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Pier 58 is beginning to come to life with the installation of the jellyfish-inspired climbing tower. This is the largest element of the sea life themed play structure and is a one-of-a-kind creation for Waterfront Park.
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We are thrilled to announce that Overlook Walk will be opening to the public on Friday afternoon, October 4.
Overlook Walk provides a direct connection between downtown and the waterfront with views, ample seating, native landscaping and more!
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What is dazzling, freshly paved and soon to be lined with native plantings?
The Waterfront’s future two-way separated bike path!
Paving has begun for the bike path, which will extend along the Waterfront from S King St to Virginia St.
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Take a walk up the Salish Steps, which will lead to the Overlook Walk & offer sweeping views of Elliott Bay. Under the protective sheeting are cedar benches, from which you will be able to see activities on the water & promenade below. The opening is slated for later this year.
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1/2 Habitat Beach opens on July 1 & is a key component of the nearshore ecosystem providing benefits to marine life. It'll be open every day 7 AM-10 PM. There is no swimming or entering & exiting the water by personal watercraft allowed as its primary...
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Construction of Overlook Walk began in summer 2022 in the footprint of the Alaskan Way viaduct between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Aquarium.
1) Overlook Walk during construction in September 2022
2) Overlook Walk now.
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We’re excited to announce that we are opening the Union Street Pedestrian Bridge this Friday, Dec 9! Come see us after 11 AM & before dusk, weather depending, we can answer questions about the Waterfront Seattle project & will have some goodies to share.
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As early as Saturday, November 18, westbound vehicle access will be permanently removed on Pike St between Bellevue Ave and Terry Ave/Hubbell Pl.
To learn more about what to expect during this change, check out the SDOT Blog 🔗 buff.ly/47mg1q7
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Last month we shared an aerial of our Overlook Walk project. Here is an update from the construction zone. Will the view of Elliott Bay from Overlook Walk be your new favorite viewpoint in the city?
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Eight new cherry trees were planted on Pike St, between 1st and 2nd avenues 🌸 We will also be installing a plaque highlighting the historic meaning of these cherry trees in remembrance of the Japanese and Japanese American farmers who sold their produce at Pike Place Market.
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Quick update: We are installing formwork for the stairs that will connect Pike Place Market & the waterfront’s Park Promenade! One may say, we’ll “bridge” the gap between the two 😉
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Have you spotted these new additions at intersections along Pike & Pine streets?🔍👀
Bike leaning rails have been installed on Pike St near 4th & 7th avenues & on Pine St between 2nd & 6th avenues. These rails help cyclists keep their balance while waiting at traffic lights.🚦🚴
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Did you know that we’re building an all-gender public restroom on the waterfront?
The foundation has been constructed, & we'll be building it up in the new year! Located across from Pier 58, the restroom will include all-gender stalls with privacy, safety & cleanliness in mind.
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1/2 Check out these before & after photos from our Pioneer Square East-West Improvements project from the start of construction to today, with majority of work now complete.
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Check out the latest construction progress at the intersection of Firehouse Alley and South Main Street. Pavers are being installed in the roadway that represent the historic shoreline of the Coast Salish winter village Dzidzilalich.
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Thank you to everyone who has engaged with @WaterfrontSEA about the bike lane at Pine Street & 9th Avenue. Our office has made changes to zone near the protected bike lane. Field observations of this area will continue.
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The Overlook Walk, a key piece in our goal to connect the city back to the waterfront, is making progress! Over the past few months, we’ve installed falsework & form work, bringing us closer to pouring parts of the bridge deck later this month.
#seattle #waterfrontseattle
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1/2 We’re reaching an exciting milestone, the newly constructed Elliott Way, will be opening to the public by Monday, May 1! The completion of this work means that Alaskan Way & Elliott Way will now be open to traffic from S King St all the way up to Bell St!
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We've begun construction on Pike St east of the bridges over I-5. As early as November, we will permanently remove westbound vehicle access between Bellevue Ave & Terry Ave/Hubbell Pl to construct pedestrian & bicycle improvements.
