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Totem Lake Connector Begins Installation

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Totem Lake Connector Begins Installation

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Learn more about the project: https://www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Construction-Projects/Totem-Lake-Connector

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A transformative moment in Totem Lake’s continuing re-development when Kirkland’s Totem Lake Connector contractor mounted two bridge spans over NE 124th Street overnight Monday and Tuesday.  Each span weighs more than 30,000 pounds!

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A transformative moment in Totem Lake’s continuing re-development when Kirkland’s Totem Lake Connector contractor mounted two bridge spans over NE 124th Street overnight Monday and Tuesday.  Each span weighs more than 30,000 pounds! https://t.co/v2PIXSi4DO

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A transformative moment in Totem Lake’s continuing re-development when Kirkland’s Totem Lake Connector contractor mounted two bridge spans over NE 124th Street overnight Monday and Tuesday. Each span weighs more than 30,000 pounds! pic.twitter.com/v2PIXSi4DO
— Kirkland, Washington (@kirklandgov) September 15, 2022

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A transformative moment in Totem Lake’s continuing re-development when Kirkland’s Totem Lake Connector contractor mounted two bridge spans over NE 124th Street overnight Monday and Tuesday.  Each span weighs more than 30,000 pounds! https://t.co/v2PIXSi4DO

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A transformative moment in Totem Lake’s continuing re-development when Kirkland’s Totem Lake Connector contractor mounted two bridge spans over NE 124th Street overnight Monday and Tuesday.  Each span weighs more than 30,000 pounds! https://t.co/v2PIXSi4DO

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A transformative moment in Totem Lake’s continuing re-development when Kirkland’s Totem Lake Connector contractor mounted two bridge spans over NE 124th Street overnight Monday and Tuesday.  Each span weighs more than 30,000 pounds!

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Vote for WSDOT: Active Transportation Plan–2020 and Beyond for national AASHTO award

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Vote for WSDOT: Active Transportation Plan–2020 and Beyond for national AASHTO award

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Released in late 2021, Washington State DOT’s $500,000 Active Transportation Plan represents a new compass to guide the state’s active transportation future, providing better and safer infrastructure for those who walk and bike to their destinations around the state.

This plan assesses the needs for accessible pedestrian and bicycle facilities, highlights safety concerns, and provides the first-ever examination of state right of way and its suitability for active transportation. It provides new metrics for tracking and reporting progress that emphasize the importance of complete and accessible walk/bike facilities and connections to transit and other modes, particularly in overburdened communities. It also calculates the environmental, health, and economic benefits to society when people shift trips from driving to walking or bicycling.

For consideration of future investments, the plan lays out a rational approach to prioritizing safety and operational performance needs on state highways as part of the overall networks people use to reach their destinations. It provides objective and quantitative metrics to describe needs and measure the effects of changes. It also incorporates the “Safe System Approach,” which emphasizes using engineering approaches that acknowledge humans make mistakes and that crashes with greater impact force are more deadly, especially for vulnerable road users.

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American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - Project Gallery

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2022 State Report Cards - Safe Routes to School

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2022 State Report Cards - Safe Routes to School

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Making Strides: State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active Kids and Communities

Safe Routes to School Partnership developed state report cards which provide a snapshot of how supportive each state is of walking, bicycling, and physical activity for children and adults as of 2022.

The report cards primarily look at state policy, focusing on four key areas: Complete Streets and Active Transportation Policy and Planning, Federal and State Active Transportation Funding, Safe Routes to School Funding and Supportive Practices, and Active Neighborhoods and Schools. Click on the map to view each state’s report card.

