Traffic could be a little snarled at the intersection at 15th Ave and Market St today (Friday) as firefighters raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. This is the annual […]
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Stop signs, roundabouts and more traffic
“We moved back to Ballard after a decade long absence,” writes Forsher in the forum. “Now that the area is no longer ‘undiscovered’ we noticed a lot more cars, and […]
More questions about 15th Ave. bus lanes
The bus lanes on 15th Ave. south of the Ballard Bridge, are still causing some confusion. Last month we wrote about the “right-turn only” signs along the stretch of road. […]
Detours to the Ballard Bridge
We’ll all be very happy when the 15th Avenue repaving project is done. But in the meantime, the northbound on-ramps from the Nickerson/Emerson interchange to the Ballard Bridge will be […]
Lane closure on Ballard Bridge
Just a heads-up that SDOT crews plan to close the northbound right-hand lane on the Ballard Bridge tonight (Friday) at 9 p.m. It will reopen tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. […]
Celebrate Dump the Pump Day at Gas Works Park
Thursday marks the third annual National Dump the Pump Day, and the Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting a celebration from 4-6 p.m. at Gas Works Park. “Oh, the irony,” they […]
Why no bus route along 65th?
That’s the question from Dave O’Hern in the PI’s “Getting There” section. The answer: “The physical constraints of the roadway, particularly the narrow intersection of North 65th Street and Phinney […]
Traffic closures and detours on 15th Ave.
Update: SDOT has made some changes to its earlier planned closures and detours. The West Nickerson/West Emerson St. exit will now be closed just this Friday night. Work crews will begin to pave the northbound lanes of Elliott Avenue West and 15th Avenue West between West Lee Street and the Ballard Bridge next week, 7 p.m-6 a.m. daily, weather permitting. At least one traffic lane in each direction will remain open. Click through for more details…
New bridge warning sign
You may have noticed this new sign while driving on 36th through Fremont. City crews are installing it on 36th before it meets Fremont Place and heads down to the […]
Seeing red south of Fremont Bridge
Tom Barrett wrote the Seattle PI complaining about the left-hand turn signal from Nickerson to the Fremont Bridge. “Why do people waiting on Nickerson have to wait upward of five […]
Biodiesel business ‘down by half’
Gasoline isn’t the only fuel that’s skyrocketing in price. Dan Freeman from Dr. Dan’s Alternative Fuelwerks in Ballard told the Seattle Times that his biodiesel business is down so dramatically […]
Controversy over new bus lanes on 15th
If you drive along 15th and Elliott Ave. between Denny Way and the Ballard Bridge, you’ve probably seen the new bus lanes. In today’s “Getting There” in the Seattle PI, […]
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