Tag: alki trail

April 26, 2017

Options for a redesigned E Marginal Way + Regional leadership needed to connect to S King County

Today is the last day to comment on SDOT’s E Marginal Way online open house. The city is working on a major reconstruction and redesign of the industrial street that also serves as one of the most vital bike connections for West Seattle, the Duwamish Valley and beyond. As a regional bike route, the street…
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tagged: alki trail, allentown, auburn, don brubeck, duwamish valley, georgetown, kent, king county, lance david, marginal way, south king county, south park, southcenter, tukwila, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
April 28, 2015

City starts work on Alki Trail improvement near ActivSpace on Harbor Ave

The Alki Trail is, in certain places, among Seattle’s greatest trails. But in other places, it’s among the worst. One of the worst spots in the worst section of the trail (other than that one crazy intersection) is getting a facelift, though. A blind crossing in front of the ActivSpace parking lot on Harbor Ave…
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tagged: alki trail, harbor ave sw, west seattle
January 8, 2015

How amazing would this West Seattle flyover trail be?

It’s one of the most infamous intersections in West Seattle. It sucks for everyone, whether you’re driving a freight truck to the Port or driving a car home from work. But it especially sucks for anyone walking or biking (remember that video of a bike commuter cooking a breakfast burrito in the time it took…
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tagged: alki trail, lower west seattle bridge, west seattle
November 7, 2014

West Seattle traffic light is so long, bike commuter cooks breakfast burrito while waiting for it to change

I would have at least added some cheese. This video features Don Brubeck of West Seattle Bike Connections. Clearly, people walking and biking are far from the priority at this terrible intersection where the Alki Trail, Chelan Ave, W Marginal, Delridge and Spokane all converge. People trying to get from the Alki Trail to the…
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tagged: alki trail, videos, west seattle, west seattle bike connections