The City of Seattle has updated and simplified its Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link design in an effort to get the project back on track and with a goal to start construction next year. The project to connect the 1.5-mile section of the Burke-Gilman has been in discussion since the 90s, stalled due to the decades-long …
Starting next week, a section of the Burke-Gilman will be rerouted to allow for the replacement of a 100-year-old water main next to the Ship Canal. The eight-month closure will start on Monday, Dec. 17, with a detour beginning (if traveling from Ballard) on the west end of the Fremont Canal Park. The detour will …
Later this month, 18 poplar trees will be removed along the Ship Canal’s Fremont Cut. The work is being done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource program, who say they will be replanting the trees next year. “We’ll begin planting replacement trees in spring 2019 as the next step of phase 3,” …
Crews will be out repairing parts of the Burke Gilman and Ship Canal Trails starting today (August 21). Here’s a map of the work being done on the Burke Gilman (click the map for a larger view): Work will begin on the Burke Gilman trail between the Fremont Bridge and Gas Works (spot 5) and …
The city is rolling out some new policies for multi-use trails, including a 15-mph speed limit and regulations on what types of electric bikes are permitted. It’s part of a one-year pilot program from Seattle Parks and Recreation, and will affect five multi-use trails including the Burke-Gilman Trail, Elliott Bay Trail, Mountains to Sound Trail, Melrose Connector …
Plans to break ground on the Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail are inching forward: the Seattle Department of Transportation posted this Notice of Action which will allow construction to begin in early 2019. The 1.4 mile bike path through downtown Ballard was approved in January, after years of seemingly endless debate. The project will connect …
Cyclists, runners and walkers on the Burke-Gilman Trail in the Fremont area will start using a short detour starting August 22 through mid-fall. The trail reroute will be in place by 9 a.m. on Monday, August 22, to allow contractor crews working for WSDOT to use a 200-foot section of the trail while repainting portions of the State …
Organizers of Ballard Farmers Market have expressed concern over one of the proposed options presented in SDOT’s recently released plans to complete the Burke-Gilman Trail. To complete the much talked about Burke Gilman trail “missing link”, SDOT has proposed four possible routes including one that runs up Ballard Ave, that, if chosen, has the potential to have a devastating …
A small part of the Burke Gilman Trail will be closed on Friday so crews can fix a slippery crossing where the trail meets rail road tracks at NW 41st and NW 40th Streets. Photo courtesy Michael Snyder The trail will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the work area. A detour …
The city is looking to add a little creativity to the Burke Gilman Trail with the help of Washington artists. The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Seattle Department of Transportation are looking for an artist or a team of artists to create art for the multi-purpose trail. All artists must live …
A rubber mat that was intended to keep bicycle tires from getting stuck in the railroad tracks is being removed to make the trail safer for cyclists. After hearing complaints from bicyclists that the crossing is dangerous, the Seattle Department of Transportation is working with the Ballard Terminal Railroad to make some changes. Photo courtesy …
Updated:Another appeal has been filed over the “missing link” of the Burke-Gilman trail. Last month the Seattle Department of Transportation released the environmental review, which was ordered last year by King County Superior Court Judge Jim Rogers. SDOT concluded that the “missing link” will “not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.” Our …