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Seattle City Light (bot)Seattle City Light is reporting a large outage in the Wallingford area.Start Date: Feb 25 2:21 AM Est. Restoration: Feb 25 8:17 AMCause: Investigating<a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/SeattleCityLightOutage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SeattleCityLightOutage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/SCLOutage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCLOutage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wallingford</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gruezi.net/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a>

Northwest Beer GuideA visit to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bottleworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bottleworks</a> in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a>’s <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wallingford</a> neighborhood. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#washington</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beer</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/blackandwhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackandwhite</a>

Tom Fucoloro<a href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2024/11/18/major-burke-gilman-detours-in-fremont-and-ballard-end-as-sewer-work-progresses/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Major Burke-Gilman detours in Fremont and Ballard end as sewer work progresses</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MAKmWdcRE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MAKmWdcRE</a>Seattle’s least-discussed infrastructure megaproject has wrapped up a pair of multi-year, trail-disrupting closures in Fremont and Ballard in recent weeks. Work on the $561 million Ship Canal Water Quality Project has taken place in multiple locations, including bike-route-disrupting closures on Stone Way in Fremont and near Fred Meyer in Ballard. Work at both sites is wrapping up, and conditions have been restored to the way they were before construction began.As Hanoch at Best Side Cycling demonstrated in a recent video (above), the Ballard Fred Meyer section of the Burke-Gilman Trail is back to its <a href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2020/05/20/trail-alert-burke-gilman-trail-will-be-detoured-near-ballard-fred-meyer/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pre-2020 design</a>, including the odd half-concrete section and the awkward double-ramp curb cut at the intersection with 11th Ave NW. It is much better than the sometimes awful trail detour conditions during construction, but I was hoping that work would have improved some of this section to meet modern design standards. The half-concrete section between 9th and 11th Avenues NW is a bit confusing because people don’t know if we should treat the whole thing as one trail or if the concrete section is for walking and the asphalt section is for biking. I’ve never witnessed or heard of any dangerous situations arising from this confusion, but it is awkward. I’m a firm believer that the trail should always follow trail rules (all users stay to the right and pass on the left) except where the walking and biking spaces are adequately separated, like sections on and near UW campus east of the University Bridge.<a href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-18-at-3.37.29 PM.png" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>Screenshot from the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3MAKmWdcRE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Best Side Cycling video</a>. The natural path to the trail from the rider’s perspective would go straight through the raised section of the curb.The awkward curb ramp on the Fred Meyer corner of 11th Ave NW can be dangerous, unfortunately. I have personally witnessed someone crash because the curb is raised in the middle where the natural flow from the street to the trail would be. As you can see at the 1:10 mark of the Best Side Cycling video, riders need to veer awkwardly far to the right in order to use the curb ramp. This can be especially awkward if someone in a car has stopped too far forward. Alternatively, riders can use the left curb ramp to take a more direct line, but then they are heading into the oncoming direction, which is not ideal. The water quality project did destroy this corner, so it is very frustrating that they rebuilt the same flawed design. This is not the appropriate curb cut design for a mutli-use trail. The <a href="https://wsdot.wa.gov/engineering-standards/all-manuals-and-standards/manuals/design-manual" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington State Design Manual</a> (chapter 1515), for example, states, “Curb ramps (excluding any flared sides) on shared-use paths must match the full width of the shared-use path.” I didn’t get out a tape measure, but I don’t think these ramps meet that standard.Over on the Fremont/Wallingford border, a different worksite for the same project is wrapping up, restoring the important intersection at N 34th St and Stone Way N. Stone Way is the least steep route up the hill from the Burke-Gilman Trail to Green Lake, and N 34th Street is an important bike route for accessing the Fremont Bridge. This closure has been annoying for basically everyone, so it’s nice to see it finally reopening.There is still work remaining, so be prepared for some periodic closures. For example, <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WASEATTLE/bulletins/3c1bacf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">from November 21–27</a> crews “will temporarily shift a short segment of the trail north a few feet to go around a work area in the trail” in Fremont near 2nd Ave NW. In the past, project detours in this area were handled well so hopefully that will be the case this time as well.#SEAbikes #Seattle

Peter HeldSaturday stroll. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seattle</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wallingford</a>

Drew Johnson :cascadia:Dumpling the Noodle in Wallingford is excellent<a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wallingford</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Food</a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/Dumplings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dumplings</a>

Misty Montaigne<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sunflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunflowers</a> in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wallingford</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a>

Daigoro Toyama :cargo:A broken bike rack and where it used to be. Just submitted a report through Find It Fix It.<a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/Wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wallingford</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/SEABikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SEABikes</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a>

Misty MontaigneSeen a few blocks from my house. So much water on this lamb's ear!<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wallingford</a>

Bob SverclGot outside today to enjoy the sunshine on a cat supply adventure into north <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Seattle</a>; it was nice & warm! <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/SEAbikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SEAbikes</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/bikePNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bikePNW</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> -all loaded up on the <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/bikeTrailer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bikeTrailer</a> -riding the Interurban w my Disability Mobility Initiative shirt -stopped by the <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/Wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wallingford</a> Ladybug -my cats are always monitoring

Tom FucoloroSPU plans temporary bikeway during Stone Way overflow pipe construction starting late JanuarySeattle’s least-discussed megaproject is coming to Stone Way in Fremont/Wallingford, but crews have plans to maintain space for biking and walking. Seattle Public Utilities’ Ship Canal Water Quality Project is estimated to total $570 million, a cost that could still […]<a href="https://wp.me/pYeSb-26VI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wp.me/pYeSb-26VI</a><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/fremont/" target="_blank">#fremont</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/ship-canal-water-quality-project/" target="_blank">#ship-canal-water-quality-project</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/spu/" target="_blank">#spu</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/stone-way/" target="_blank">#stone-way</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/wallingford/" target="_blank">#wallingford</a>

Northwest Beer Guide<a href="https://mstdn.social/@billyanders" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@billyanders</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Food</a> pairing suggestions include Pale Ales from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CloudburstBrewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CloudburstBrewing</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ReubensBrews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReubensBrews</a> Crushable, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SierraNevadaBrewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SierraNevadaBrewing</a> Pale Ale, or <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RuseBrewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RuseBrewing</a>. If in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wallingford</a> grab some and stop in here <a href="http://www.bottleworks.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.bottleworks.com/</a> to eat and drink.

Misty MontaigneGood Shepherd Center in Wallingford, Seattle <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosstodon</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Seattle</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wallingford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wallingford</a>

Tom Fucoloro45th Street bridge money should either require bike lanes or go to sidewalks and south end safety insteadAmid all the tough cuts to the proposed 2023-24 budget, including $4 million over two year from the sidewalk safety repair budget, one curious project is getting funding: A railing and some lighting on the NE 45th Street bridge over […]<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/2023-budget/" target="_blank">#2023-budget</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/ne-45th/" target="_blank">#ne-45th</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/sdot/" target="_blank">#sdot</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/u-district/" target="_blank">#u-district</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/wallingford/" target="_blank">#wallingford</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="u-tag u-category" href="https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/tag/wsdot/" target="_blank">#wsdot</a><a href="https://wp.me/pYeSb-26Mf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wp.me/pYeSb-26Mf</a>

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