Tag: king county parks

October 13, 2015

Help guide the Eastside Trail master plan

The Eastside Trail will change the region forever, and it can’t become bikeable soon enough. The good news is that King County Parks has begun work on an Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Trail Master Plan, and they need your feedback to help lead the designs. I totally screwed up and didn’t post this before yesterday,…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county parks
August 18, 2015

King County fighting to maintain safe E Lake Sammamish Trail design

King County Parks is in a legal battle with the City of Sammamish over plans to complete the E Lake Sammamish Trail between Redmond and Issaquah. And due to this battle, construction has been delayed on Segment A near Issaquah. Crews were supposed to begin work this fall. Sammamish issued a construction permit in July,…
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tagged: city of sammamish, e lake sammamish trail, king county parks
August 10, 2015

King County working on Burke-Gilman north of Seattle, expect delays – UPDATED

King County is “ditching” along the Burke-Gilman Trail just north of the Seattle border, so leave time for delays of up to 15 minutes for the next week and a half. This information comes from an alert we just received from King County Parks. I have asked some follow-up questions (What is “ditching?” Why is…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, king county parks
July 9, 2015

Newly-paved section of the East Lake Sammamish Trail is now open

The newest paved section of the E Lake Sammamish Trail has opened, and it’s far more than just a trail. King County recently opened a 2.6-mile segment of the rail-trail stretching south from the segment already paved in Redmond. A very bikeable gravel trail finishes the connection into Issaquah, where the pavement starts again. The…
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tagged: e lake sammamish trail, issaquah, king county parks, redmond
May 29, 2015

Terrible summer biking news: Key section of Snoqualmie Valley Trail closed until Halloween

Summer just took a bike adventure hit. King County will close a small-but-key section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail between Duvall and Carnation. The amazing rail trail — which mostly has a very bikeable hardpack gravel surface — will be closed from June 1 through October 31. The closure is needed so the county can…
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tagged: biking bis, carnation, duvall, king county, king county parks, snoqualmie valley trail
January 13, 2015

Burke-Gilman Trail closed in Lake Forest Park today for emergency tree removal

King County Parks sent out a notice Tuesday morning warning of an emergency closure of the Burke-Gilman Trail near Ballinger Way in Lake Forest Park. A tree has become unstable near the trail bridge, and crews expect to work through most of the daylight hours Tuesday to remove it. Work should be wrapped up by…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, king county parks, lake forest park