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On this day in 1949: The Green Lake path split open during a major earthquake

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

In researching my book, I came across this photo from April 13, 1949 showing large cracks in the Green Lake path. The 7.1 magnitude quake was centered between Tacoma and Olympia, but it caused significant damage at far at Oregon … Continue reading →

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Without waiting for outer loop path due this summer, Parks Department issues ‘long-term temporary’ ban on bikes at Green Lake

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Without waiting for SDOT to complete its “outer loop” bike connection around Green Lake, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation banned biking from the popular lakeside trail. “This long-term temporary use restriction, which restricts all bicycles and other wheeled … Continue reading →

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Green Lake bikeway would help restore the original Olmsted park plan

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

“The Aurora Avenue extension, if authorized by the voters, must be paid for not in money alone, but in the blood of the children who are entitled, first to safe passage to their schools and second, to safety in their … Continue reading →

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Saturday: Celebrate the new Green Lake bike lanes with a community ride and scavenger hunt

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

Join local safe streets groups and SDOT Saturday for a community bike ride celebrating the opening of the Green Lake bike lanes. Meet up 10:30 a.m. at the Flamingo parking lot of the Woodland Park Zoo to ride with the … Continue reading →

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City delays Stone Way bike lane upgrade, latest of many Wallingford paving project safety cuts

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

Yes, the new bikeway around (half of) Green Lake is a big improvement. We made a whole video about it. But it is only one part of a major series of paving projects all grouped together into one very big … Continue reading →

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Watch: Riding the new Green Lake bike lanes

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

Crews are nearly finished upgrading one of the most important bike routes in Seattle. East Green Lake Way N may have a terribly confusing name, but it forms a hub of sorts for north end bike routes. The Interurban North … Continue reading →

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City considering car-free(ish) Lake Washington Blvd all summer + More Keep Moving Streets updates and a survey

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

The city may close a three-mile section of Lake Washington Boulevard to most motor vehicles (people accessing homes and parking lots allowed) from Memorial Day to Labor Day. This would be like making every day Bicycle Sunday. You can support … Continue reading →

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Green Lake/Wallingford paving projects create opportunity to make huge bike improvements, comment by Wednesday

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT has grouped a bunch of Green Lake and Wallingford area paving projects together, designing and planning construction of them all at the same time. Because paving projects essentially wipe the street design clear, they are our best opportunities to … Continue reading →

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Green Lake and Wallingford paving projects are a chance to make major bike network improvements

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

A series of planned paving projects in Green Lake and Wallingford are a big chance to make significant improvements to the North Seattle bike network. And of course, the city could save a lot of money by making these improvements … Continue reading →

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Memorial for Nellie Yelli Saturday + Treza Hafzalla charged with Vehicular Homicide, Hit & Run

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Friends, family and neighbors will gather tomorrow (Saturday) morning to remember Nellie Yelli, 62, who was killed Sunday while walking in a Green Lake crosswalk. The memorial, organized by Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, begins 11 a.m. at 82nd and Wallingford Ave … Continue reading →

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Woman walking in Green Lake crosswalk killed in hit and run, suspect returned and was arrested – UPDATED

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

A woman driving near Bishop Blanchet High School in Green Lake struck and killed a woman walking Sunday evening. Medics pronounced the victim dead at the scene. UPDATE: Rest in peace, Nellie Yelli. Our condolences to her friends and family. … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Seattle’s Freeways: Mr. Inslee, tear down this Aurora wall

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

What if Bertha never finishes the SR 99 highway tunnel? What if SR 99 doesn’t need to be a freeway-style highway through downtown at all? And what if that’s true for the whole city, too? In other words, what if … Continue reading →

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City plans Ravenna Blvd bike lane upgrades, but shouldn’t cheap out on intersections

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

The city is planning some pretty cool upgrades to the Ravenna Boulevard bike lanes and its connections through Ravenna Park. And they’re planning to do a lot with a small budget, like adding plastic posts to keep people from using … Continue reading →

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Mostly-finished Green Lake Way project reconnects neighbors with their parks

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

While we here at Seattle Bike Blog spend a lot of time urging the city to invest in protected bike lanes, it’s important to remember that simply redesigning a street using paint can completely revolutionize a street. The city’s in-process … Continue reading →

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Today: Scout out a neighborhood greenway route from Green Lake to Lake Union via Tangletown

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

Meet at 6 p.m. at NE 65th Street and 1st Ave NE near Green Lake Elementary. From Wallingford Greenways:

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A closer look at the city’s plans for Green Lake Way

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

We wrote a couple weeks ago about plans to redesign Green Lake Way between 50th and the lake. Below are more details on the city’s plans, from an open house presentation. Beyond just the merits for this project, it also … Continue reading →

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City plans to extend Stone Way bike lanes to Green Lake

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

At the urging of the Wallingford and Green Lake Community Councils, the city is planning road design changes on Green Lake Way N between N 50th Street and Green Lake. The safety-oriented plan would redesign the street to more closely … Continue reading →

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Police looking for person on bike who chased Green Lake attacker

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

A woman running at Green Lake around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning was attacked by an unknown man who tried to drag her into some nearby bushes, police say. She was able to get free from him, and a man on … Continue reading →

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Wallingford neighborhood greenway opening celebration Saturday

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

The Wallingford neighborhood greenway is complete, and there will be a two-block community street party to mark the opening Saturday starting at 4 p.m. Details: Join us as we celebrate the opening of Seattle’s first neighborhood Greenway! We will be … Continue reading →

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Ravenna Blvd repaving moving faster than originally planned

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

We may get some good summer riding on the newly repaved Ravenna Boulevard after all. The desperately needed repaving project has already completed its first phase, and work is about to get under way on the second half. If the … Continue reading →

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