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Hempfest is this weekend, so expect big delays on Elliott Bay Trail (or give in and join them)

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

Hempfest is back for its annual bike-trail-closing pro-marijuana fest in Myrtle Edwards Park. The good news is that, if you are headed to Hempfest, bike access is excellent. Hempfest even recommends arriving by bike and will have racks set up … Continue reading →

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Hempfest gears up along Elliott Bay Trail, so you might want to take another route

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

Hempfest. Usually pot activists and people on bikes don’t conflict with each other. The issues are pretty different (if you think I’m wrong, make your case in the comments below!). But the weekend-long pot protestival that is Hempfest essentially closes … Continue reading →

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W Thomas St overpass delayed until August/September

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

Work on the W Thomas Street biking and walking overpass was originally supposed to start the summer of 2005. But changes in design and a lack of funds delayed the project, and at one time it appeared to be dead … Continue reading →

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Lower Queen Anne bike/ped overpass totally harshing Hempfest’s mellow

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The W Thomas Street walking and biking overpass project could get in the way of Hempfest, prompting the “protestival” to file a lawsuit against the city. Organizers argue that the city should push construction back until after August so that … Continue reading →

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