Pike Pine newsletter ➡️ buff.ly/3wQifOf
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We love views of Elliott Bay too!
1) A view the viaduct and Elliott Bay from 2018.
2) The view of Elliott Bay while seated on the new benches on Overlook Walk.
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Pedestrian improvements are coming to Pioneer Square! Starting in January, we will begin work to increase greenery, widen sidewalks and strengthen east-west connections between Pioneer Square and the Waterfront.
Check out the SDOT Blog to learn more 🔗 buff.ly/4adyPdk
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1/2 We’re making the street more pedestrian friendly by having the sidewalk at the same elevation as the drive lane on Pike St between 1st & 2nd avenues.
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Plank by plank, our work on the future Park Promenade is progressing! Here is the boardwalk beginning to take shape looking south near Seneca St.
The rendering shows the boardwalk looking north near University St.
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Overlook Walk’s connection to Pike Place MarketFront, the Bluff Walk, features a curved ramp and stairs surrounded by landscaping with play features integrated into the slope.
Here's a transformation of the connection from 2019 to now. Open Friday afternoon, October 4!
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Awesome pics of Puget Sound orcas off of #Seattle’s #waterfront! cc: @joshtrujillo @SeattlePI goo.gl/9YiFFg
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The plantings on Overlook Walk change as you move from one elevation to the other, reflecting the changes you see at varied elevations in the natural environment.
Watch the space transform in these before and after photos
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Changes are coming to Pine St. 🚧 As early as Saturday, March 9, eastbound vehicle access will be permanently removed on Pine St between Melrose and 8th avenues, making Pine St a one-way westbound street.
Learn more about what to expect on Pine St: buff.ly/3TaYRYp
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Changes are coming to Pine St. 🚧 As early as Saturday, March 9, eastbound vehicle access will be permanently removed on Pine St between Melrose & 8th avenues, making Pine St a one-way, westbound street.
See @seattledot @SDOTtraffic blog to learn more🔗 buff.ly/3ThCOyZ
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Swipe to see the expanded sidewalk on Pike St between 9th & Boren avenues before & after the concrete pour. First, reinforcing steel & wood forms are placed, then the concrete is poured & leveled for a smooth new sidewalk.
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Rebuilt Pier 62 opens today! Thanks to a partnership between the City of Seattle and Friends of Waterfront Seattle, Seattle’s historic pier is now open and ready for you to enjoy. For details on future programming and events, please visit waterfrontparkseattle.org.
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Construction of an all-gender public restroom on the Park Promenade starts as early as June 24. The design with the goals of making it a welcoming, safe & clean facility for users of all ages & abilities, accommodating families & expressing the unique character of the Waterfront.
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The “boxes” we are installing near Seneca St are soil cells. They provide trees & plants in urban environments with suitable conditions to grow healthy roots while also protecting sidewalks from tree root damage.
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This video shows the Overlook Walk transformation over the years. The Overlook Walk opens to the public on Friday afternoon, October 4th.
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We have begun construction of a fountain that will include artwork by the late George Tsutakawa along the Park Promenade at Columbia St.
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Overlook Walk: A New Landmark and Grand Connection between the Waterfront and Downtown Opens today, October 4 at 4:30 PM! We hope to see you there!
For a depeer dive on Overlook Walk and information on Celebration, check out this SDOT Blog!
buff.ly/4eQjwIW
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1/2 The foundations for the future ramp and direct connection between Pike Place Market’s MarketFront & the Overlook Walk is coming along! We’ve built below-the-surface foundations and columns, set girders, installed reinforcing steel and poured concrete.
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The elevation and location of Overlook Walk provides 360- degree views of the waterfront, Elliott Bay and downtown.
Here is A view of Overlook Walk from Pike Place MarketFront in 2023, and what it looks like now showing the connection to the waterfront.
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2/2 When construction is complete, pedestrians, bikes & cars will be separated by physical & visual elements such as a valley gutter, trees & pedestrian lights.
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We completed the east side sidewalks, travel lanes and cycle-track in the south, and the new BNSF over-cross and retaining wall in the north.
