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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul25Sun10:00 am Bike to the Airport! @ Westlake ParkBike to the Airport! @ Westlake ParkJul 25 @ 10:00 am
This is a casual ride from Westlake Park in downtown Seattle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It is a one-way ride, and participants may use the Link light rail station at SeaTac to return or ride back on their own. Pretend … Continue readingJul28Wed6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingJul 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Check Facebook for monthly meeting information: https://www.facebook.com/BFGreenways/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJul31Sat10:00 am E Green Lake Celebration Event w...E Green Lake Celebration Event w...Jul 31 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmCelebratory group bike ride, meet at 10:00 am at North 50th Street & Phinney Avenue NorthActivities and games for the whole family at Green Lake Park 11:00 am – 1:00 pmhttps://www.seattlebikeblog.com/event/e-green-lake-celebration-event-with-sdot/– – – Come Celebrate With Us!We would like to invite … Continue readingAug3Tue6:30 pm West Seattle Bike Connections mo... @ Neighborhood House 6400 Sylvan Way SW Seattle WA 98126West Seattle Bike Connections mo... @ Neighborhood House 6400 Sylvan Way SW Seattle WA 98126Aug 3 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
Tag Archives: seattle parks district
Seattle Parks announces week-long, very steep Burke-Gilman Trail detour for … mowing?
People who bike or walk on the Burke-Gilman Trail in northeast Seattle have dealt with a lot of tough detours in recent years. But the detours are always for a good reason, such as the city or county rebuilding or … Continue reading
Following successful test, Lake Washington Blvd will go car-light again
Lake Washington Boulevard is going car-free(ish) again starting Friday and continuing until at least Labor Day. SDOT and Seattle Parks tested the concept of what they call a “Keep Moving Street” on the stories lakefront street for five days in … Continue reading
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Tagged keep moving streets, lake washington blvd, sdot, seattle parks district
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SDOT pilots a car-free Lake Washington Blvd through Tuesday, announces more Stay Healthy Streets
Lake Washington Blvd has been the most-requested street for the city’s car-free and car-light street projects, which started as a response to the COVID-19 outbreak and the need to create more space for people to safely distance while getting some … Continue reading
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Tagged beacon hill, cedar park, golden gardens, lake washington blvd, sdot, seattle parks district, stay healthy streets
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Seattle Parks starting Burke-Gilman Trail repairs from U Village to the city line
Seattle Parks is getting ready to start fixing bumpy pavement and outdated bollards on some of the oldest sections of the Burke-Gilman Trail between 30th Ave NE (just east of U Village) to the city’s northern border with Lake Forest … Continue reading
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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Parks District detours Burke-Gilman users onto very busy street – UPDATED
UPDATE 11/30: The trail is now open, according to Project Manager Sandi Albertsen. Thanks to friendly weather, crews were able to complete the majority of work two days ahead of schedule. There is still some shoulder work to finish, but … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 construction, burke-gilman trail, detours, seattle parks district
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11/7-Early 2017 Trail Alert: Burke-Gilman getting much needed repairs east of UW
This will surely come as a huge relief to the many people who battle abrupt tree root heaves on the Burke-Gilman Trail in the U District, U Village and Laurelhurst area: Seattle Parks will start repaving sections of the trail … Continue reading
The Parks District will fund trail repairs, improve neighborhood walk/bike access
Seattle’s crumbing trails are finally set to get some love from the Parks District, according to an announcement from Mayor Ed Murray. Trails are just one small part of the city’s parks system that has fallen into disrepair due to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 budget, ed murray, seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle parks district
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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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Vote Yes for the Parks District + other bike-partisan election guidance
Seattle votes yes for the parks levy every time. So why do we keep asking if Seattle voters want to renew it? Yes, of course we do. The Parks District (Prop 1 on the Seattle August 5 primary ballot) creates … Continue reading
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
