Watch: We know this street design is deadly, so why do we keep building them...
Seattle’s recent Vision Zero review noted that 80% of people killed while walking on Seattle streets are killed on streets with multiple lanes in the same direction. So why are we on the verge of...
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After 6 years of red tape, SDOT is linking the Rainier Valley Greenway to the...
Click for video of the in-progress trail work from SDOT Director Greg Spotts. The Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway opened in 2017 with a key piece missing: A connection the final block or so to...
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Alert now-Spring 2024: I-90 Trail detour in Factoria
The alert from WSDOT. Well, I hope you enjoyed that new section of the I-90 Trail in Factoria, because a section of it will be detoured to the other side of SE 36th Street until Spring 2024. As part...
View ArticleWatch: Best Side Cycling rides the new Rainier Valley Greenway connection to...
The short but important trail connection between the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway and the I-90 Trail is open, and Hanoch at Best Side Cycling took it for a test ride. As we noted in July, this...
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Alert 12/1-3: 520 Bridge Trail is closed this weekend
The 520 Bridge is completely closed this weekend, and this time the closure includes the trail. Crews will close the bridge starting at 11 p.m. tonight (Dec. 1) and will reopen it 5 a.m. Monday (Dec....
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Alert 12/8–11: 520 Bridge Trail closed again + Montlake Blvd. detour –...
Map of closures from WSDOT. UPDATE: WSDOT announced this morning that the trail work has been cancelled. So the bridge trail will be open this weekend, though sections may be skinnier than usual. The...
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Alert 1/19-2/2: 520 Bridge Trail will be closed for two weeks
Closure map from WSDOT. The trail across the 520 Bridge will be fully closed for two weeks starting January 19 as crews work move the walking and biking route in Montlake into its permanent alignment...
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Crews reopen the 520 Bridge Trail
After being closed for two weeks for construction, the 520 Bridge Trail reopened on schedule Friday. The trail still has some temporary pavement and fencing, and there is still work to do before the...
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The 20-year bike plan for S/SE Seattle: Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley
Download larger JPG images of SE Seattle from the 2014 Bike Master Plan and proposed 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan. Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) is now in the...
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Alert 3/22-25: Weekend closure for trail that has a name almost nobody knows...
Closure map from WSDOT. The trail that goes under SR 520 between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield that you probably didn’t know had a name will be closed this weekend starting 10 p.m. March 22 and...
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