Tag: snohomish county

September 17, 2024

Feds OK rail-trail connecting the Centennial Trail and the Eastrail

Years after the final train rolled down the rails, a Federal agency has approved a nearly 12-mile section of abandoned railroad for use as a trail extending the reach of Snohomish County’s iconic Centennial Trail all the way to the King County line. Snohomish County has announced that they will resume planning work for the…
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tagged: centennial trail, centennial trail south, eastrail, snohomish, snohomish county, snohomish county parks, snohomish county tribune, woodinville
November 21, 2019

Regional trails get a new brand: The Leafline Trail Network

Puget Sound counties have selected one trail brand to rule them all: Leafline. The new name will describe “a network of over 400 miles of wide paved trails connecting communities throughout Snohomish, Kitsap, King and Pierce Counties,” according to King County Parks. The newly-created Regional Trails Coalition is creating this unified regional branding effort for…
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tagged: king county, king county parks, kitsap county, leafline, pierce county, snohomish county
April 5, 2016

Snohomish County buys rail corridor in major regional trail missing link

After lengthy negotiations with the Port of Seattle, Snohomish County purchased a key stretch of rail corridor that could someday link the region’s trail network from Seattle to Skagit County. The purchase process was going strong back in 2013, but negotiations fell apart as it became apparent that maintenance costs for the segment were going…
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tagged: centennial trail, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, maltby, port of seattle, snohomish, snohomish county, woodinville, woodinville weekly
April 16, 2015

Snohomish-to-Woodinville trail discussions fall apart, put on hold

Remember those amazing plans to build a 12-mile trail to connect the City of Snohomish (and the start of the Centennial Trail) to Woodinville, the Sammaish River/Burke-Gilman Trail and the Eastside Trail? Well, there’s bad news this week: Talks between the county and the Port of Seattle have collapsed, the Herald reports. The trail link…
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tagged: eastside rail corridor, herald, karen guzak, snohomish, snohomish county, steven thomsen
December 16, 2014

Watch: ‘Bike Snohomish County: It’s Here And Away’

With some fantastic trails, including the recently extended Centennial Trail, Snohomish County has teamed up with Washington Bikes to market itself as a bicycling destination. Though built-up neighborhoods and commercial districts in the county have a lot of work to do to become safe and comfortable places for people on bikes, the recreational opportunities are…
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tagged: snohomish county, washington bikes
May 22, 2014

Feds will help restore section of Whitehorse Trail destroyed in Oso landslide

The Oso landslide devastated a community, took many lives and destroyed many homes. Some of what was lost can we rebuilt and recovered, but a lot cannot. FEMA has stepped in to help with much of the cost of recovering from the disaster. Snohomish County announced earlier this month that restoring the Whitehorse Trail is…
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tagged: fema, oso, snohomish county, whitehorse trail