Washington's 2022 report card: https://www.saferoutespartnership.org/sites/default/files/srp-report-card-2022/srp-report-card-2022-washington.pdf

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2022 State Report Cards | Safe Routes Partnership

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Making Strides: State Report Cards on Support for Walking, Bicycling, and Active Kids and Communities

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Week Without Driving 2022: September 19-25

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Week Without Driving 2022: September 19-25

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Join Disability Mobility Initiative for our 2nd Annual Week Without Driving

If you can drive or afford a car, you may not understand what it’s like to rely on walking, rolling, transit and asking for rides. But for nearly a quarter of the people in our state – people with disabilities, young people, seniors and people who can’t afford cars or gas, this is our every day. We invite you to join us so you can start to understand the barriers nondrivers experience in accessing your (and our) communities.

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Week Without Driving 2022: September 19-25 - Disability Rights Washington

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Challenge our elected leaders and transportation and transit agency staff to join us and take the #MobilizeWA Week Without Driving, October 22-29, 2021.

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New survey will inform gap analysis — respond by September 30!

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New survey will inform gap analysis — respond by September 30!

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With the successful launch of our Map Vision in June 2022, Leafline Trails Coalition is building our understanding of network gaps through the lenses of sustainability and equity. Now, we want you to inform trail analysis & prioritization—please take the survey by 9/30! Contact claire@leaflinetrails.org with questions.

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Oct. 27th – 29th, 2022: Washington State Trails Conference - Celebrating our “Common Ground”

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Oct. 27th – 29th, 2022: Washington State Trails Conference - Celebrating our “Common Ground”

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We hope you will join us in 2022 to celebrate, commiserate, and share what was learned these last four years of unprecedented outdoor activity. The "Common Ground" of our love of trails in all forms and by all modes of travel will bring us together again.

Find information here about tickets.  Links to preview the conference program and information on special hotel rates are in Posts on the Latest News page.

Join us Friday evening at the Sons of Norway Hall in Everett to celebrate the 2022 Trail Award winners!  The reception is included in your conference fee and guest tickets may be purchased at the Early Bird link.

https://watrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-Conference-ticket-pricing.pdf

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You can help make this great conference by making a presentation to share your knowledge or being an event sponsor.

This is also an excellent opportunity for trail-related exhibitors!
Click the options below to learn more!

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What's the DifferenceWe Host two types of Gatherings.trx_addons_inline_114940373{color:#00232C !important} CaucusThe Washington State Trails Caucus is a biennial one day gathering to share the latest news impacting trail planning, design, funding or building. It is also a great opportunity to meet with colleagues from across the state.

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Scriber Creek Trail Renderings - New crossing of 200th St SW at Sprague's Pond Park

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Scriber Creek Trail Improvement Project Moves Forward

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Scriber Creek Trail Improvement Project Moves Forward

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LYNNWOOD, WA (September 12, 2022) - On Tuesday, City, State and Federal Officials, along with project partners, joined together to celebrate the beginning of construction of Phase 2 of the Scriber Creek Trail Improvements, with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

Phase 2 of the Scriber Creek Trail Improvement project will make critical upgrades to approximately 5,000 linear feet of walking paths, transforming it into a non-motorized transportation alternative to access the Lynnwood Transit Center and future light rail station. Currently, the trail has multiple surface types, is not ADA accessible, and is impassable much of the year due to flooding in the natural areas. The improved trail will remain in the existing corridor and will be widened to 16 feet, will be ADA accessible with durable, slip resistant, hard surfaces, will have lighting, and an elevated bridge/boardwalk structure to mitigate flooding in the wetlands.

This trail serves as a critical non-motorized transportation route for those traveling to and from the Lynnwood transit center. Additionally, it will improve public access and enjoyment of public parklands with new viewpoints in Scriber Creek Park, improved wetland function, and scenic views along the trail corridor.

Partnerships

This project could not have come together without the incredible partnership with Sound Transit, Community Transit, Department of Transportation, the Puget Sound Regional Council, as well as the advocacy from our state and federal representatives to help us receive numerous grants and appropriation awards to fund this project. Sound Transit has contributed $5 million, we received a $2.4 million Pedestrian and Bicycle Grants from Washington State Department of Transportation, $1.4 million from the Puget Sound Regional Council, and $1 million in Federal appropriations secured by US Congressman Rick Larsen.

