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Tag Archives: cross kirkland corridor
Which of these awesome bike/walk bridges to Totem Lake is the most awesome?
The City of Kirkland wants to know: Which of these awesome bike/walk bridge designs is the most awesome? The Cross Kirkland Corridor trail effectively ends today at NE 124th Street near the intersection with Totem Lake Blvd NE, but the … Continue reading
King County Council approves the Eastside Trail Master Plan 9-0
The King County Council approved a master plan for a trail along the Eastside Rail Corridor Monday by a unanimous vote of 9–0. The vote is a key step towards creating the region’s most significant new trail since the Burke-Gilman … Continue reading
Eastside Trail takes big step forward, comments on draft plan due March 31
The Eastside Trail made a big step closer to reality this week when King County released its draft Master Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. These plans now head into public outreach, setting the trail up for a summer preferred alignment … Continue reading
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Tagged bellevue, cross kirkland corridor, dow constantine, eastside rail corridor, eastside trail, king county, kirkland, redmond, renton, woodinville
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The Bellevue section of the Eastside Trail is going to be unreal
UPDATE: Shortly after posting, Cascade Bicycle Club announced the formation of the Eastside Greenway Alliance, a group of seven organizations that will “will dedicate time and resources to move forward with the goal of a multi-use corridor that will provide … Continue reading
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Tagged bellevue, cascade bicycle club, cross kirkland corridor, dow constantine, eastside trail, king county, kirkland
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Celebrate the Eastside Trail with rail spike removal Friday, summit Saturday
It’s very difficult to overstate how huge an impact the Eastside Trail will have on regional bikeability and livability. Traveling through or very near city centers, neighborhoods and employment centers in Woodinville, Kirkland, Bellevue and Renton the trail itself will … Continue reading
King County will remove old rails on the Eastside Trail + Kirkland plans rapid bus along the trail
King County will remove the rails on the Eastside Trail, a vital step toward creating a walkable and bikeable trail from Woodinville to Renton. The work was proposed by King County Executive Dow Constantine and approved by the King County … Continue reading
Kirkland’s new trail changes everything
There was Kirkland before the Cross Kirkland Corridor Trail, and now there is Kirkland after. The city officially opened the interim hardpack gravel trail over the weekend, and now the Eastside city has a flat and safe biking and walking … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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