Tag: renton

June 25, 2024

$25M federal grant will help cross final major Eastrail hurdle: I-90

King County has secured a $25 million federal RAISE grant to rehab an old railroad bridge over I-90 that had been one of the few major pieces still missing from the Eastrail route. The funds will also build and pave 1.7 miles of the trail in the I-90 area and “create safe connections” to the…
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tagged: adam smith, bellevue, claudia balducci, dow constantine, eastrail, king county parks, maria cantwell, patty murray, raise grants, renton, sarah perry, suzan delbene, woodinville
June 3, 2024

Best Side Cycling: Are these Eastside bike lanes really among the worst in the U.S.?

No, they are not. Sorry for the spoiler. Don’t get me wrong, the Coal Creek Parkway bike lanes in Bellevue, Newcastle and Renton are not sufficient for the road conditions. As you can see in the Best Side Cycling video, the road is too fast and busy for a skinny paint-only bike lane to provide…
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tagged: 2nd ave, bellevue, best side cycling, coal creek parkway, dexter, everett, king county traffic safety coalition, mlk way, momentum magazine, mukilteo speedway, newcastle, paine field, renton, worst bike lanes
March 14, 2023

Renton starts work on short section of Rainier Avenue trail + Seattle should prepare a connection

There’s a very interesting piece buried deep within a major roadway rebuild project on Rainier Avenue in Renton: 1,000 feet of trail on the east side of the street that will someday be part of the Lake Washington Loop connecting Airport Way to Seattle. The City of Renton is staring construction work on a massive…
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tagged: lake washington loop, rainier ave, renton
April 19, 2021

In May, the EasTrail will replace the Lake Washington Loop Trail near Coal Creek + Full closure May 4-5

2.5 miles of the Eastrail will be fully paved and opened next month between Ripley Lane N in Renton and Coal Creek Pkwy in Bellevue. Sections of the EasTrail route between Gene Coulon Park and Coal Creek Pkwy have been opened on and off in recent years as King County works to transform the old…
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tagged: bellevue, coal creek parkway, eastrail, i-405, king county parks, renton, wsdot
August 6, 2020

Cascade is hosting family-friendly scavenger hunts every weekend in August in Kent, Renton and Tukwila

Cascade Bicycle Club is partnering with King County Parks and the cities of Kent, Renton and Tukwila to host a series of weekend scavenger hunts during August. They are free to join and family-friendly. You can bike, roll or walk as you explore trails and parks. Challenges include things like searching for answers to questions…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, kent, king county parks, renton, tukwila
March 4, 2020

With newly-opened section, the Lake to Sound Trail is tantalizingly close to reaching the regional trail network

Imagine a new trail connecting Tukwila and Seatac to Renton. This trail would tie together the Green River Trail, Interurban Trail, Cedar River Trail and Eastrail, all while accessing rapid transit service. And someday, it could even reach the airport, Des Moines and Puget Sound. Well, that trail is one step closer to reality. King…
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tagged: des moines, dow constantine, king county parks, lake to sound trail, renton, seatac, tukwila