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May19Thu5:30 pm Seattle Bike Train on Lake Washi...Seattle Bike Train on Lake Washi...May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pmhttps://transittrekker.com/biketrain/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail5:30 pm Seattle Redistricting: District ...Seattle Redistricting: District ...May 19 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmSeattle Redistricting Commission and the Department of Neighborhoods:Attend a Public Forum Register in advance at https://seattle.surveymonkey.com/r/VXM2PGW. If you are unable to attend a public forum, you can also participate in the process by viewing draft maps and submitting public comment at https://www.seattle.gov/redistricting/how-to-participate. District 2 Public … Continue reading7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMay 19 @ 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.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailMay20Friall-day Happy Bike Everywhere Day!Happy Bike Everywhere Day!May 20 all-dayhttps://cascade.org/rides-and-events/bike-everywhere-month-2022FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail5:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways social...Ballard-Fremont Greenways social...May 20 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pmIn honor of Bike Everywhere Day, Ballard-Fremont Greenways will be hosting a social ride to Sunset Hill Park.5:00pm Meet at the Dinosaur in Fremont 5:30pm Roll outRoute: West on Burke Gilman TrailNorth on 6th Ave NWWest on NW 58th … Continue reading
Tag Archives: parks and recreation
Bicycle Sundays are now called ‘Bicycle Weekends’ + City begins ‘visioning process’ for Lake Washington Blvd’s future
54 years after the first Bicycle Sunday on Lake Washington Boulevard, the car-free event has long solidified as a beloved tradition. As was the case in 2021, SDOT and Seattle Parks will expand Bicycle Sundays into what they are now … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle sunday, bicycle weekends, lake washington blvd, parks and recreation, sdot
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Without waiting for outer loop path due this summer, Parks Department issues ‘long-term temporary’ ban on bikes at Green Lake
Without waiting for SDOT to complete its “outer loop” bike connection around Green Lake, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation banned biking from the popular lakeside trail. “This long-term temporary use restriction, which restricts all bicycles and other wheeled … Continue reading
Key section of Georgetown to South Park Trail moving forward alongside a new dog park
A gravel cut-through in Georgetown near Boeing Field will become a dog park and trail corridor, providing a key piece of the community-led Georgetown to South Park Trail. If all goes according to schedule, the park and trail connection should … Continue reading
City considering car-free(ish) Lake Washington Blvd all summer + More Keep Moving Streets updates and a survey
The city may close a three-mile section of Lake Washington Boulevard to most motor vehicles (people accessing homes and parking lots allowed) from Memorial Day to Labor Day. This would be like making every day Bicycle Sunday. You can support … Continue reading
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Tagged alki, golden gardens, green lake, keep moving streets, lake washington blvd, parks and recreation, sdot
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Trail Alert 12/4–1/31: Seattle Parks begins repair work on old, bumpy sections of the Burke-Gilman
Be prepared for detours on the Burke-Gilman Trail in NE Seattle over the next two months. Seattle Parks is making much-needed repairs to 13 segments of this aging, bumpy and extremely popular trail, starting with the divided stretch of trail … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, parks and recreation, seattle parks district
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First section of new Arboretum Trail opens near Madison Valley
A key section of the new WSDOT-funded Arboretum Trail opened late last week, connecting Madison Street to the car-free Arboretum Drive. The segment is fairly short, but it is one of the most important stretches of the whole plan for people … Continue reading
City will repair bumpy sections of the Burke-Gilman Trail this week
Seattle’s section of the Burke-Gilman Trail is incredibly busy, but it also has some old sections that are plagued with bumps from tree roots or damage from small landslides. Some small bumps aren’t a big deal, but sometimes they turn … Continue reading
Construction displaces #5 most popular Pronto station + #WomenWhoBike ride today
Construction at 7th and Pine has displaced Pronto Cycle Share’s fifth most popular station. You can now find it at 7th and Union in front of ACT Theatre. While this move does put the station a little closer to the … Continue reading
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Parks District passes, will help fund safe access to parks
The Parks District ballot measure Seattle Bike Blog endorsed has passed, giving the city slightly more funding for parks and some extra wiggle room for future property tax levies. Part of the Parks District plan includes some funding to help … Continue reading
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Tagged bridging the gap, parks and recreation, sally bagshaw, seattle parks district
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Padelford: Let’s invest in neighborhood access to parks
This op-ed is by Gordon Padelford. He is the Neighborhood Support Coordinator with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, lives on Capitol Hill, and loves parks. Have you heard there is a new parks levy in the works? Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been … Continue reading
See the nearly-completed Arboretum Trail design at Thursday meeting
The state is funding a trail through the Arboretum as part of the 520 Bridge project, and you have a chance to get a look at how design is evolving and give feedback Thursday. The meeting is 6:30 – 7:45 … Continue reading
Parks Board will consider bikes-in-parks policy change, hear about neighborhood greenways
Volunteers with a dream of doing environmental rehab work and building a mountain bike park in Cheasty Greenspace will get the chance to earn the support of the Board of Park Commissioners. The meeting is 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the … Continue reading
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Tagged beacon bike park, beacon hill, board of parks commissioners, cheasty greenspace, parks and recreation
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Parks Department taking emergency action to fix trail-blocking mudslide in Lake City
A mudslide that has continued to create hazards on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake City will be fixed, Parks officials said Wednesday. The owner of the private home on top of the cliff where the slide began had not been … Continue reading
Landslide closes Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake City – UPDATE: Now open
UPDATE: The trail has been reopened. Burke Gilman landslide twitter.com/lamonti/status… — Andrew Wilson (@lamonti) April 21, 2013 A mudslide closed the Burke-Gilman Trail near Lakeside Pl NE Sunday. Crews are not able to get into the area to fix the … Continue reading
Parks Department recommends making Bike Polo a permanent court use
Following an 18-month pilot program, Parks Department staff recommends permanently designating courts at Judkins and Cal Anderson Parks for “alternative uses” like bike polo, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. If approved, the city would more or less officially designate the Judkins … Continue reading
New Arboretum trail would bypass Lake Washington Blvd
The addition of a biking and walking trail to the proposed 520 bridge is not the only part of the state’s plan that will affect people on bikes. As a way of mitigating traffic issues on Lake Washington Boulevard through … Continue reading
Mercer West and Arboretum meetings tonight
The Mercer West project involves widening the Mercer underpass at Aurora and turning both Mercer and Roy into two-way streets. Under the plan, Roy would likely become the preferred bicycle route, having bike lanes in each direction and hopefully a … Continue reading
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Tagged arboretum, mercer mess, mercer west, parks and recreation, public meetings
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Biking Bis: Fewer Bicycle Sundays scheduled this year
The first Bicycle Sunday of 2011 is May 8, kicking off a series of car-free Sundays on Lake Washington Boulevard this summer. The event stretches from Mt. Baker Beach to Seward Park, creating a long, temporary lakeside park. This year, … Continue reading
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Landslide-prone stretch of Burke-Gilman closed for weekend – UPDATED
UPDATE 4/12 – The trail is open now, but may need to be closed again tomorrow. Will update when I learn more. UPDATE 4/11 – The trail is still closed as of Monday and may be closed for a couple … Continue reading
