burke-Gilman Trail, and, of course, completing the trail across Portage Bay.…
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Central Seattle Greenways: Support a complete 520 Trail Monday
Today (Monday), WSDOT is holding a public session on the 520 Bridge design, and your input is needed. The planned 520 Bridge replacement will include a biking and walking trail from Medina to Montlake as well as new paths in the planned Roanoke lid in North Capitol Hill. However, inexplicably, current designs do not include…
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