Tag: eastside trail

February 11, 2020

Trail Alert 2/12-14: Eastrail closure near I-405/SR-520 interchange

Sound Transit is resurfacing a stretch of the Eastrail between the South Kirkland Park and Ride and the intersection of 120th Ave NE and Spring Blvd in Bellevue. So anyone trying to get through will have to detour via Northrup Way and 120th Ave NE. Construction is scheduled to close the trail Wednesday through Friday,…
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tagged: bellevue, Bike Route Alert, eastrail, eastside trail, kirkland, sound transit
July 15, 2019

King County will celebrate the Eastside’s ‘Traily McTrailface’ July 20

Drum roll, please 🥁! Join us on July 20 at the Redmond Central Connector Park and be the first to see the Eastside Rail Corridor’s new name. To help us celebrate we will have live music, a bike rodeo for kids and more! 🚲🎉. https://t.co/hOSg9yEbsv pic.twitter.com/X8vLenjKZV — King County Parks (@kingcountyparks) July 11, 2019 Yeah,…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county, king county parks
February 21, 2019

Proposed $738M King County Parks levy would fund Eastside, Lake Sammamish and Lake to Sound Trails

About 80 percent of the King County Parks budget comes from a levy that goes to voters every six years, and King County Executive Dow Constantine is proposing an even bigger levy to send to voters this autumn for 2020–25. The $738 million proposal would cost the average property owner about $7 per month, $2…
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tagged: dow constantine, eastside trail, king county parks, king county parks levy, lake to sound trail, renton, wilburton trestle
January 4, 2019

Would you bike on the ‘E?’ How about the ‘Eastway?’

As we reported previously, King County is trying to come up with a better name for the Eastside Rail Corridor, and they have narrowed it down to four finalists: The E, The Eastrail, The 425 and the Eastway. You can let them know what you think of these names via their online survey. First off, I’m…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county parks
November 27, 2018

The Eastside Rail Corridor needs a new name

It may be the most exciting opportunity for biking and walking (and some transit) in the whole region, but the name “Eastside Rail Corridor” sure sounds boring. It describes what the corridor used to be rather than what it could become. For years, Seattle Bike Blog has been referring to the whole trail element of…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, eastside trail
October 8, 2018

Tuesday: Open house for stunning Eastside Trail Wilburton segment

King County Parks will show off the latest plans for what could easily become one of the most stunning segments of trail in the region: The Eastside Trail through Wilburton. The open house is 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue City Hall. This segment will include the rehabbed Wilburton Trestle, a very cool old…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county parks, wilburton trestle