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Watch: Biking to Pike Place Market via the U Bridge in 360 and hyperlapse

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Tom Fucoloro

I’m trying something new on the blog today. I’ve got two videos for you. Well, really they are two very different versions of the same video, which I shot while heading downtown to pick up my daughter from preschool. The … Continue reading →

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With University Bridge stuck open, here are your bike detour options (none are great) – UPDATE: Open!

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE 11/14: The bridge is open! The University Bridge got stuck open Friday morning, and it has remained stuck into the afternoon. SDOT does not yet have an estimated time for it to reopen, so it may be wise to … Continue reading →

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Alert: Postponed U Bridge bike lane work rescheduled to start Monday

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT will close the northbound bike lane of the University Bridge Monday to Wednesday to install a higher-traction surface treatment across the bascule section of the bridge. The southbound bike lane will then be closed August 10 to 12. As … Continue reading →

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POSTPONED: Southbound U Bridge bike lane closed through Tuesday, NB closed 7/27-29 – UPDATED

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Tom Fucoloro

UPDATE 7/24: The work is now scheduled for 7/27-29 northbound and 8/10-12 southbound. UPDATE: This work has been postponed. From SDOT: “Unfortunately, this work has been postponed. When we opened the buckets of primer yesterday, we discovered that it had … Continue reading →

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Plan ahead: U Bridge will be closed next three weekends

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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Weeks-long U Bridge bike lane closure starts Monday

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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Would fewer draw bridge openings help your bike commute?

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Tom Fucoloro

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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City working on northbound U Bridge bike lane late Friday

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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No more 5.25″ floppy disks: University Bridge openings will take longer as city updates computer, wiring

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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University Bridge will be CLOSED Saturday – UPDATE: Now open

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

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 →

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Roosevelt and University Bridge bike lanes finally green

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

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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Painting has begun on Roosevelt

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

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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