Up next: rebuilding the roadway, shifting to work on Waterfront Promenade and building connections into the areas north of Lenora Street.
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Installing irrigation & soil in planted buffers for protected bike lane on Pike St between 3rd and 4th avenues.
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The concrete deck on the future Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge has now set & cured! Starting tonight, we’ll begin removing the temporary “falsework” support structure over Alaskan Way.
Check out this SDOT blog: buff.ly/3IKXJp9
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1/2 Major League Baseball All Star week kicks off later this week! We’re excited to welcome visitors & residents to our waterfront to enjoy activities, take in views of...
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Once construction of the Park Promenade is completed in late 2024, there will be a total of 17 blocks of new bike lanes on Dzidzilalich (Alaskan Way) between S King & Bell streets.
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Pier 58 includes a much-anticipated playground for children as well as a plaza, tree grove, elevated lawn, and the restored Waterfront Fountain. Our blog post provides more detail and photos of the exciting updates - 🔗 link in our bio.
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1/2 Calling all retail and food & beverage concessionaires! Our partners @friendsWFS & the Alliance for @PioneerSquare have an exciting opportunity for you!
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To recognize the deep tribal history & culture on Seattle’s waterfront, the City is proposing to give Alaskan Way & Elliott Way the honorary name Dzidzilalich (dzee-dzuh-lah-leech), which means “little crossing-over place” in Lushootseed.
Learn more at buff.ly/3j5S82f
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Last time we shared this bioretention planter north of Pike St & south of Pike Place Market Garage, it was still under construction. Now, it has plants!🌱 🌳
#waterfrontseattle #seattle #plants
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The transformation at Overlook Walk is hard to miss! This expansive elevated park with 360-degree views of Elliott Bay will redefine not only how people get to and from the waterfront but also how they enjoy it. Learn more on the @seattledot blog: buff.ly/4cq7Ts0
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Over 50,000 people visited Overlook Walk on opening week in early October! Have you visited?
Watch this video by Converge Media to learn about the design, engineering and construction of Overlook Walk and what to expect when you visit. buff.ly/40p3FNB
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Here comes the soil for one of the many future landscaping & planter areas along the Park Promenade!
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This is a view looking north at the Elevated Roadway from the Overlook Walk work zone above. This roadway will create new connections for multiple modes of travel. You can see the concrete forms for the future sidewalks & bike lanes taking shape on both sides of the road.
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We've been busy planting – we’re up to over 65,000 plants installed to date as we make our way north to Belltown. New trees & shrubberies have been recently planted so they can be ready to bloom in their first spring & blossom this summer!
#waterfrontseattle #plants
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Connectivity was a priority when designing Overlook Walk. There are multiple ways travel between the waterfront and Pike Place Market via elevators and ramps or stairs. You can use the new pedestrian connection starting Friday afternoon, October 4!
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Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge is starting to be adorned with new metal railings where there used to be wooden placeholders. Once complete, the bridge's railings will feature lights to help nighttime visibility for pedestrians & ferry riders.
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In a span of a month, landscaping along Elliott Way has flourished! When fully grown, the plants will provide the community with a new sense of connectivity to nature.
#plantbabies #urbanlandscaping #waterfrontseattle
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(1/2) Closure of one northbound & one southbound lane on Alaskan Way S between S Dearborn & S King streets is planned to start the week of June 26. This closure will allow Waterfront Seattle to install a new median, including landscaping. This work is expected to take...
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Under cover of night, we installed the first segment of Oscar Tuazon’s three block long artwork that reminds us of structures that once stood on the waterfront. The furthest north and south posts will include artworks by Randi Purser, and Tyson Simmons and Keith Stevenson.
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Habitat Beach is slowly but surely flourishing. The beach at the south end of the park will allow visitors to have access to the Salish Sea for the first time in decades! Not to brag but that's a pretty cool! 😎🌊
#seattle #downtownseattle #salishsea
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Pike + Pine improvements are coming! Key features will include crosswalk upgrades, seating, protected bike lanes & more trees & landscaping. Construction starts as early as 2/13 between 4th & 6th avenues on Pike St.
