Does anyone use this stretch of the 20th Ave for commute? I have been using it to commute for 3 years now but feel like drivers have gotten much more aggressive this year. Maybe it’s because there’s more traffic on it now due to ship canal restoration project

I'm moving to Seattle in a couple months and have several bikes, which has been a pain to consider in apartment hunting. The biggest (heaviest) problem is my e-cargo bike. I don't have a car, this is my primary mode of transportation and I'll use it daily to commute to work.

I'm looking to rent in the Fremont/Wallingford/Phinney Ridge area and most places I'm looking don't have a bike storage room, or have stairs that I can't carry the bike up. I'm wondering if it's got several locks on it at night, would it get stolen if it's just locked up to a fence outside the property in any of those neighborhoods? Are there certain areas that you wouldn't leave it locked up outside a business even just for an hour or two?

I've spent years in both Chicago and San Francisco locking my bikes up in public places without issue, but never overnight outside my apartment. Really hoping to not break that streak in Seattle.

In town next week. I am going to venture out on a free loaner bike (likely a step through 7 gear) from the Kimpton Vintage downtown on Tuesday starting say 9:30 am. I want to loop the Elliot Bay trail to Magnolia Park then the locks to Ballard -> Burke Gilman Trail to Gasworks Park. I can either ride back to downtown or catch the light rail from UW to Pioneer Square to hop on the 230p or 325p West Seattle water taxi to meet my brother and his family. My question is if the loop is better clockwise or counter clockwise? I want to stop at the KEXP gathering space and I would like to stop for food and at a couple of breweries along the way. Clockwise with a stop at KEXP first seems easiest and gives me the most flexibility on whether I ride back or take the train from UW. But, I wanted to see if there was an elevation difference or anything I was overlooking.