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Dec5Thu6:00 pm Lake City Greenways Meeting @ Lake City Library (meeting room)Lake City Greenways Meeting @ Lake City Library (meeting room)Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmDear Friends:Lake City Greenways will meet on December 5th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 at the Lake City Branch Library meeting room.We’ll be writing postcards to SDOT and WSDOT leadership, urging them to implement agreed-to safety changes on Lake City Way.In … Continue reading →6:00 pm Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum...Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum...Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmInterbay/Ballard – Dec. 5Station areas include Smith Cove, Interbay and BallardThursday, Dec. 5, 2019 | 6 – 8 p.m.St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5710 22nd Avenue NW, SeattleServed by King County Metro Routes 17X, 18X, 29, 40 and 44More info and … Continue reading →6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsDec 5 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading →Dec7Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Dec 7 @ 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 →10:00 am Basic Bike Network Celebration R...Basic Bike Network Celebration R...Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmCome ride a bike along new additions to the downtown network, and join the discussion on how to advocate for more safe routes for people who bike throughout the city! WHAT: Celebrate downtown bike lane construction!! Join us to ride the … Continue reading → Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
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Tag Archives: salmon bay sand and gravel
Opinion on Missing Link route coalesces even further + send City Hall a Valentine to say: Build it!
“Roses are red, violets are blue. Complete the Missing Link, it’s long overdue.” That’s the text on the adorable valentines Cascade Bicycle Club is urging supporters of the Burke-Gilman Trail to send to city leaders. It is much more friendly … Continue reading
Finally, movement on court-required Missing Link study + 98.6% voice support for trail
After somehow spending a year and a half to “finish analyzing the feedback from the EIS scoping process held in late 2013,” the city is holding an open house to present the plan to develop a study of options to … Continue reading
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Burke-Gilman missing link opponents dealt blow in court
King County Superior Court threw out appeals by Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel and other Ballard businesses Friday, removing one more hurdle to completing the Burke-Gilman trail through Ballard.
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Name-calling in battle over Missing Link
The Seattle Times published a look at the battle over the Ballard missing link with a much needed zoomed-out view. Basically, the article asks, “What are we even fighting about anymore?” Is it about old vs new Ballard? Is it … Continue reading
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Lame businesses in Ballard try to further block Missing Link
Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel Co. and their “business” friends are at it again, trying to make sure the Burke-Gilman trail is never completed and that people continue having their pleasant rides turned suddenly into a potentially deadly and violent … Continue reading
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