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Tag Archives: parks and recreation
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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Tagged parks and recreation, pronto emerald city cycle share, womenwhobike
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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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Tagged bicycle sundays, biking bis, ciclovia, events, parks and recreation
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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
Mudslides obscure parts of Burke-Gilman near Lake City – UPDATED
Several mudslides are obscuring the Burke-Gilman Trail near Lake City. One of the slides has taken out power lines and will not be cleared until the line work is finished. Reader David Walls reports how he got around the slides … Continue reading
Status of Cal Anderson bike polo looking better under new Parks rules, but remains ambiguous
The Board of Park Commissioners has recommended an 18-month pilot for a new tiered court use policy that could allow dodgeball and bike polo to play at Cal Anderson without being renegade activities. People have continued playing both games, even … Continue reading
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Parks Athletic Manager suggests banning bike polo from Cal Anderson
Capitol Hill Seattle reports that Dennis Cook, the Athletics Manager for Seattle Parks, has recommended banning bike polo, but not dodgeball, from Cal Anderson tennis courts:
Public hearing Thursday to discuss opening tennis courts to bike polo, dodgeball
The Parks Board is holding a public hearing Thursday evening to get feedback about a proposal to open low-use tennis courts to non-tennis activities, such as bike polo and dodge ball. Currently, these activities are not technically allowed (though they … Continue reading