Tag: cheasty trails and bike park
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After a decade of community organizing, city will officially open the Cheasty mountain bike and hiking trails October 1
The Cheasty Mountain Bike and Pedestrian Trails project first won grant funding to clear out invasive greenery to create a recreation area between Rainier Valley and Beacon Hill in 2013, and supporters have been bushwhacking through the Seattle Process ever since. One decade later, Seattle is finally ready to cut the ribbon on the South…
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After much study and some changes, Cheasty Trails and Bike Park gets environmental thumbs up
The community-led Cheasty Trails and Bike Park concept has been six years in making. With a series of walking and mountain biking trails in the greenbelt, project boosters hope to create much-needed access to outdoor recreation in a steep greenbelt slope between Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley. Volunteers for the effort have spent years working…
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Hearing Examiner: Cheasty mountain biking and hiking trails need more study
Another Seattle bike trail plan has run into delays from the environmental review process, this time a mountain biking and hiking trail. After years of community outreach, heated debates and evolving designs, the Cheasty Trails and Bike Park cleared vital hurdles last year by getting approval from both the Parks Board and the City Council.…
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Cheasty Trails and Bike Park finally secures its $100,000 grant
The folks behind the Cheasty Trails and Bike Park project have been working for years to receive city permission and win grants to restore and activate the hilly Cheasty Greenspace between Rainier Valley and Beacon Hill. The idea gained a lot of steam and community support, but it also encountered some pretty serious opposition. The…
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