Tag: seattle parks district

December 4, 2017

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 that runs through a sunken area between 40th Ave NE and NE 65th Street. All…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, parks and recreation, seattle parks district
November 28, 2016

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 they should not impact trail use significantly. Be patient if crews are working, of course.…
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tagged: 2016 construction, burke-gilman trail, detours, seattle parks district
November 4, 2016

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 Monday. The five sections are scheduled for work over the next couple months moving from…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, seattle parks district
September 24, 2015

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 years of deferred maintenance, Murray said while outlining $47 million in parks investments all across…
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tagged: 2016 budget, ed murray, seattle neighborhood greenways, seattle parks district
August 8, 2014

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 increase safe access between neighborhoods and parks. Many neighborhoods have great parks, but they are…
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tagged: bridging the gap, parks and recreation, sally bagshaw, seattle parks district
July 21, 2014

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 a permanent funding mechanism for maintaining and improving parks, something we have made very clear…
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tagged: 2014 primary, seattle parks district