Rail-to-trail plan sparks debate over Eastside line By Keith ErvinSeattle Times staff reporter The BNSF Railway’s Renton-to-Snohomish line is in bad shape. Only one track runs along most of the 42-mile corridor. Its sharp curves, street crossings and deteriorating tracks force trains to keep speeds low — no more than 10 to 30 mph. When …
Reaction to trail swap spotlights manufacturing’s dwindling role on the Eastside Rail change: Will last factory turn out the lights? Published in The Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) – December 1, 2006 by Steve Wilhelm Staff Writer When local politicians recently proposed converting the Eastside’s rail corridor into a hiking and biking trail, …
Here is a link to the King County page about the BNSF right-of-way and a discussion of the background of the deal. Here is the 2004 report of the eastside corridor advisory committee. Here are the links King County included in their newsletter when the deal was anounced in 2006. Here is the article reporting …
Odette’s Heart Rate Monitor When we are biking or backpacking Odette often laggs behind me. When I push her to go faster she complains that her heart is already beating too fast and that she needs to let it slow down. I have observed this even on the stroll back home from Green Lake! Last …
2007 (OTHER YEARS) 11/25 Interurban trail to Aurora Village transit station – 16 miles on mountain bike with Odette. (12 months split = 2,794 with 619 on the tandem.) 11/24 Lake Washington North Loop (counterclockwise.) 38 miles with Odette, Alex & Carie on touring bikes 11/23 Interurban trail to 224th, Main Street into Edmonds. Return via …
Annual totals quarter/year total tandem Q2/2024 4,031 717 Q1/2024 2,674 -0- Q4/2023 2,620 383 Q3/2023 4,369 1,135 Q2/2023 3,516 1,112 Q1/2023 3,212 329 Q4/2022 2,142 332 Q3/2022 3,816 1,248 Q2/2022 4,011 1,337 Q1/2022 3,171 416 Q4/2021 2,911 206 Q3/2021 4,683 -0- Q2/2021 4,443 968 Q1/2021 3,019 798 Q4/2020 3,077 1,351 Q3/2020 3,085 1,542 Q2/2020 4,867 …
Interurban Century (actually closer to 110 miles) Home to 145th via Dayton Inturban trail to 41st in Everett right on 41st right on S 3rd Ave => S 2nd Ave left on Lowell-Snohomish River Road left on Airport Way right on 1st street right on Lincoln Ave => Old Snohomish Monroe Rd => Main St. …
2004 (OTHER YEARS) 12/18 Lakeside Circle, 10 miles, on Will’s mountain bike with Will & Odette. (twelve-month split = 961 miles) between 11/22 and 12/11 I rode five bikes (everything but Odette’s touring bike) to Gregg’s Greenlake and four bikes (both of mine and both of Will’s) back. Round trip is about four miles so …
2005 (OTHER YEARS) 11/24 Interurban trail to 41st in Everett, Lowell River road to Snohomish, Seattle Hill road to 134th, SR 9 to Maltby road, Everett-Bothell to Canyon Park, Fitzgerald to North Creek Trail, Burke Gilman to U Village, Ravena to Winona to 73rd and home. 73 miles on touring bike in the rain. (twelve …
2006 (OTHER YEARS) 12/31 Lakeside Circle, 10 miles on touring bikes with Odette. (twelve month split = 2,052 with 777 on the tandem.) 10/28 Interurban trail to Green River, Green River trail to Algona (basically the route in #98 in Woods Southwest Washington except that I got back onto R street in Auburn and went …
