Tag: missing link
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Burke-Gilman Missing Link permit approved, though litigation is not over yet
SDOT has gained permit approval to build the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail, though the project is not out of the woods yet. Litigation is ongoing and will continue into 2023. But the Shoreline Permit brings the trail one more step closer, and the official timeline calls for construction in the middle of…
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Cascade lists their 5 top-priority Seattle bike projects
Cascade Bicycle Club recently posted their top 5 Seattle bike improvement priorities, though it’s really more like like 4 projects and a citywide plan. They go into more detail about each in their blog post, so go check it out. Here’s the list: Georgetown to Downtown Bike Connection West Marginal Way Bike Connection Seattle Waterfront…
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Cascade: Support the city’s Ballard Missing Link construction permit
Seattle has applied for a permit needed to construct the simplified Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link in Ballard, and you know what that means. It’s time to submit yet another comment supporting the completion of this long, long, long, long delayed trail. Cascade Bicycle Club has created a handy online form you can use to send…
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Eight people injured while biking the Missing Link file lawsuit against city, railroad
“Countless people” have crashed on the railroad tracks while biking on the streets just west of the abrupt terminus of the Burke-Gilman Trail in Ballard, and now eight of them have joined together in a lawsuit against both the Ballard Terminal Railroad and the City of Seattle. The suit (PDF), filed by Washington Bike Law…
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Ballard Missing Link opponents file appeal against city’s scaled-back trail plan
As expected, longtime opponents of the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail have filed a complaint in King County Superior Court (PDF) challenging SDOT’s claim that their redesigned trail project is exempt from the State Environmental Policy Act (“SEPA”), the primary legal tool opponents have used to delay the 1.4-mile trail for two decades.…
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Scaled back Missing Link plans could put the trail on budget and sidestep lawsuits
The Missing Link appellants have won! But not really. The Seattle Department of Transportation announced today that they are prepared to submit a significantly scaled-back version of their plans to complete the Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail through Ballard. The trail connection remains, but many of the extra elements included with it have been…
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