Tag: king county

July 6, 2018

Intermittent Sammamish River Trail closures for river bank work start Wednesday

Work to repair river bank erosion will require crews to close the Sammamish River Trail for periods of 30 minutes or less starting Wednesday. Work will continue for the rest of summer. The erosion zones are just east of I-405 between Bothell and Woodinville. Peak commute times, evenings and weekends should be open. But if…
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tagged: bothell, king county, sammamish river trail, woodinville
August 22, 2017

City of Sammamish, stop fighting King County over four trail stop signs

The City of Sammamish and King County are fighting in court over four proposed stop signs on two very low-traffic streets serving a handful of wealthy lakefront homes, and that fight is further delaying construction on the E Lake Sammamish Trail. The good news is that the County is winning so far. But the final…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, city of sammamish, e lake sammamish trail, king county, seattle times, vicky clarke
April 26, 2017

Options for a redesigned E Marginal Way + Regional leadership needed to connect to S King County

Today is the last day to comment on SDOT’s E Marginal Way online open house. The city is working on a major reconstruction and redesign of the industrial street that also serves as one of the most vital bike connections for West Seattle, the Duwamish Valley and beyond. As a regional bike route, the street…
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tagged: alki trail, allentown, auburn, don brubeck, duwamish valley, georgetown, kent, king county, lance david, marginal way, south king county, south park, southcenter, tukwila, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
December 21, 2016

Construction begins on penultimate segment of the E Lake Sammamish Trail

King County has started construction to pave 1.3 miles of the East Lake Sammamish Trail, bringing the key walking and biking link between Redmond and Issaquah that much closer to completion. The trail, funded by a combination of Federal, state and regional sources, has been a long time coming. So many people have worked to…
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tagged: e lake sammamish trail, king county, king county parks
March 21, 2016

Snoqualmie Valley Trail reopens between Duvall and Carnation

King County has completed major repair work the closed a key section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail between Duvall and Carnation. Originally scheduled for closure June through October 31, the trail is just now reopening. King County blames a “record wet winter and multiple flood events” for the delays. Work is not quite done yet,…
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tagged: carnation, duvall, king county, snoqualmie valley trail
March 16, 2016

Ahead of Eastside Trail meetings, sign this petition for an interim trail ‘sooner and cheaper’

The Eastside Trail is poised to revolutionize non-motorized travel on the Eastside, so why wait? Let’s get an interim trail constructed and usable as soon as possible. We already reported on King County’s draft Trail Master Plan, which is now out for public input. You can have your say at there are three open houses,…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county, mckayla dunfey