Sign up for construction updates here buff.ly/3wQifOf
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Traveling to the Mariner’s Opening Day today? Check out the north & south plaza on Railroad Way, our newest connection from the waterfront to the stadiums. Featuring steel banding and pavement relating to the historic rail uses. It is lined with trees and other understory plants.
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The Pike Pine Streetscape & Bicycle Improvements project is moving east! We’ll soon begin construction on the two bridges over I-5, improving sidewalks & adding protected bike lanes, greenery & artwork.
Sign up for weekly Pike Pine construction emails: buff.ly/3wQifOf
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Looking out at Pier 62 and Elliott Bay from the top of the future Salish Steps on Overlook Walk.
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The park you have long awaited is coming! Now that we have opened Elliott Way, we are focusing our efforts on constructing the Park Promenade.
We’ll share more details about cool features & what to expect from the Park Promenade in future posts.
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Waterfront Seattle has completed construction of the Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge, a key pedestrian connection between downtown and Colman Dock. The construction and design team celebrated with a ribbon cutting event with Deputy Mayor Emery.
Read more: buff.ly/4a3swbr
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Construction of the Overlook Walk pedestrian bridge began this week. It'll connect Pike Place Market to the waterfront, provide walking pathways with accessible & gradual slopes, a new elevator & spaces to rest.
Construction is anticipated to be complete by early to mid-2025.
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1/2 Upon further review and consideration of public comments, particularly regarding the cultural meaning of cherry trees, & in collab w/@MayorofSeattle, we will move forward with replanting 24 new cherry trees to replace the 8 declining cherry trees outside Pike Place Market.
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Step by step, Overlook Walk is taking shape! Pictured is the base of the future Salish Steps at Overlook Walk, which will one day lead to areas for public gathering, a café, play elements & terraced landscaping!
Overlook Walk construction is anticipated to be complete in 2025.
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1/2 Road to Opening Elliott Way: We are opening a new connection, known as Elliott Way, between the waterfront & Belltown in a few weeks.
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Springtime in full bloom along the Park Promenade. Highlighting native plants and landscaping is an integral aspect of the Central Waterfront Program.
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1/2 Dzidzilalich (pronounced dzee-dzuh-lah-leech) means “little crossing-over place” in Lushootseed, one of the languages of the Puget Sound Coast Salish people who have resided in current-day Seattle since time immemorial.
Audio credit: Warren KingGeorge, Muckleshoot Tribe
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We are beginning to see the area where the lower steps of the Overlook Walk, known as the Salish Steps, will be located. These stairs will provide a link between Alaskan Way & the Park Promenade & also create a place for people to gather for activations with views of Elliott Bay.
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It may be hard to imagine right now but this bridge is being built for pedestrians, rollers, strollers, wheelchairs, doggy paws, baby steps & more! The Overlook Walk will have areas for public gathering, a café, public seating, play elements & terraced landscaping!
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Sometimes we forget how far we’ve come so it’s important to look back as we look forward.
Overlook Walk from January to November 2023.
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Look at the difference one year can make! This is Elliott Way between Blanchard & Bell streets in Belltown!
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Transportation connections is one of our priorities. We're pleased to announce that OWCP and KCM unveiled new northbound and southbound bus stops on Alaskan Way S near S Jackson St. They host routes 55, 56, 57, 113, 120, 121, 125 and C Line buses.
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1/2 Did you know that we’re constructing an all-gender public restroom on the waterfront & that we recently placed concrete for its foundation? It was designed to be a welcoming, safe & clean facility for all ages & abilities, accommodating families & expressing the unique...
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2/2 ...focus is on restoring the function of a natural shoreline & supporting marine wildlife, such as juvenile salmon. Please follow posted rules.
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We recently installed concrete pile caps at Pier 58, giving us a sight of the scale and shape of the new pier.
