Tag: kirkland

January 5, 2015

Feds reject railroad lawsuit threatening the Eastside Trail, Kirkland section opens soon

The case for freight rail service as a reason to stop to the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail (one part of the Eastside Rail Corridor) always seemed rather weak. But since it would be decided by a Federal agency and laws governing rail are often old and sometimes strange, a lawsuit by the Ballard Terminal Railroad…
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tagged: cross kirkland corridor, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, kirkland, kurt triplett
February 27, 2014

Join neighbors and Kirkland government leaders for a Friday ‘policy ride’

Kirkland could be on the verge of a walking and biking revolution, and its up to the people who live, work and play there to get behind it. And you have a great chance to do just that tomorrow (Friday) as elected officials, Kirkland Greenways and Cascade Bicycle Club hit the streets for a “policy…
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tagged: amy walen, cascade bicycle club, kirkland, kirkland city council, kirkland greenways
November 11, 2013

NYTimes op-ed cites infamous $42 ticket in 2011 death of John Przychodzen

I’ll never forget the first time I saw the number: 42. That’s how many dollars Nick Natale was fined for veering his work truck onto the shoulder and killing John Przychodzen as he biked on Juanita Drive in the summer of 2011. I was stunned. I just sat at my computer rereading the notice. I…
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tagged: daniel duane, John Przychodzen, kirkland, new york times, nick natale, vulnerable user law
October 3, 2013

Kirkland will install bike lanes on 100th Ave, close part of key bike route missing link

The City of Kirkland will install bike lanes on eight blocks of 100th Avenue NE, making the road safer for all users and helping to close a segment of a key bike route between the Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River Trail and downtown Kirkland/Lake Washington Loop bike route. There are still several sections of unfriendly and busy roadway…
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tagged: 100th ave ne, kirkland
September 24, 2013

Tuesday Afternoon Theater: Cross-Kirkland Trail construction update

Rail removal on the Cross-Kirkland Corridor is underway, and parts of the corridor will be somewhat walkable/bikeable this fall with a packed gravel interim trail ready by spring 2014. Via Kirkland TV: Progress map:
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, kirkland
August 2, 2013

Kirkland gets go-ahead to remove tracks from key rail-trail corridor

Kirkland is about to get a new rail-trail. We reported just days ago about ongoing discussions of the entire Eastside Rail Corridor. In fact, we suggested that it could even someday rival Seattle Burke-Gilman Trail as the top trail in the region. Well, get ready for a taste of the trail’s power. The City of…
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tagged: ballard terminal railroad, eastside rail corridor, kirkland