Bikes, trains and hiking boots: Port inks deal for Eastside corridor 42-mile rail link could be used for high-capacity transit, trails By CHRIS GRYGIEL SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF A 42-mile Eastside rail corridor stretching from Woodinville to Renton has been secured for possible future use as a high-capacity transit route and biking and hiking trails. The Port …
Seattle PI County OK’s plan to buy Eastside route for biking, transit The King County Council on Monday unanimously approved a plan to spend $26.5 million to buy about 25 miles of an Eastside rail corridor for future transportation and recreation purposes. The move by the council allows Executive Dow Constantine negotiate contracts and is …
link to article By CHRIS GRYGIEL / SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF King County Executive Kurt Triplett on Friday announced a $26.5 million proposal to buy about 25 miles of an Eastside rail corridor for future transportation and recreation purposes. Triplett’s announcement is part of a broader push to buy and preserve the 42-mile BNSF rail corridor …
here is the article as published in the Seattle Times: Consortium on verge of owning Eastside railway land A year after the global financial crisis forced the Port of Seattle to delay its purchase of BNSF Railway’s 42-mile Eastside rail corridor, officials say they are on the verge of closing a deal with the help …
On October 4, 2009 Odette and Jerry rode from Darrington to Concrete and back with the Evergreen Tandem Club (this as part of the Arlington century – Flat Century #3 – and is described in Woods puget sound #35) here are the photos here is Michael Corn’s altitude chart
On July 4, 2009 Alex and Jerry biked the North Cascades Highway Here are a gallery of images taken by Alex North Cascades Highway Colonial Creek – Washington Pass – Mazama 100 Miles Mile – Elev. – Instruction 0.0 – 1200′ – Leaving Colonial Creek Campground (Water, Toilets). 2.0 – Diablo Lake Overlook (scenic viewpoint). …
2009 (OTHER YEARS) 12/27 Interurban trail to Aurora Village transit station – 16 miles on Will’s Mountain bike. (final 2009 mileage = 3,558 with 387 on the tandem.) 12/25 Foothills Trail from Sumner to South Prarie and back – 30 miles with Odette on the tandem. 12/24 Interurban trail to Aurora Village transit station – 16 miles on …
How to get to Bothell from the Interurban Trail There are a lot of good rides north of Seattle that you get to from the Interurban Trail. There are a lot of good rides north of Bothell that you get to from the Bothell-Everett Highway. Wouldn’t it be nice to connect these two corridors so …
Final OK for $107 million rail-line deal Full story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004408790_webraildeal13m.html By Keith Ervin Seattle Times staff reporter Port of Seattle and King County executives signed a final deal this morning that will put a 42-mile Eastside rail corridor into public ownership. The deal paves the way for a possible combination of freight rail, commuter trains …
King County OKs deal that could put trails in Eastside rail corridor Full story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004394561_railline06m.html By Keith Ervin Seattle Times staff reporter The Metropolitan King County Council approved a three-way deal Monday that could bring bicycles and commuter trains to an old Eastside freight-rail line. If ratified by the Port of Seattle Commission, the Port …
