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Sep20Friall-day PARK(ing) Day! @ CitywidePARK(ing) Day! @ CitywideSep 20 all-dayhttps://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/public-space-management-programs/park(ing)-day Taking place every third Friday of September, PARK(ing) Day is an annual global placemaking event in which community members temporarily transform parking spaces into people spaces. Seattle’s participation in PARK(ing) Day gives residents an opportunity to reimagine how streets … Continue reading →7:30 am Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Sep 20 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 amInterested in using a bike to get downtown but unsure of what routes are safe and reluctant to explore on your own? There is strength in numbers! Beginning May 3, we are offering three rides on Fridays:Columbia City to Downtown via … Continue reading →9:00 am Seattle Climate Strike @ Cal Anderson Park to Seattle City Hall PlazaSeattle Climate Strike @ Cal Anderson Park to Seattle City Hall PlazaSep 20 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pmFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/724142398026618/ Youth around the world have been striking for their right to a healthy future, and they are calling on all of us to join them. That’s why on Sept. 20, we will be walking out of our … Continue reading →2:00 pm Pedestrian Improvements for Seat...Pedestrian Improvements for Seat...Sep 20 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmFacebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/662697784221787/ Thanks to your advocacy, the first three pieces of the Move All Seattle Sustainably (MASS) Transportation Package passed UNANIMOUSLY through City Council! We’re keeping the momentum going with a big push for improved pedestrian policies on Friday, … Continue reading →5:30 pm PARK(ing) Day Ride with Ballard-...PARK(ing) Day Ride with Ballard-...Sep 20 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pmPARK(ing) Day is here! The list of installations is published here: https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/public-space-management-programs/park(ing)-day Ballard-Fremont Greenways is leading an evening ride to the four locations in Fremont and Ballard. Start: 5:30pm at “Waiting for the Interurban” (Fremont & 34th pedestrian island) End: … Continue reading → Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged eastside rail corridor, herald, karen guzak, snohomish, snohomish county, steven thomsen
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Verdant Health Commission to fund Snohomish bike route connections
Snohomish County has bits and pieces of bike infrastructure. The problem is that very few of them are connected, and using a bike to get around often requires biking in the general traffic lanes on very busy streets for at … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, edmonds, lynnwood, mountlake terrace, snohomish county, verdant health commission
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Snohomish County sees its Centennial Trail as a link to the region’s history
Snohomish County sees the Centennial Trail as not just a great place to walk and bike, but as a way to connect communities and explore the area’s history. That’s according to the county’s fancy new website for the trail, which … Continue reading
Snohomish County approves purchase of 12 miles of Eastside Rail Corridor, plans trails
The Snohomish County Council approved purchase of 12 miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor with hopes of rehabbing the corridor to accommodate both a trail and rail movement. Unlike the miles of the Eastside Rail Corridor in King County, where … Continue reading
Extended Centennial Trail stretches to Skagit County border
Snohomish County celebrated a four-mile extension of the Centennial Trail in November, bringing the multi-use facility all the way to the Skagit County border. Starting almost 30 miles south in the City of Snohomish, the trail is built mostly on … Continue reading
Times: Monroe prisoners refurbish recovered bikes for people in need
Some prisoners in Monroe Correctional Complex are working to help give someone on the outside the freedom of a bicycle. The Seattle Times has a fantastic story today about the program, which is in its third year of fixing up … Continue reading
Lynnwood man struck and killed while biking near Brier
A 24-year-old man biking near Brier was struck by a pickup truck and died Saturday, according to the Everett Herald. The man, from Lynnwood, died at the scene of the 10:30 a.m. collision near the intersection of Atlas and Barker … Continue reading