Tag: leary way

August 15, 2024

Let SDOT know the Market/Leary Burke-Gilman route needs to separate walking and biking near storefronts

It is a great idea to redesign Leary Way NW and NW Market Street so they are safer for everyone while also connecting the Burke-Gilman Trail through Ballard, but SDOT’s current design needs significant work in order to achieve those goals. SDOT has not released any new details about Councilmember Dan Strauss’ Market/Leary plan since…
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tagged: ballard, burke-gilman trail, dan strauss, leary way, market st, missing link, sdot
July 10, 2024

In last-minute effort, Strauss successfully adds $20M for Burke-Gilman Trail via Leary/Market to the transportation levy proposal + The current design needs to get better

I was all set to write up a story about the uncertain future of the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail when, in a last-minute Hail Mary minutes before official adoption, Councilmember Dan Strauss reintroduced his previously-failed amendment to fund his trail connection plan via Leary Way and Market Street and found the votes…
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tagged: ballard, burke-gilman trail, dan strauss, josh brower, leary way, market st, missing link, sdot
November 27, 2023

SDOT releases early design for Leary/Market bikeway, seeks feedback

The day before Thanksgiving, SDOT released a first look at their design concept for a Ballard Missing Link bike route alternative following 17th Ave NW, Leary Way and Market Street. The plan includes a 10-foot-wide “multi-use trail” on one side of the street as well as significant traffic calming and safety upgrades to Leary Way…
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tagged: 17th ave nw, ballard, leary way, market st, missing link, sdot