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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul17Wed6:00 pm Ballard Greenways RideBallard Greenways RideJul 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmJoin us for the Ballard-Fremont Summer Greenway Ride! Rendezvous Time: 6:00 pm at Hale’s Ales Ride Start: 6:15 pm Distance: 10.5 miles Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30392421 This ride is a chance to follow the proposed 6th Ave greenway and also survey recently … Continue reading6:00 pm GET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseGET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseJul 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every THIRD Wednesday of the month from 6 – 9 PM, we’re hosting a Volunteer Repair Party (VRP)/Open Shop specifically for folks who identify as women, trans, or gender non-binary to come together in an inclusive space to repair bikes … Continue readingJul18Thu4:00 pm Queen Anne Greenways Playstreet @ Queen Anne Community CenterQueen Anne Greenways Playstreet @ Queen Anne Community CenterJul 18 @ 4:00 pm – Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm
Queen Anne Greenways (QAG), a community organization that advocates for safe and healthy streets, is putting on their annual Playstreets event on Thursday, July 18 on 1st Ave W between Crockett St & Howe St.. It starts at 4pm. QAG … Continue reading4:00 pm Queen Anne Greenways Summer Play...Queen Anne Greenways Summer Play...Jul 18 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pmJoin us for the annual Play Street in the heart of Upper Queen Anne. Enjoy live music, local artists, a kids climbing wall and lots of games. Located next to the farmers market, it’s the perfect summer evening for adults … Continue reading6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJul 18 @ 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 Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: university bridge
Plan ahead: U Bridge will be closed next three weekends
The University Bridge will be closed for the next three weekends, so plan ahead. Because the detour is going to be rough. All people driving, biking and walking will be detoured from as early as 8 p.m. Friday to as … Continue reading
Weeks-long U Bridge bike lane closure starts Monday
The roof on the east tower of the University Bridge is leaking. There’s also a water pipe that needs replacing. And, unfortunately, the city needs to close the northbound bike lane in order to make these repairs. Work is scheduled … Continue reading
Would fewer draw bridge openings help your bike commute?
Getting stopped for a draw bridge is one of those truly Seattle experiences, especially for people on bikes. Three of the busiest bike route chokepoints in the city are bridges that open for maritime vessels: Fremont, University and Montlake Bridges. … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard bridge, coast guard, fremont bridge, scott kubly, university bridge
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City working on northbound U Bridge bike lane late Friday
The city is making repairs to the University Bridge late Friday and early Saturday, and the northbound bike lane will be closed. Workers will help people on bikes get across the bridge, so there’s no need to detour. The work … Continue reading
No more 5.25″ floppy disks: University Bridge openings will take longer as city updates computer, wiring
As you waited on the deck of the University Bridge, staring out at Portage Bay as a tall vessel passed through the open bridge deck, you probably did not spend any time thinking about the computer system that helps operate … Continue reading
University Bridge will be CLOSED Saturday – UPDATE: Now open
UPDATE: Work wrapped up early Saturday, so the bridge will be open Sunday. Yay! Well, this isn’t the most welcome news, especially since Sunday could crack 60 degrees, but the University Bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10 … Continue reading
Roosevelt and University Bridge bike lanes finally green
I was beginning to wonder if they forgot. Or maybe they ran out of money, I thought. It has been months since the bike lanes on Roosevelt, 11th and near the University Bridge went in, and I noticed from the … Continue reading
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Tagged 11th, bike lanes, green bike lanes, roosevelt, trader joe's, u district, university bridge
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Painting has begun on Roosevelt
SDOT has started painting a bike lane on Roosevelt that will go south from 75th to the University Bridge. There will also be a lane headed north one block over on 11th (turns into 12th at Ravenna Blvd). Peak hour … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lanes, maple leaf, roosevelt, sdot, u district, university bridge
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