Tag: e lake sammamish trail

October 4, 2023

Decades in the making, the fully-paved East Lake Sammamish Trail opens Saturday

The grand opening celebration for the East Lake Sammamish Trail is set for noon Saturday (October 7), a moment decades in the making. Meet at the trail parking lot in Redmond across the trail from Whole Foods for a family-friendly party and banner break. Then you can ride in peace all the way to Issaquah…
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June 8, 2021

Final stretch of E Lake Sammamish Trail under construction, signalling the end of 4 decades of fighting

“If the trail is built, say the neighbors, it would violate their property rights and privacy, and would be challenged in court,” wrote the Seattle Daily Times in 1982 in a story about King County’s plan to convert the defunct rail line along the east side of Lake Sammamish into a walking and biking trail.…
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January 21, 2020

King County takes legal action to clear illegal use of East Lake Sammamish trail corridor

Last week, King County took action to reclaim public land in one of the wealthiest areas in the state: Sammamish. The County fought and won a very difficult legal battle to determine that, yes, the public does own the entire rail corridor along the east side of Lake Sammamish. And as it prepared to construct…
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November 13, 2019

King County Parks receives permit for final stretch of E Lake Sammamish Trail

The East Lake Sammamish Trail is likely the second-most litigated stretch of trail around following the Ballard Missing Link. But the final stretch of the trail got one big step closer to construction as the City of Sammamish issued King County a permit to finally finish the key link between Redmond and Issaquah. Sections of…
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January 17, 2018

Penultimate section of the E Lake Sammamish Trail opens today

A hard-fought, 1.2-mile section of the E Lake Sammamish Trail finally opens today after more than a year of construction and many, many years of planning and advocacy. King County Parks is hosting an opening celebration at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday), after which the trail will be only one segment away from linking Issaquah and…
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October 27, 2017

Cascade: Your E Lake Sammamish Trail comments ‘didn’t count’

The legal battle to complete the E Lake Sammamish Trail between Redmond and Issaquah continues, heading to the City of Sammamish Hearing Examiner next week. The majority of the 800+ comments received about the trail project were supportive of King County’s plans for the regional rail trail, but Cascade Bicycle Club and the Friends of…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, city of sammamish, e lake sammamish trail, friends of the e lake sammamish trail