Tag: georgetown

December 28, 2021

Key section of Georgetown to South Park Trail moving forward alongside a new dog park

A gravel cut-through in Georgetown near Boeing Field will become a dog park and trail corridor, providing a key piece of the community-led Georgetown to South Park Trail. If all goes according to schedule, the park and trail connection should begin construction in the summer and open in 2023. The City Council’s Transportation and Utilities…
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tagged: duwamish valley safe streets, flume property, georgetown, georgetown to south park connection, parks and recreation, sdot, seattle city light, transportation and utilities committee
July 8, 2021

Georgetown to South Park trail reaches design milestone, scheduled to open in 2023

The Georgetown to South Park Connection, a walking and biking trail concept promoted for years by the community-led group Duwamish Valley Safe Streets, is on schedule to begin construction in 2022 and open in 2023. Final design should be complete near the end of 2021. The path will lead from near 12th and Bailey in…
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tagged: duwamish valley safe streets, georgetown, georgetown to south park connection, sdot, south park, south park bridge
April 8, 2021

Friday: Following death, community holds slow bike ride for safe streets in Georgetown

The death of a man biking in Georgetown in late March has shaken the community, so some neighbors are organizing a slow bike ride tomorrow (Friday) to mourn his death and call for safer streets. “For years, our community has demanded safe routes within Georgetown, and safe access to SoDo, the Chinatown/International District, and Downtown…
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tagged: amy amaryllis, events, georgetown, john persak
February 19, 2021

Georgetown residents push to get a downtown bike connection back into plans

A group of community leaders and residents of the Georgetown neighborhood have sent a letter this week to SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe asking the department to “re-engage” on the issue of creating a dedicated bicycle connection between the neighborhood and the rest of the city via downtown Seattle. The letter cites systemic issues facing Georgetown…
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tagged: duwamish valley safe streets, georgetown
January 4, 2021

Proposed Duwamish Trail extension could make everyone safer on West Marginal Way

The Duwamish trail provides one of the only dedicated bike routes to and from the South Park neighborhood, which is currently dealing with an influx of drivers looking for any shortcut they can take to avoid the repercussions of the West Seattle bridge closure. But for nearly half a mile on its northern end, the…
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tagged: duwamish trail, duwamish tribe, georgetown, south park, west seattle
June 26, 2018

Lower West Seattle Bridge reopens, but closure highlighted major need for Sodo bike lanes

UPDATE: The Lower Spokane St Bridge is back open again to all pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic! Thank you to everyone for your patience and understanding. — seattleDOTbridges (@SDOTbridges) June 26, 2018 The lower West Seattle Bridge has reopened following a more than five-day emergency repair of the vital biking and walking connection between West…
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tagged: 1st ave s, allentown, duwamish valley, duwamish valley safe streets, georgetown, marginal way, sdot, south park, west seattle