East Marginal Way is open once again. At least a bicycle path. Cars, tomorrow. I took the bike trail on Saturday, and it was nice with no cars, anyway.
Great review, Carl! Anything specific?
- The more connections the better, so this is nice to have. Seattle’s bike network is really filling out.
- Genuinely much nicer than the bike lane that was at grade before.
- East Marginal Way has a reputation as being a bit grimey. I don’t think this will fix that.
- It’s kind of narrow and there’s a fence on either side: I imagine it will feel more cramped when there are more bikes and you’re next to car traffic.
- With that fence, it means that people biking to jobs within that corridor will have to take the road. Also, presumably there are emergency response plans, but it doesn’t seem like the best place to have an accident that requires an ambulance.
- Jack Perry Park is the second best Port of Seattle park named after a Jack. But it’s still got great views and that stand of madronas is pretty neat. It’s somewhat more accessible now, so go check it out.
