Tag: 17th ave nw
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The network effect: For the 1st time, 2 neighborhood greenways in Seattle have crossed
Ballard’s new 17th Ave NW neighborhood greenway officially marks an important step in the city’s all ages and abilities bike network: Two neighborhood greenways have finally crossed each other. It’s hard to believe it took until 2016, but at least in Ballard neighborhood greenways are starting to form a functional network. The new 17th Ave…
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Work on north-south Ballard neighborhood greenway gets underway
The city is starting construction on a long north-south neighborhood greenway in Ballard connecting Whitman Middle School to the Ballard business district. As we reported earlier this year, this will be the first time two neighborhood greenways intersect. So in a way, it’s the beginning of an actual network of people-focused streets. One neighborhood greenway…
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For first time, two neighborhood greenways will connect later this year
The city has built stretches of neighborhood greenways in Ballard, Northeast Seattle, the Central District, Delridge, Beacon Hill, Wallingford, Olympic Hills, the University District and Greenwood, but they are all sort of floating in space with limited usability because they lack connections. While one strategy for creating a quality neighborhood greenway network would be to…
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Tuesday open house will kick off plans for second Ballard neighborhood greenway
The city will host its first open house to get community input on a second neighborhood greenway in Ballard, this time a north-south route. The meeting is 6 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ballard High School Commons Room. The presentation starts at 6:30. The city is considering a route somewhere in the 16th, 17th…
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