Tag: eastrail

September 17, 2024

Feds OK rail-trail connecting the Centennial Trail and the Eastrail

Years after the final train rolled down the rails, a Federal agency has approved a nearly 12-mile section of abandoned railroad for use as a trail extending the reach of Snohomish County’s iconic Centennial Trail all the way to the King County line. Snohomish County has announced that they will resume planning work for the…
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tagged: centennial trail, centennial trail south, eastrail, snohomish, snohomish county, snohomish county parks, snohomish county tribune, woodinville
June 25, 2024

$25M federal grant will help cross final major Eastrail hurdle: I-90

King County has secured a $25 million federal RAISE grant to rehab an old railroad bridge over I-90 that had been one of the few major pieces still missing from the Eastrail route. The funds will also build and pave 1.7 miles of the trail in the I-90 area and “create safe connections” to the…
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tagged: adam smith, bellevue, claudia balducci, dow constantine, eastrail, king county parks, maria cantwell, patty murray, raise grants, renton, sarah perry, suzan delbene, woodinville
June 17, 2024

NE 8th Street Eastrail bridge opening June 23

The Eastrail’s NE 8th Street bridge near Wilburton Station in Bellevue is scheduled to open at noon June 23 (Sunday). As we noted when the station first opened this spring, the bridge is a key link to an area that “seems destined to play a special role in connecting biking and transit on Eastside.” Once…
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tagged: bellevue, eastrail, eastrail partners, king county parks, ne 8th street bridge, wilburton station, wilburton trestle
April 30, 2024

Wilburton Station is destined to be a major bike/transit hub of the Eastside

To celebrate Sound Transit’s 2 Line opening over the weekend, my kid and I biked across the 520 Bridge to a station that seems destined to play a special role in connecting biking and transit on Eastside. The newly-opened Wilburton Station is basically part of the EasTrail. The connection for trail users is seamless, easy…
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tagged: bellevue, eastrail, sound transit, wilburton station, wilburton trestle
December 4, 2023

Watch: Best Side Cycling rides the new Eastrail connector to Northup Way

With the opening of the trail connector between the Eastrail and Northup Way, the in-development rail-trail now connects directly to the 520 bike route. And Hanoch Yeung was there to document the opening and ride the short new trail on his YouTube Channel Best Side Cycling. This short elevated pathway will play a vital role…
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tagged: 520 trail, eastrail, northup way
July 10, 2023

Biking the new North Lake Washington Trail Loop

My family and I biked the new North Lake Washington Trail Loop Saturday, and it was amazing. It is an instant classic of a bike ride with wide appeal. I suspect it will supplant the always popular Seattle-to-Woodinville-and-back ride since riders can now complete the loop rather than backtrack on the Sammamish River and Burke-Gilman…
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tagged: 520 trail, burke-gilman trail, eastrail, kirkland, north lake washington trail loop, sammamish river trail, totem lake connector