Tag: seattle public utilities

February 18, 2023

Stone Way bike detour not yet in place

Seattle Public Utilities’ planned work zone bike path on Stone Way did not work out as they intended, the agency announced this week. While sidewalks remain open through the construction area between N 34th and 35th Streets, equipment has blocked the space that was supposed to house the bike path. The work is part of…
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tagged: seattle public utilities, ship canal water quality project, stone way
August 4, 2020

Trail Alerts: Ship Canal Trail won’t be detoured to Nickerson + Burke detour near Fred Meyer

Some great news from Seattle Public Utilities: The Ship Canal Trail will not be detoured to Nickerson Street for the next couple years as was originally planned. As we reported previously, concerned neighbors including Queen Anne Greenways drew attention to a multi-year detour that would route the trail onto Nickerson Street, which has a paint-only…
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tagged: ballard, Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, missing link, queen anne greenways, seattle public utilities, ship canal trail, ship canal water quality project
July 23, 2020

Thanks to concerned neighbors, SPU is reconsidering multi-year Ship Canal Trail detour

Beginning July 20th, @SeattleSPU plans to re-route the Ship Canal Trail…ONTO NICKERSON. UNTIL 2023. I think we're going to need to see details of this detour. You know kids use the trail, right? pic.twitter.com/OhLVsGf1Pg — Queen Anne Greenways (@QAGreenways) June 30, 2020 Thanks to concerns from neighbors, especially Queen Anne Greenways, Seattle Public Utilities and…
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tagged: queen anne greenways, seattle public utilities, ship canal trail, ship canal water quality project
May 20, 2020

Trail Alert: Burke-Gilman Trail will be detoured near Ballard Fred Meyer

The Ship Canal Water Quality project, the $500+ million effort by Seattle Public Utilities and the King County Wastewater Treatment Division to prevent sewage from spilling into Puget Sound during heavy rains, will close the section of the Burke-Gilman Trail next to the Ballard Fred Meyer parking lot starting in early June. The detour will…
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tagged: ballard, Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, seattle public utilities, ship canal water quality project
February 14, 2019

Trail Alert: Burke-Gilman Trail detour along Seaview

Work is starting on a Seattle Public Utilities project that will detour the Burke-Gilman Trail along a stretch of Seaview Ave NW in Ballard so crews can stage equipment. Unfortunately, the detour plans currently say that people biking will be “encouraged to walk their bikes through the detour,” which should last a month. Details from…
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tagged: ballard, burke-gilman trail, seattle public utilities
April 14, 2011

One in five sewer grates on Seattle bike routes are hazards

Experienced riders in Seattle are so used to avoiding dangerous sewer grates that it’s second nature at this point. If you have ever thought those grates with gaps long and wide enough to grab a bike wheel seem to be everywhere, a recent report by Seattle Public Utilities says you’re right. The good news is…
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tagged: bikewise, seattle public utilities, sewer grates