I bike from 32nd to downtown via Samish Way daily.... it can be a stressful stretch of road but definitely doable. The rough road conditions make it a bit unpleasant, but I've found it's open enough that vehicles are usually able to give you a pretty wide berth. Something else -- the sidewalks are wide here. It's one of the few places in town I don't really feel bad about leaving the lane and coasting on the sidewalk if I just don't have the energy to fight a headwind or something.

Honestly I'll sometimes go literally 25 minutes out of my way to ride the Connolly Creek trail, then take Mill to Fairhaven, then across Boulevard to get downtown. Mental health detour I guess.