#pier #seattle #waterfrontseattle
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Overnight on July 18 we'll transition traffic to 5 new blocks of Alaskan Way between Marion & Union! The “S”-like curves between Marion & Madison will move north to Union & Pike. This'll let us focus on constructing the new park promenade along the west side of the waterfront!
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Viaduct closure means we’re getting much closer to the re-imagined future waterfront!
Plan your commute ahead of time to be prepared for the #SeattleSqueeze.
Click here for the tools and information you need to keep you moving: seattle.gov/traffic
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Union Street Bridge is taking the lead. This is the first pour that has happened at Union since the start of the current concrete strike. We are working towards and anticipate opening the pedestrian bridge later this year.
#seattle #downtownseattle #construction
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Biking to catch a ferry at Colman Dock or enjoy the natural shoreline at the Pioneer Square Habitat Beach? Bike racks are coming to the Park Promenade! Once construction in this area is completed, there will be new bike racks, including between Yesler Way & Columbia St (pictured)
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Wondering what these tall yellow walls are? They’re not walls at all! They are foam forms that will help shape the concrete into the beautifully designed curves of Overlook Walk.
#waterfrontseattle #downtownseattle #seattle
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Gentle reminder to get out & enjoy the good weather & go for a leisurely walk ☀️🚶♀️
Hydrate & use sunscreen while you are at it!
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1/2 While we continue to build Seattle’s world class Waterfront Park, we are maintaining access for all modes of travel & to all businesses during MLB All-Star Week! People visiting the city & those that call Seattle home can...
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The new Elliott Way is officially open! On its south end, the road connects to the new Alaskan Way near Pine St. On the north end, the street connects to Elliott & Western avenues between Blanchard & Bell streets.
Learn more in our IG highlights: waterfrontsea
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Wondering how you’ll be able to use the new connection between the waterfront and Belltown whether you’re walking or rolling? Wonder no longer! These images show how you can use the new Elliott Way as early as next week.
#waterfrontseattle #seattle #downtownseattle
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1/2 Pier 58 was designed with families in mind. Fun features of the new pier include a jellyfish-inspired playground, a large lawn & trees & a public plaza for programing by @friendsWFS (twitter) while offering expansive views of Elliott Bay & the Olympic Mountains!
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1/2 Overlook Walk - a new iconic Seattle destination opens in October! While work remains to be completed, we look forward to sharing this space with you soon. Read our email for more details buff.ly/46VTZvn
We are also looking forward to joining our partners at
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but if you draw it alongside friends, you’ll have it as a memory forever! Whether you’re stopping to paint or walking to Pike Place Market, the 100 Block of Pike St offers a great place to enjoy a beautiful summer afternoon. 🎨 🌞
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No, this isn’t a new zebra pattern. 🦓
These white lines illustrate the expanded width of the future sidewalk improvements on Pike St between 9th and Boren avenues.
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1/3 One of the ways we’re making the Pike & Pine corridor more pedestrian friendly is by increasing the visibility of crosswalks & creating a consistent character & identity from end to end.
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If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a quick walkthrough of the newly opened Union Street Pedestrian Bridge!!
#Seattle #DowntownSeattle #WaterfrontSeattle
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The bike path at S Jackson St, along Alaskan Way S, has been completed. Bicyclists can enjoy the four-block path that connects the International District and Pioneer Square to the waterfront. #WaterfrontSeattle #Seattle #DowntownSeattle
ALT Freshly paved two-lane bicycle path, with the road located to the left.
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REMINDER: Beginning at 6 PM today, November 3, the current steel pedestrian bridge connecting the Colman Dock ferry terminal to 1st Ave will close. There will be no bridge access to Colman Dock until the new bridge opens on Monday, November 6 at 6 AM.
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Before & after: Formwork for the Joshua Green fountain basin & concrete placed & curing. This is part of the fountain by the late artist George Tsutakawa, which will be installed in this new basin at Columbia St.
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1/2 We have 2 early design concepts for the Bell Street project. The goals are to improve pedestrian & bike experiences, connect Belltown & the waterfront & to create a safe & enjoyable public space. Let us know what you think by March 19!
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