Tag: portage bay
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Biking and walking details improving around 520 Bridge project, still has major gaps
Plans for the state’s megaproject to replace the SR 520 Bridge are getting better in many ways, but major gaps in the walking and biking environment still remain, especially in the Montlake area. The majority of the project’s Seattle end remains unfunded, but the state is moving forward with design work in hopes the legislature…
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City Council will likely vote on 520 resolution with even stronger bike/walk language
The City Council will consider an amended resolution to guide planning for the Seattle side of the 520 Bridge Replacement Project today (Monday) at 2:30 p.m. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE: It passes the committee. See the Montlaker blog for live updates from the meeting. As we reported previously, the state is looking to the…
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City Council committee talks 520 Bridge design
A City Council committee will hear a briefing on the 520 Bridge Replacement Project design Monday morning, including discussion about the proposed second Montlake Bridge and the Portage Bay Bridge starting at 10:40 10:50 a.m. or so (it was originally scheduled for 10:30, but they are running behind schedule). You can watch live online here.…
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Montlaker: Seattle Design Commission endorses a complete biking/walking path on 520 bridge
As expressed in a letter to the 520 planners from Central Seattle Greenways, a biking and walking path across Portage Bay is an essential part of the 520 Bridge replacement project. This multi-billion-dollar project already includes such a path across Lake Washington, but it inexplicably stops in Montlake before connecting to North Capitol Hill, Eastlake…
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