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From our Bike Events Calendar
Mar23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryMar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S.7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 23 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Mar27Mon5:30 pm Downtown Greenways monthly meetingDowntown Greenways monthly meetingMar 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLast Monday of the month. Join us! https://seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenwaysMar30Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 30 @ 7:15 pmMeet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Apr1Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Apr 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not find their way into Puget … Continue reading
Tag Archives: neighborhood greenways
Following Healthy Street success, Bellevue will trial its first neighborhood greenway this summer
Bellevue is getting ready to rollout its first take at a neighborhood greenway this summer, a north-south route running along side streets to the east of 164th Ave NE between Nothrup Way and SE 14th St, where it will meet … Continue reading
Stay Healthy Streets program may be paused if funding swap not approved
Last night the oversight committee for the Move Seattle levy was told that the popular Stay Healthy Streets program will likely have to pause if the Seattle Department of Transportation doesn’t get approval to divert funding from 2.5 miles of … Continue reading
Quietly open: the first phase of the Central Ridge Greenway
City crews are putting the finishing touches this week on a new Neighborhood Greenway on 18th Avenue in the Central District, the first phase in the long-planned Central Ridge Greenway. Along with the normal speed cushions and stop sign adjustments … Continue reading
Work on Crown Hill to Northgate neighborhood greenway underway
Work on a neighborhood greenway connecting Crown Hill to North Seattle College is underway, according to SDOT. The construction will last six months and includes new traffic signals crossing Holman Rd at NW 92nd Street and Greenwood Ave at N … Continue reading
Beacon Hill trail is a big neighborhood greenway improvement
The Beacon Hill Neighborhood Greenway was one of the city’s first attempts at creating a great community-led neighborhood greenway, and it just got a lot better. This route was already one of my favorite neighborhood greenways in the city, connecting … Continue reading
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Work on north-south Ballard neighborhood greenway gets underway
The city is starting construction on a long north-south neighborhood greenway in Ballard connecting Whitman Middle School to the Ballard business district. As we reported earlier this year, this will be the first time two neighborhood greenways intersect. So in … Continue reading
Salomon: Why construction can’t just close a neighborhood greenway without a safe detour
EDITOR’S NOTE: Andres is a family-biking father dedicated to safe streets. He’s the leader of NE Seattle Greenways and sometimes contributes to Seattle Bike Blog. I encountered this closure the other day on a ride with several people, including Madi … Continue reading
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Score a Safe Routes to School mini grant + Take the city’s neighborhood greenways survey
Got an idea for a project that could encourage more kids to bike or walk to your neighborhood school? Whether the school is private or public, the city wants to help make it happen with grants of up to $1,000. … Continue reading
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In 2017, central and south Seattle could be covered in neighborhood greenways
As we reported yesterday, Seattle’s neighborhood greenways are attracting a whole lot of people on bikes. One route in Ballard even led to an 805 percent increase in people biking on the street in just the first year of operation. … Continue reading
Do neighborhood greenways increase cycling? Oh yes.
If you were wondering whether the city’s investments in neighborhood greenways are effective, here’s your answer: A resounding yes. The city wisely gathered bike use data on a couple proposed neighborhood greenway routes before work began. They then compared those … Continue reading
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City on track to build 5.4 miles of neighborhood greenways this year
The city’s neighborhood greenway plans are moving ahead on schedule, with 5.4 miles of improved residential streets ready for construction in 2014 and another 18 miles in the planning stage. Meanwhile, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways continues its work inspiring neighbors across … Continue reading
Rainier Valley is getting an east-west neighborhood greenway, open house Monday
The city is planning two neighborhood greenways in Rainier Valley this year with hopes to have them ready to build next year. One route will travel north and south for much of the valley, and the other will travel east-to-west … Continue reading
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City building and planning neighborhood greenways in all corners of the city this year
The city is catching its groove on neighborhood greenways this year, setting a pace for installing and planning them in all corners of the city simultaneously. While neighborhood greenways so far have been somewhat experimental and one-off projects, 2014 is … Continue reading
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A bike tour of the now-open Beacon Hill Neighborhood Greenway
Two years in the making, the Seattle Department of Transportation completed the Beacon Hill Neighborhood Greenway this month and officially opened the route for business and bicycling. Proposed by the neighborhood group Beacon BIKES (“Better Infrastructure Keeping Everyone Safer”), the … Continue reading
Meeting will discuss options for neighborhood greenway near 23rd Ave
Yesterday, we reported on an expansion to the 23rd Ave complete streets and repaving project, making the case for safe bike lanes from Montlake to the Central District. But the primary focus of Wednesday’s open house is a planned neighborhood … Continue reading
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Today: Scout out a neighborhood greenway route from Green Lake to Lake Union via Tangletown
Meet at 6 p.m. at NE 65th Street and 1st Ave NE near Green Lake Elementary. From Wallingford Greenways:
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Bike trips spike on Ballard Greenway after opening celebration
Early counts show that the number of people biking on the NW 58th Street neighborhood greenway in Ballard has already dramatically increased, according to Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. Before the September 7 greenway opening celebration, usage was already up compared to … Continue reading
Ballard lemonade stand owner Helen explains how neighborhood greenways are good for business
I went on a bike tour of the nearly-completed NW 58th Street neighborhood greenway in Ballard Sunday with Cathy Tuttle and Andres Salomon of Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. After climbing up the hill from the Burke-Gilman Trail at the west end … Continue reading
Open house will discuss planned Highland Park/Delridge neighborhood greenway
The city is continuing it’s outreach on new neighborhood greenway projects around the city. Next up: Highland Park/Delridge in West Seattle connecting from White Center to the West Seattle Bridge. For this project, the city is pursuing a new strategy, … Continue reading
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Initial planning for Olympic Hills neighborhood greenway underway + open house Thursday
Work on neighborhood greenways across the city are humming along. We reported earlier today on a proposed greenway makeover in Greenwood. But if you live on the other side of North Seattle, you also have a meeting to get to … Continue reading
