Lake to Bay Loop

Location: Lake Union to Elliott Bay

Since 2007, Seattle Parks Foundation has been spearheading the movement to reconnect Lake Union to Elliot Bay along the Lake to Bay Loop.  Originally imagined as the Potlatch Trail, this 3.2 mile figure 8 pedestrian route between Lake Union and Elliott Bay creates a vital and safe connection to some of Seattle’s civic treasures – Lake Union Park, Seattle Center, the Olympic Sculpture Park and Myrtle Edwards Park. While only separated by a mile, these attractions for residents and tourists have remained divided by Highway 99 and the “Mercer Mess.” The Lake to Bay Loop reconnects these neighborhoods with a safe route for pedestrians and cyclists.

Working with partners Seattle Center Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Uptown Alliance, Seattle Art Museum, Great City, Pacific Science Center, Vulcan, Feet First, Cascade Bicycle Club, KCTS9, Cushing Terrell, Belltown Chamber of Commerce, Seattle Center and the City of Seattle, we are actively working to create a unified vision for the trail and advocating for its implementation. For more information please visit the Lake to Bay website at http://www.lake2bay.org/ or contact Program Director Becca Aue.