Tag: uw station
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Alert: Some UW Station bike racks will be replaced with lockers starting Monday, so careful where you lock up
Sound Transit is moving and replacing some bike racks near UW Station to install new on-demand secure bike lockers starting next week, so be extra careful about which racks you use. Look around for a “Rider Alert” sign before locking your ride. The total number of bike parking spaces should remain essentially the same. Today…
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UW Police are piloting bike valet and registration service at UW Station
The UW Police Department is trialing the idea of a free bike valet service at UW Station this week in an attempt to help fight bike theft and get more bikes registered on the free bicycle database Bike Index. You do not need to be a UW student or staff to participate. The valet will…
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Pronto finally arrives at UW Station, and it’s great
It took half a year, but bike share has finally arrived at UW Station. On paper, the station move from the UW Medical Center rotunda (a rather odd location to find if you weren’t in the know) to the plaza outside UW Station might not seem like a huge deal, but it makes combining light…
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Big deal for UW Station access, remade Burke-Gilman opens today
If you biked the UW Burke-Gilman Trail detour today, that was likely the last time you will have to do it. The key stretch of trail from 15th Ave NE to UW Station is set to open today (exact time TBD, stay tuned for updates UPDATE: It’s open!), UW Transportation Services said in an email…
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With U Link, combining bikes and transit just got even more powerful
University of Washington Station opened Saturday and immediately assumed its role as the bikiest light rail station in the region. The bike parking was overflowing during Saturday’s opening celebration. Even the additional free valet bike parking space provided for the day was handlebar-to-handlebar. And it makes sense, UW Station is only a stone’s throw from…
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Sound Transit will finally* open that awesome bike/walk bridge over Montlake Blvd Wednesday
UPDATE 7/22: It’s open! And with a quick snip from the @kcexec, the new bike/ped bridge @UW is open! pic.twitter.com/VFZWdvx4OB — Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) July 22, 2015 The core structure over Montlake Boulevard was built years ago, but the unfinished bike/walk bridge connecting the Montlake Bridge and the upcoming UW Station to the Burke-Gilman Trail…
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