Seattle celebrated the opening of a new 1.2-mile protected bike lane along the city's waterfront Saturday morning.

New protected bike lanes along Waterfront Park open March 8, connecting Pioneer Square and Belltown. Extensions planned: Alaskan Way Safety Project this summer and Elliott Bay greenway by 2026. Seattle Center will maintain bike lanes;

The Seattle Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects is celebrating the opening of new protected bike lanes on Saturday.

A milelong stretch of protected bikeway opens this weekend on the waterfront, giving bicyclists a new way to see and move through the city.