Scriber Creek Trail Renderings

New crossing of 200th St SW at Sprague's Pond Park

View of Phase 2 trail segment from Transit Center to Sprague's Pond Park crossing.

Rendering of boardwalk section through Scriber Creek Park.

Scriber Creek Trail Improvements Project Phasing

Phase 1: Connects the Interurban Trail to Scriber Creek Park along the south-southwest edge of the future light rail station (service to begin late 2024). Under Construction. (This portion is part of the Sound Transit improvements at the Transit Center.)

Phase 2: Extends from the southwestern corner of the transit center to approximately 100 feet north of 200th ST SW, just north of Sprague's Pond Mini Park. Under construction.

Phase 3: Extends from the end of Phase 2, just north of 200th ST SW, through Scriber Lake Park to connect to 196th ST SW and Wilcox Park. Planning phase.

Design & Construction Team:

Engineering: Parametrix

Contractor: Oma Construction, Inc.

Construction Administration: KPG Psomas

More Information:

Construction will begin this fall and is anticipated to take 18 months to complete. Find out more information and sign up to receive project updates by visiting our project webpage:  https://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works/Engineering-Construction/City-Projects-Programs-Initiatives/Park-and-Trail-Projects/Scriber-Creek-Trail-Improvements-parks-page

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Whitehorse Trail, Arlington, WA 98223, USA

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The Phase 3 Improvements to the Whitehorse Regional Trail will complete the gaps trail corridor and connect the Whitehorse Trail to the Centennial Trail.  Design will begin this fall.

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Spanning over 27 miles between the City of Arlington and the Town of Darrington, the Whitehorse Regional Trail follows the path of the former BNSF railroad through the North Stillaguamish River Valley. The trail meanders through the valley from its junction with the Centennial Regional Trail in Arlington, frequently paralleling SR 530 and the North Fork Stillaguamish River.

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Eastrail, including forthcoming sections between I-90 and Northup Way, in partnership with King Co Parks and Sound Transit.  Specifically, the City of Bellevue is currently working on the Wilburton Vision Implementation, a holistic planning effort for a portion of the neighborhood.  Eastrail is a central feature to this area.  To learn more:  https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/departments/community-development/planning-initiatives/wilburton

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This initiative will implement the vision established by the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) in 2018 by amending the existing Wilburton/N.E. 8th Street Subarea Plan and BelRed Subarea Plan, the Comprehensive Plan Map, and the City's Land Use Code. These amendments will consider how the Wilburton study area's future is key to implementing the citywide growth strategy for housing and jobs for the next 20 years.

This initiative launched on April 25, 2022, and we want to hear more from you about how we can enhance and implement this vision. Updates will consider housing policy, affordable housing, growth targets, Grand Connection impacts and integration, sustainability, equitable access, multimodal transportation, and universal design.

Your input will help inform future land use alternatives and policy development for the Wilburton study area. Please click on the tabs below to participate in our questionnaire and interactive map, which will be available until September 2022. We look forward to sharing what we learned as we move this work forward.

The Wilburton study area will become "Bellevue's next urban mixed-use community that enhances livability, promotes healthy living, supports economic vitality, and serves the needs of a diverse and growing population. As Bellevue's cultural and innovative hub, it serves as a regional and international destination that connects people and fosters community by leveraging its existing assets to define a distinctive sense of place and character".

- 2018 Citizen Advisory Committee Letter to the Mayor
Image source (banner): Flickr (King County Parks)
This initiative will implement the vision established by the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) in 2018 by amending the existing Wilburton/N.E. 8th Street Subarea Plan and BelRed Subarea Plan, the Comprehensive Plan Map, and the City's Land Use Code. These amendments will consider how the Wilburton study area's future is key to implementing the citywide growth strategy for housing and jobs for the next 20 years.

