Lid I-5 Biking Tour: Downtown to Mercer Island w/ The Urbanist

Lid I-5 Steering Committee

See I-5 and I-90 up close and personal where they cut through urban neighborhoods, and learn about historical and future freeway lid efforts

Seneca Plaza at Freeway Park

This grassroots urban design effort is gaining momentum in the mission to build a more connected, sustainable, and equitable city. Join the volunteer-led Lid I-5 Steering Committee on a bike tour of the Downtown lid study area and existing lids over Interstate 90. You&#x27;ll learn about the latest milestones with public policy and funding that are making the project happen.The tour starts at Seattle&#x27;s original lid at Freeway Park; meet at Seneca Plaza located just north of Seneca Street and east of 6th Avenue. We&#x27;ll stop by Chinatown-International District to examine the inverted challenges of elevated freeways, and then ride the I-90 Mountains to Sound trail to visit Sam Smith Park and two lid parks on Mercer Island. You&#x27;ll learn about the unifying history of these projects, see how lids have enhanced neighborhood connections, and hear critiques on landscape and urban design.Participants bring their own bikes. This tour is not suitable for beginner bicyclists. The route is approximately 6.5 miles one-way and includes sustained uphill climbs and riding in mixed traffic. At the end of the tour participants can bike back to Seattle on their own or load their bike on a bus at the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mercer+Island+Park+%26+Ride/@47.5897894,-122.2449948,15.16z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x54906bbc91d6dded:0x23f1e09812a72776!8m2!3d47.5887263!4d-122.2317126!16s%2Fg%2F1pt_kv7_7" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mercer Island park-and-ride</a> (separate bus fare required).This is event is co-sponsored with <a href="https://www.theurbanist.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Urbanist</a>, a Seattle-based advocacy journal who believes that cities provide unique opportunities for addressing the most difficult problems we face, from the climate emergency to the housing affordability dilemma to the pedestrian safety crisis. Ticket proceeds help sustain our efforts for the years to come, through our fiscal partnership with the <a href="https://www.seattleparksfoundation.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Seattle Parks Foundation</a>.

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