Tag: montlake blvd

May 27, 2022

Bike Route Alert 6/6: Return of the Montlake Blvd detour

The trail under the 520 Bridge east of Montlake Boulevard will close permanently June 6 as crews begin work on a new biking and walking bridge over the freeway, according to WSDOT. The trail opened in March 2020 and was labeled as a temporary route, but it was very welcome at the time. After crews…
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tagged: montlake, montlake blvd, sr 520
January 29, 2021

Trail Alert: 520 underpass in Montlake closed for two more weekends UPDATED

UPDATE: the closure planned for February 5-8 is no longer happening due to a change in work. The highway will be closed but the pedestrian and bike trail will remain open. The next trail closures are February 26-March 1 and March 5-8. The Washington State Department of Transportation is starting work on installing the Montlake…
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tagged: 520 trail, montlake, montlake blvd, trail alert
July 21, 2015

Sound Transit will finally* open that awesome bike/walk bridge over Montlake Blvd Wednesday

UPDATE 7/22: It’s open! And with a quick snip from the @kcexec, the new bike/ped bridge @UW is open! pic.twitter.com/VFZWdvx4OB — Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) July 22, 2015 The core structure over Montlake Boulevard was built years ago, but the unfinished bike/walk bridge connecting the Montlake Bridge and the upcoming UW Station to the Burke-Gilman Trail…
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tagged: montlake blvd, montlake bridge, montlake triangle, rainier vista, sound transit, uw, uw station
September 12, 2014

Biking and walking details improving around 520 Bridge project, still has major gaps

Plans for the state’s megaproject to replace the SR 520 Bridge are getting better in many ways, but major gaps in the walking and biking environment still remain, especially in the Montlake area. The majority of the project’s Seattle end remains unfunded, but the state is moving forward with design work in hopes the legislature…
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tagged: montlake, montlake blvd, montlake bridge, montlake greenways, portage bay, seattle neighborhood greenways, sr 520
April 11, 2011

After Montlake Bridge wreck, Lan Remme begins road to recovery

Lan Remme was on a Saturday morning ride to Mercer Island with friends when the unexpected happened. While crossing the Montlake Bridge on the sidewalk April 2, as he has done many times before, Lan flipped over his handle bars and landed on his neck. He was rushed to Harborview, where he spent several days…
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tagged: injuries, lan remme, montlake blvd, montlake bridge, super squadra, wrecks
March 11, 2011

UW gets a ‘silver’ rating for bike friendliness

The League of American Bicyclists announced the recipients of the first-ever Bicycle Friendly University designations during the National Bike Summit this week in the other Washington. Only one school in Washington was among the first 20 schools awarded the designation: The University of Washington. The UW got a “silver” rating, which is the third-best designation…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, league of american bicyclists, montlake blvd, ne 45th, university district, uw

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