Tag: port of seattle

July 3, 2023

Latest Alaskan Way design includes continuous waterfront bike lane with plan for cruise detours

The city plans to build a continuous bike lane on the waterfront side of Alaskan Way under the latest design, SDOT announced Monday. Rather than permanently detour the bike route across Alaskan Way twice within a couple blocks, the new design includes a detour plan for use only during busy cruise ship loading times in…
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tagged: alaskan way, cascade bicycle club, elliott bay trail, port of seattle, sdot, seattle neighborhood greenways, waterfront
June 8, 2023

Port finished trail work in less than one day

The Port of Seattle’s Interbay detour ended up lasting less than one day rather than the originally-announced 5-day closure. And the result is a much smoother trail surface. Tree roots poking up from below had made the stretch of the Elliott Bay Trail through the Interbay rail yard very bumpy and jarring. As we reported…
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tagged: 15th Ave W, elliott bay trail, interbay, port of seattle
June 1, 2023

Alert 6/5-9: Port is repairing Interbay Trail bumps + Planned detour has very tight squeezes – UPDATED

One of Seattle’s most unique bike routes threads a path through the middle of the Interbay rail yard, at times squeezed just a few feet and a chain link fence away from rail lines. In terms of width, condition and amenities, this section of the Elliott Bay Trail is far from Seattle’s best bike route.…
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tagged: 15th Ave W, Bike Route Alert, elliott bay trail, interbay, port of seattle
May 18, 2023

Port says it supports waterfront trail if it can be detoured during cruise loading

In response to the surge of letters they received from people concerned about Seattle’s plan to permanently route the waterfront bike path across Alaskan Way and back again near the Pier 66 cruise terminal, the Port of Seattle said it supports a trail on the west side of Alaskan Way so long as it can…
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tagged: alaskan way, alaskan way trail, pier 66, port of seattle, seattle neighborhood greenways, waterfront
May 10, 2023

Action Alert: Tell the Port you support a seamless waterfront trail

You have already told SDOT to build a continuous waterfront trail between Myrtle Edwards Park and the new downtown waterfront, but city plans still show the trail crossing Alaskan Way twice in a matter of a couple blocks near the cruise ship terminal at Pier 66. Now Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has another action alert you…
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tagged: downtown, port of seattle, seattle neighborhood greenways, waterfront
February 16, 2021

What’s the deal with BIRT? A conversation

Last fall, SDOT released a report on the future of transportation in the vicinity of Interbay and Ballard. The result, the Ballard-Interbay Regional Transportation System (BIRT) report, focused on the big topics of what to do about the Magnolia and Ballard bridges, both on a timeline to replacement, but it also looked at the projects…
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tagged: ballard, birt, interbay, magnolia, port of seattle, queen anne