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Jun24Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryJun 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S. FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailJun27Sunall-day Lake Union History Ride Redux @ Gas Works ParkLake Union History Ride Redux @ Gas Works ParkJun 27 all-day
This is a history ride from Gas Works Park clockwise around Lake Union with 12 stops. Ride is free, no-drop, 12.4 miles long, leisurely pace, and has a restroom/snack break around the halfway point. Ride is limited to 15 people, … Continue readingall-day Ride for Major Taylor @ White Center Bicycle PlaygroundRide for Major Taylor @ White Center Bicycle PlaygroundJun 27 all-day
With 63-mile and 26-mile options, the Ride for Major Taylor Project is a fundraiser: 80% of your registration fee goes directly to the Major Taylor Project, a year-round, youth leadership cycling program focused on introducing young adults from underserved communities … Continue readingJul3Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Jul 3 @ 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 readingJul6Tue6:30 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 98126Jul 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmFacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
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New bike path under SR-520 opens in Montlake
Just in time for a virus-news-escaping bike ride, WSDOT has opened a long-awaited biking and walking trail that crosses under SR-520 between the start of the 520 Bridge Trail and Lake Washington Boulevard. This is a “temporary” path, but you … Continue reading
A look at the latest plans for connecting the 520 Trail to Capitol Hill, Eastlake
In our post about the planned Eastlake Ave bike lanes, we mentioned that the bike route there would be part of a regional network once the 520 Trail reaches across I-5. It might be hard to imagine what that connection … Continue reading
Bike Route Alert 1/27: Awful 2-week sidewalk detour on Montlake Blvd near SR 520 starts Monday
So you finally got used to biking around the SR 520 construction in Montlake, eh? I have bad news. It’s about to get way worse for two weeks. Starting as soon as Monday, people walking and biking on the east … Continue reading
520 construction in Montlake will close cross-lake trail Sat and Sun, 24th Ave bridge until late this year
The 520 Bridge replacement project’s final set of projects kicks into high gear this weekend with a set of major closures in Montlake, including the 520 Bridge Trail and the 24th Ave E bridge. To make matters worse, the ramp … Continue reading
Aviva Stephens: Pedaling my way to the 520 Bridge
EDITOR’S NOTE: Aviva Stephens is a Seattle native and financial professional who discovered the benefits and joys of cycling on her challenging work commute between Ballard and the Eastside. Find more of her writing on Medium and follow her on … Continue reading
The new 520 Bridge Trail brings our region closer together
The trail across the new 520 Bridge opened just before Christmas, opening new possibilities for biking in the region. For example, a trip from downtown Kirkland to UW Station has been cut in half, and you can make it most … Continue reading
520 Trail opens today + Where to go for the opening celebration
Today’s the day! Starting at 3 p.m., you will finally be able to bike across the 520 Bridge whenever you want. To celebrate, Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting free group rides from both the Seattle and Bellevue sides of the … Continue reading
520 Bridge Trail on for autumn opening + WSDOT will not fix jarring expansion plates
A trail over the 520 Bridge will revolutionize biking in the region. Bicycle travel times between many parts of Seattle and major Eastside communities will be slashed. Biking from UW to downtown Kirkland, for example, will be cut in half. Instead … Continue reading
First section of new Arboretum Trail opens near Madison Valley
A key section of the new WSDOT-funded Arboretum Trail opened late last week, connecting Madison Street to the car-free Arboretum Drive. The segment is fairly short, but it is one of the most important stretches of the whole plan for people … Continue reading
The 2017 Emerald Bike Ride will make a big freeway loop on 520, I-90 and I-5
For the second annual Emerald Bike Ride, Cascade Bicycle Club is scaling up big time. The full route is longer, the start location is bigger and the rider limit has been set at a stunning 10,000 people. That’s 3,000 more … Continue reading
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9/26-10/15 Bike Route Alert: Arboretum Drive closed at south end for trail construction
Bike Route Alerts are official notices about bike route closures and detours that Seattle Bike Blog receives. Some will be a significant hassle, some will be no big deal. But the hope is to keep them organized in one place … Continue reading
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520 Trail gets so close, yet so far
Medina just got an awesome new park. You can now walk or bike 1.3 miles from Evergreen Point out into the middle of Lake Washington on a floating bridge, bringing you tantalizingly within reach of Seattle. But for another year, … Continue reading
For a few hours, two Seattle freeways were bike-only (Photos)
For a few short hours just after sunrise Sunday, two major Seattle freeways were beautiful places filled with smiling people. There were no honking horns and no road rage even as a rush hour’s worth of people traveled some of … Continue reading
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Cascade’s sold out Emerald City Ride takes to the freeways Sunday + Route Map
Cascade Bicycle Club’s first ever Emerald City Bike Ride takes to area freeways Sunday. The ride sold out all 7,000 spots, and I’m not surprised. People have wanted to bike across the 520 Bridge since it opened half a century … Continue reading
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Cascade’s newest ride will travel on the 520 Bridge, I-5 Express Lanes
The secret (or maybe not-so-secret) route for Cascade’s newest major ride has been officially revealed: People registered for the April 3 event will get the rare chance to bike on both the 520 Bridge and the I-5 Express Lanes through … Continue reading
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Ahead of public hearing, a couple ways to make the 520 Bridge plans better
In case you haven’t noticed, the state is building a new 520 Bridge. And as we noted back in February, the biking and walking elements of their Seattle-side plans have come a long way since the initial drafts. But there’s … Continue reading
Bike route bridge in Montlake will close until early 2016
If you bike through Montlake via the Lake Washington Loop route, then you have a rough detour ahead of you for the next six months. Starting “as soon as Monday,” the 24th Ave E bridge (otherwise known as the only … Continue reading
Montlake detour coming to Lake Washington Loop bike route
If you bike the Lake Washington Loop bike route or are headed to the Montlake Bridge the next two weekends, expect a rough detour along the way. Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed from Montlake Boulevard to the Arboretum as … Continue reading
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Seattle-side 520 Bridge plan getting closer, but still needs better bike/walk connections
You have to hand it to the SR 520 Bridge design team. Their designs for bike/walk connections in Seattle have come really far since we first saw them. What was once looked like a doomsday neighborhood highway expansion interchange is … Continue reading
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How you can get a taste of the future 520 Trail connecting the Eastside and Seattle
The 520 highway expansion project is a $4.47 billion investment mostly focused on car travel. The planned connections into Seattle remain unfunded by at least $1.6 billion, and the state’s Seattle designs still present a lot of walking and biking safety … Continue reading
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Tagged bellevue, evergreen point, hunt's point, kirkland, medina, sr 520, yarrow point
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