City proposes Beacon Hill bike trail to connect I-90 to Sodo
SDOT is proposing a bike trail along the west side of Beacon Hill that would connect the I-90 trail to Beacon Ave near I-5. The project will provide a nice route through the greenbelt to people riding...
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Trail updates: Ship Canal, MTS trail extensions coming this year
Utility relocation for the final segment of the Ship Canal Trail started in early May. Once completed, construction can begin to extend the trail all the way to Fisherman’s Terminal, allowing people on...
View ArticleCascade stations will keep you and your bike in shape
Cascade Bicycle Club is setting up stations along the Burke-Gilman, Elliott Bay and I-90 Trails through the end of summer to do little things for people riding bikes. Sometimes they will pump up your...
View ArticleTacks on trail wreak havoc on I-90 bike commuters
After seeing far too many people fixing flats near or on the I-90 Bridge last week, Gary Powell went back to the scene to see if he could find the source. After a little searching, he and some others...
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Seattle trails now on Google Street View
View Larger Map Upon hearing the news that Google Street View now features Seattle’s multi-use trails, I figured I’d pop by Google’s trail-side office in Fremont, and look who I found! Street View on...
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New short trail in Bellevue connects Factoria to MTS Greenway
A new trail in Bellevue may only be a third of a mile, but folks are pretty excited about it. The Factoria Trail connects the Mountains to Sound I-90 Trail to the Factoria shopping area just east of...
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Two people collide while biking on I-90 Bridge, State Patrol looking for...
Image of the victim from the Washington State Patrol With strong cross-winds, waves crashing on one side and highway traffic flying by on the other, biking over the I-90 Bridge can be a rather...
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Best way around July I-90 work: Bike (of course)
Biking is already the best way to travel along I-90 to Mercer Island and Bellevue, but it’s going to be especially so during a big lane closure scheduled for July 18 – 25. WSDOT will work to replace...
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I-90 ‘carpocalypse’ largely avoided on first morning commute
Screenshot from Seattle Times story than ran on the front page It’s becoming a pattern. Every time a major freeway work project closes all or most the lanes, a media firestorm compares the upcoming...
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Bellevue installs its first bike counters + First look at the data
I-90 Trail bike/walk counter near SE 34th St. 520 Trail bike/walk counter near NE 24th St. The City of Bellevue and WSDOT have installed the city’s first ever electronic bike counters to track...
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Check out Rainier Valley north-south greenway details tonight
Plans for the city’s most ambitious neighborhood greenway are getting close to completion, and they’re really something. You can check them out and give the city feedback at an open house from 6–7 p.m....
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Judkins Park Station is a golden opportunity to improve Rainier Ave, I-90...
Concept image facing west from the I-90 Trail at 23rd Ave. The bike cage is located behind the station name. The design for Judkins Park Station is getting closer to final, and Sound Transit wants...
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Cascade: Mercer Island plan should ‘futureproof’ I-90 Trail, open house Monday
From the draft Aubrey Davis Park Master Plan (PDF) When the I-90 Trail crosses Mercer Island, it climbs up and through a park created in the 1990s to cover the freeway. Posthumously named after and...
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Improved I-90 Trail connection in Factoria still aiming for a late 2020 opening
Work is still continuing on an improved I-90/Mountains to Sound Trail connection over Factoria Blvd SE in Bellevue. The project broke ground in the fall and is still aiming for completion in late 2020,...
View ArticleBiking the new I-90 Trail tunnel and flyover in Factoria
The I-90 trail just got a major upgrade in Factoria. A new bike trail tunnel and flyover opened Wednesday allowing trail users to bypass the busy intersection with Factoria Blvd and the I-90 off-ramp...
View ArticleWSDOT won’t work with SDOT to connect the Rainier Valley Greenway to the I-90...
For years, WSDOT has resisted working with Seattle to connect the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway to the Mountains to Sound Trail (AKA the I-90 Trail), according to reporting by Ryan Packer for...
View ArticleTrail Alert 9/16-19 and 9/23-26: I-90 Bridge Trail will be closed between...
UPDATE 9-21: The trail will remain open during the September 23–26 work. WSDOT sent out an alert today that the trail across the I-90 Bridge will be closed most of Friday and all weekend as crews work...
View ArticleI-90 Trail will remain open during weekend westbound bridge closure
The I-90 Bridge will remain open this weekend during expansion joint work on the Homer Hadley Bridge that will close all westbound lanes. We reported last week on a series of tough planned trail...
View ArticlePacker: Rainier Valley Greenway may soon connect to I-90 Trail
The Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway may finally connect to the I-90/Mountains to Sound Trail after years of delay and inter-agency disagreement. In early 2021, Ryan Packer reported that WSDOT had...
View ArticleTrails near Judkins Park Station will get lights
Trail connections to the under-construction Judkins Park light rail station will get lighting as the city and Sound Transit work to improve station access conditions before it opens in … uh … well, at...
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