Tag: mt baker

August 5, 2024

New protected bike lanes on MLK connect the I-90 Trail to Mount Baker Station + BSC video

Crews have finished work on a project that makes it much easier and safer to walk or bike between the I-90 Trail and Mount Baker light rail station. Perhaps most importantly, the project made some significant crosswalk upgrades at the complicated and dangerous intersection of Rainier, MLK and Mount Baker Blvd near Franklin High School.…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, best side cycling, central district, mlk way, mount baker station, mt baker, sdot
October 5, 2023

Seattle leaders will break ground on MLK Way safety project

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will join SDOT and Sound Transit leaders as well as community members to celebrate the start of the MLK Way S safety project 10 a.m. Friday (October 6) where the I-90 Trail crosses MLK. The project includes protected bike lanes from S Judkins Street/I-90 Trail to and, importantly, through the intersection…
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tagged: bruce harrell, I-90 trail, judkins park, mlk way, mount baker station, mt baker, rainier ave, sdot
November 20, 2015

Mt Baker intersection plan continues to wow + A new standard for public outreach

Seattle’s plan to turn one of its worst intersections into one of its best just keeps getting better. With the misleadingly-boring name “Accessible Mount Baker,” the project would simultaneously revolutionize non-motorized transportation in the whole Rainier Valley, prevent dozens of serious traffic injuries every year, improve general traffic flow, improve transit connections and create space…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, department of neighborhoods, mlk way, mt baker, public outreach and engagement liason, rainier ave
November 10, 2015

Now that it’s partially funded, help guide major Mount Baker intersection remake

You passed Move Seattle! Have I mentioned recently how great that is for our city? Well, it’s already time to start directing the investment, starting with a major intersection that is the root of so many Southeast Seattle mobility problems: Rainier and MLK. As we’ve reported previously, SDOT has a very promising and radical idea…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, mt baker
September 18, 2015

Huge open streets weekend: Bicycle Sunday extended into Mt Baker, Ballard Summer Parkways + Park(ing) Day

Summer ain’t over yet, dammit. This weekend is by far the biggest open streets weekend Seattle has ever seen. We’ve already told you about today’s Park(ing) Day, the biggest in Seattle yet. More than 50 pop-up parks will appear in on-street parking spaces throughout the city, including some ambitious bike lane and safe streets demos.…
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tagged: ballard, bicycle sunday, mt baker, open streets, park(ing) day 2015, summer parkways
April 1, 2015

Mt Baker intersection redesign could revolutionize transportation in South Seattle

The intersection of Rainier Ave and MLK Way is big, dangerous and works poorly for everyone. Running next to a high school, a light rail station and a growing number of other destinations, the city and neighborhood have been studying solutions for at least 15 years. Well, the city’s latest plan will be different, according…
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tagged: accessible mt baker, mlk way, mt baker, rainier ave, sdot