Tag: king county parks

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
February 18, 2019

Trail Alert: Burke-Gilman blocked by downed tree in Bothell until Tuesday

A large tree fell over the weekend and has blocked the Burke-Gilman Trail in Bothell, and King County Parks says it cannot remove the tree until Tuesday. The tree is blocking the trail at about 91st Ave NE, a tricky spot in the trail route with no easy detour route. And Parks says no detour…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, king county parks
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
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
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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tagged: e lake sammamish trail, issaquah, king county parks