Critical Mass rides through Ballard
At least two hundred cyclists rode up the middle of 15th, across the Ballard Bridge, down Market and all the way to Golden Gardens around 7 p.m. Friday evening. It’s …
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Worries over Seaview Ave. pedestrians
A Sunset Hill resident wrote the Seattle Times “Bumper to Bumper” section with concerns about the fading crosswalk in front of the bus stop near Golden Gardens on Seaview Ave. …
Traffic pain increasing on 15th Ave.
The ongoing repaving project on 15th Ave. in Interbay is approaching the south side of the Ballard Bridge, creating traffic headaches as crews redirect traffic. We drove down 15th from …
Fender bender on Aurora Bridge
An accident on the Aurora Bridge backed up northbound traffic all the way to Belltown this evening. We snapped this photo on the way home to Ballard…
Repairs on Ballard Bridge this Saturday
A weekend traffic alert: SDOT crews will be making repairs to roadway joints on the north end of Ballard Bridge this Saturday. They’ll be closing the northbound right lane of …
Big turnout for Bike to Work Day
Ballard bicyclists represented this morning during Bike To Work Day. Before 7:45 a.m., volunteers had counted more than 360 cyclists going by a commute station behind Hales Ales in Frelard. …
The Aurora Bridge speed trap
Seattle motorcycle cops are back at it today at the north end of the Aurora Bridge, catching northbound speeders. We see them there a few times a month — the …
TV crews in Ballard for the gas
Both KIRO and KING were going live from Market and 24th Monday evening. So what’s the story? The Spirit station is selling $4 regular unleaded gas. For the record, we …
Microsoft bus now coming to Ballard, Fremont
The Microsoft Connector bus, which shuttles Microsoft employees to Redmond, is now serving Ballard and Fremont. The buses come equipped with WiFi, of course. Service began on Monday.
Traffic sensor network comes to Ballard
My Ballard reader Denver asked us a question: “The city has installed something on the east side of 15th about a block before you get to Market if you are …
Streetcar proposed for Ballard, Fremont
The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing four new streetcar lines, including one that stretches to Ballard through Fremont. It would extend from the existing South Lake Union line, run …
Traffic cameras coming to Fremont Bridge
When you look at the available Seattle-area traffic cameras, it’s pretty easy to see our area of town is sans icons on the map. That’s about to change when traffic cameras on …