Let's improve Green Lake Park by creating a complete outer loop for people biking, walking and running.

There currently is a dirt trail along Aurora, but the tree roots twist ankles and drivers have struck runners. It doesn't have to be this way.

Drivers were not allowed to use the outside northbound lane of Aurora until February 2020, following a repaving and restriping. Without impacting traffic, the lane can be repurposed into a protected pathway with a jersey barrier, creating a safe place to walk, run, and bike. (Learn more)

On the northside of the park, West Green Lake Drive N could either be calmed to a comfort level for a casual bicyclist, or have a two-way protected bike lane along the park's edge.

These two projects would complete an outer loop, connecting into the new protected bikeway on East Green Lake Drive/Way from Duke's Chowder to the Pitch & Putt and into the new protected pathway on West Green Lake Way from the Pitch & Putt to Aurora.

With a complete outer loop:

• Walking, running, and biking along Aurora will be safe from dangerous, speeding drivers.
• Families biking with kids will be able to ride around the entire outer loop, creating a great park & recreational experience.
• New transportation routes will open up for people biking, creating direct routes that are more than a half-mile shorter.
• Walking on the park's inner path will be enhanced with likely fewer joggers and bicyclists competing for space and more reduced roadway noise along the park's westside.

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is interested in this idea, but the City needs to hear from you for it to get funded and built.  Tell our elected leaders and city officials that you want the outer loop built.