Tag: king county

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
May 22, 2015

King County will clear overgrowth from Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River Trails, be prepared for delays

A 12-foot trail is only a 12-foot trail so long as the whole thing is clear. One great part of our major regional trail network is how close you get to the woods and greenery as you bike between major urban centers. But often, that greenery gets a little too close. And when branches, vines…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, king county, sammamish river trail
August 8, 2014

Biking Bis: King County installs trail-connecting protected bike lane + other trail alerts

King County has installed a protected bike lane on SE High Point Way to connect the Issaquah-Preston and Preston-Snoqualmie Trails. The 0.7-mile two-way protected bike lane may be the first modern protected bike lane in unincorporated King County, Biking Bis reports: The cycle track, which is the first I can recall in unincorporated King County,…
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tagged: biking bis, issaquah-preston trail, king county, king county parks, preston-snoqualmie trail
June 30, 2014

South Park Bridge is now open, bike lanes ‘protected’ for a week

The rebuilt South Park Bridge is now open, improving access to the neighborhood and creating a link in what could someday be a very bikeable place to live, work and play. For at least the first week, cones will guide motor vehicle traffic into one lane in each direction, providing a rather luxurious buffer area…
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tagged: green river trail, king county, s portland st, sdot, south park, south park bridge
May 9, 2014

Where people walk, bike, take transit and drive alone in Seattle and King County

The new Census commute data visualization tool is awesome. The data is not new. It’s the same dataset we analyzed last fall when we discovered that fewer than half of Seattle residents drives alone to work. But the new visualization tool is super cool and easy to use. Give it a try! Here are some…
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tagged: census, king county, oran viriyincy
May 5, 2014

King County will spend $140,000 patrolling trails

Here’s an odd press release I got late Friday: King County will spend a stunning $140,000 to police the trail system this summer. Now, of course people should be safe and follow the rules when using trails. And some police presence every once in a while is understandable as a way to remind people to…
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tagged: king county, king county parks, king county sheriff, trail patrols