Tag: eastside rail corridor

December 5, 2014

Bellevue approves trail funding + Open house for 116th Ave NE safety changes

The City of Bellevue is planning safety changes to the design of 116th Ave NE, including new bike lanes to help link the 520 Trail to the NE 12th Street crossing of I-405 into central Bellevue. You can throw in your support and thoughts on the design at an open house 5–6:30 p.m. December 11…
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tagged: 116th Ave NE, bellevue, eastside rail corridor, newport way
December 10, 2013

Snohomish County approves purchase of 12 miles of Eastside Rail Corridor, plans trails

The Snohomish County Council approved purchase of 12 miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor with hopes of rehabbing the corridor to accommodate both a trail and rail movement. Unlike the miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor in King County, where a multi-use trail mostly without rail use is planned, Snohomish County intends to maintain rail…
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tagged: centennial trail, eastside rail corridor, snohomish county
September 24, 2013

Tuesday Afternoon Theater: Cross-Kirkland Trail construction update

Rail removal on the Cross-Kirkland Corridor is underway, and parts of the corridor will be somewhat walkable/bikeable this fall with a packed gravel interim trail ready by spring 2014. Via Kirkland TV: Progress map:
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, kirkland
August 2, 2013

Kirkland gets go-ahead to remove tracks from key rail-trail corridor

Kirkland is about to get a new rail-trail. We reported just days ago about ongoing discussions of the entire Eastside Rail Corridor. In fact, we suggested that it could even someday rival Seattle Burke-Gilman Trail as the top trail in the region. Well, get ready for a taste of the trail’s power. The City of…
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tagged: ballard terminal railroad, eastside rail corridor, kirkland
July 31, 2013

USA Today calls Burke-Gilman Trail ‘nation’s pride’ + Remembering the 1970s NIMBY fight against it

The USA Today published a list of the best urban trails in the nation last week. Near the top of their list is, of course, Seattle’s Burke-Gilman Trail. The paper describes it like this: This former rail trail is a bike-obsessed city’s pride—and as far as urban bike paths go, arguably the nation’s. Its paved…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, eastside rail corridor, mohai, usa today
July 31, 2013

An Eastside trail better than the Burke-Gilman? Open house today will discuss rail corridor

Could the Eastside Rail Corridor trail rival the Burke-Gilman Trail as the best trail in the region? The Eastside Trail Advocates think so. But you are needed to help shape the future of the trail, which could be a walking and biking game changer for Eastside communities. There is an open house tonight (Wednesday) from…
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tagged: bellevue, eastside rail corridor, kirkland