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Park District Board approves Lake Washington Blvd. path funding 7–1

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle Park District Board approved funding a path on Lake Washington Boulevard, voting 7–1 to include $404,000 to the 2023-24 budget plan. The historic boulevard is one of the city’s original Olmsted Boulevards, which were constructed in the early … Continue reading →

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Morales proposes funding for a walking and biking path on Lake Washington Blvd. – UPDATED

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE: It passed by a vote of 7-1 (Nelson no, Pedersen abstain). After a series of successful and popular experiments with extended car-free days on Lake Washington Boulevard in recent years, District 2 City Councilmember Tammy Morales has proposed $404,000 … Continue reading →

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Seattle Parks forgot to make Bicycle Weekends car-free, so riders moved the signs themselves

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

Labor Day weekend was supposed to be the penultimate Bicycle Weekend on Lake Washington Boulevard for the year, a chance to experience the storied lakeside street without cars. Bicycle Weekend is an expansion of Seattle Parks’ Bicycle Sunday program, which … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Sundays are now called ‘Bicycle Weekends’ + City begins ‘visioning process’ for Lake Washington Blvd’s future

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

54 years after the first Bicycle Sunday on Lake Washington Boulevard, the car-free event has long solidified as a beloved tradition. As was the case in 2021, SDOT and Seattle Parks will expand Bicycle Sundays into what they are now … 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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Lake Washington Blvd ‘Keep Moving Street’ returns Friday + Campaign seeks permanent design

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

Lake Washington Blvd is reopening to people walking and biking Friday as the city’s Keep Moving Street program returns. The street will remain mostly car-free between Mount Baker Beach and Genesee Park from April 9 through 18. Seattle has experimented … Continue reading →

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Segment of Lake Washington Boulevard to reopen for Winter, Spring breaks UPDATED

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Ryan Packer

Update: due to the anticipated snow event this weekend, the closure of Lake Washington Boulevard outlined below has been postponed to Monday February 15. It will run through Sunday the 21st as planned.  A stretch of Lake Washington Boulevard just … Continue reading →

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Segment of Lake Washington Blvd To Reopen December 18-January 4

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Ryan Packer

SDOT has just announced that it will be closing a small segment of Lake Washington Boulevard between Mount Baker Beach and Stan Sayres Boat Launch (at 45th Ave S) starting this Friday December 18 and running through Sunday January 4. … Continue reading →

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SDOT installs concrete blocks to improve safety on car-light Lake Washington Blvd

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Ecology block installation today on Lake Washington Blvd pic.twitter.com/nfLtTbvnQZ — Dongho Chang (@dongho_chang) August 5, 2020 SDOT has finally installed the concrete “ecology blocks” the department had initially planned as part of their efforts to deter driving on the people-focused … Continue reading →

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People are driving on ‘closed’ street because SDOT used barriers to build a wall at police precinct instead

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

When the Seattle Department of Transportation announced their plan to turn a section of Lake Washington Blvd in south Seattle into a car-light “Keep Moving Street,” a July 21 department blog post noted that they would use heavy cement “eco … Continue reading →

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Following successful test, Lake Washington Blvd will go car-light again

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Lake Washington Boulevard is going car-free(ish) again starting Friday and continuing until at least Labor Day. SDOT and Seattle Parks tested the concept of what they call a “Keep Moving Street” on the stories lakefront street for five days in … Continue reading →

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SDOT pilots a car-free Lake Washington Blvd through Tuesday, announces more Stay Healthy Streets

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

Lake Washington Blvd has been the most-requested street for the city’s car-free and car-light street projects, which started as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the need to create more space for people to safely distance while getting some … Continue reading →

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Lake Washington Blvd goes car-free 12 times in 2017, Bicycle Sunday starts today

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

For the 49th year, Seattle kicks off Bicycle Sunday today (May 21). Three miles of Lake Washington Blvd will go car-free 12 Sundays in 2017. It’s a great chance to experience of the most beautiful urban streets in the world … Continue reading →

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Montlake detour coming to Lake Washington Loop bike route

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

If you bike the Lake Washington Loop bike route or are headed to the Montlake Bridge the next two weekends, expect a rough detour along the way. Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed from Montlake Boulevard to the Arboretum as … Continue reading →

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City holding 12 Bicycle Sundays this year, first one is May 5

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

On select Sundays during summer for the past 45 years, the city has been transforming a section of Lake Washington Boulevard in south Seattle into a biking, walking and playing celebration. Bicycle Sunday is one of the oldest open streets … Continue reading →

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Will 2013 be the year of the Seattle cycle track? + More construction updates

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

After our frustrated post about the lack of new bold plans on the city’s part to improve biking and walking safety, below is a look at some exciting projects already underway today. Will 2013 be the year protected cycle tracks … Continue reading →

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