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CM Strauss asks mayor to study Market and Leary for Missing Link
Councilmember Dan Strauss sent a letter (PDF) to Mayor Bruce Harrell asking him to shift SDOT’s Missing Link efforts to focus on designing and building a Burke-Gilman Trail connection on Market Street...
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SDOT begins study of CM Strauss’s Leary Way concept for the Missing Link +...
At the urging of Councilmember Dan Strauss and with Mayor Bruce Harrell’s support, SDOT is beginning early design work on a potential alternative for the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link in Ballard....
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Cascade, Appellants issue dueling press statements as Missing Link continues...
Ballard Oil parked a truck near a planned trail crossing so people could see what it would look like from a driver’s perspective as part of the trail design process in 2017. After a long collaborative...
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10 more people file claims against city over Ballard Missing Link injuries
NW 45th Street near the Ballard Bridge. Despite reaching a settlement with a group of eight people who sued the City of Seattle in 2022 after they crashed and were injured while biking through the...
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Last day to complete Leary/Market Missing Link survey
You’ve been asking—no, begging—the city for more surveys about road safety projects. Luckily, the city has heard you. Today (9/8) is the final day to fill out this short survey about the Leary/Market...
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Someone installed a ramp over the Missing Link gravel pit
Image from Stephen Mangum on Mastodon. Seattle’s Department of Transportation created a new way to bike through the notoriously dangerous track-crossing section of the Ballard Missing Link: A ramp....
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Seattle reaches agreement with railroad to pave over dangerous tracks under...
In a surprise development in the long, injurious and frustrating history of the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail, Councilmember Dan Strauss announced Tuesday an agreement with the...
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Council approves deal to pave over the Missing Link tracks under the Ballard...
Photo from SDOT shows white paint outline of the planned paving area. Within hours after the City Council approved a deal with the railroad now formerly known as the Ballard Terminal Railroad Tuesday,...
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It’s happeningggggggg!!!!!!!!!
via SDOT Director Greg Spotts. For background on what’s happening here, see our previous story. UPDATE: I biked there so I could touch it myself to confirm it’s real. It is. However, I now see that...
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SDOT releases early design for Leary/Market bikeway, seeks feedback
The day before Thanksgiving, SDOT released a first look at their design concept for a Ballard Missing Link bike route alternative following 17th Ave NW, Leary Way and Market Street. The plan includes...
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In last-minute effort, Strauss successfully adds $20M for Burke-Gilman Trail...
I was all set to write up a story about the uncertain future of the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail when, in a last-minute Hail Mary minutes before official adoption, Councilmember Dan...
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Let SDOT know the Market/Leary Burke-Gilman route needs to separate walking...
Top two images from SDOT’s early designs. Bottom is Seattle Bike Blog’s loose concept. It is a great idea to redesign Leary Way NW and NW Market Street so they are safer for everyone while also...
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