This initiative launched on April 25, 2022, and we want to hear more from you about how we can enhance and implement this vision. Updates will consider housing policy, affordable housing, growth targets, Grand Connection impacts and integration, sustainability, equitable access, multimodal transportation, and universal design.

Your input will help inform future land use alternatives and policy development for the Wilburton study area. Please click on the tabs below to participate in our questionnaire and interactive map, which will be available until September 2022. We look forward to sharing what we learned as we move this work forward.

The Wilburton study area will become "Bellevue's next urban mixed-use community that enhances livability, promotes healthy living, supports economic vitality, and serves the needs of a diverse and growing population. As Bellevue's cultural and innovative hub, it serves as a regional and international destination that connects people and fosters community by leveraging its existing assets to define a distinctive sense of place and character".

- 2018 Citizen Advisory Committee Letter to the Mayor
Image source (banner): Flickr (King County Parks)

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This initiative will implement the vision established by the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) in 2018 by amending the existing Wilburton/N.E. 8th Street Subarea Plan and BelRed Subarea Plan, the Comprehensive Plan Map, and the City's Land Use Code. These amendments will

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Interurban Trail gap. Trail ends here in Sno County and starts again in King Co.

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Pierce County Parks will begin updating our Parks, Recreation & Open Space Plan including our Regional Trails Plan in 2023. More to come with opportunities to provide input! Stay tuned

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33364-33200 Redmond-Fall City Rd SE, Fall City, WA 98024, USA

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33364-33200 Redmond-Fall City Rd SE, Fall City, WA 98024, USA

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33364-33200 Redmond-Fall City Rd SE, Fall City, WA 98024, USA

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Developing Final Design for West Side Trail for Fall City Metro Parks

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West Side Trail

Many of us in Fall City have seen traffic volumes increase along SR 202 - concerning for our residents, and children who walk along the roadway shoulder from neighborhoods/schools into downtown. To improve safety, the Fall City Metropolitan Park District is in preliminary design of a proposed separated trail to be located on the south side of the SR 202 (SE Redmond Fall City Road).

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Project Overview

Community Input

A Community Open House was held on Thursday March 23, 2017. To read the announcement, please Click Here.

History of the West Side Trail project

Click here for a copy of the grant application.

The WSDOT Highways & Local Programs Community Design Assistance Manager requested that Commissioner Harris join a panel discussion at both the Washington APA Planning Law Conference (5-15-13) and Revitalize Washington Conference (5-16-13) to share his "local agency experience" of coordinating with WSDOT to develop a trail project. His presentation about the concept of a "SR 202 or West Side Trail Project" was assembled from information that had been previously discussed with Board members and shared with the community at public meetings.
Click here for the slides of the presentation that was made at each conference.
Preliminary Design Plans (60% Submittal)

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Many of us in Fall City have seen traffic volumes increase along SR 202 - concerning for our residents, and children who walk along the roadway shoulder from neighborhoods/schools into downtown. To improve safety, the Fall City Metropolitan Park District is in preliminary design of a proposed separated trail to be located on the south side of the SR 202 (SE Redmond Fall City Road).

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WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING 2022: SEPTEMBER 19-25

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WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING 2022: SEPTEMBER 19-25

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Understand the barriers non-drivers experience in accessing our communities. Sign up for this weeklong event with Disability Mobility Initiative

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Week Without Driving 2022: September 19-25 - Disability Rights Washington

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Challenge our elected leaders and transportation and transit agency staff to join us and take the #MobilizeWA Week Without Driving, October 22-29, 2021.

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3800 W Sam Christopherson Ave, Bremerton, WA 98312, USA

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Cyclists, leaders brave Gorst in search of elusive north-south Kitsap County bike path

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Cyclists, leaders brave Gorst in search of elusive north-south Kitsap County bike path

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"Local cycling advocates, in an effort to expose state and local leaders to the perils of traveling the wishbone-shaped confluence of highways 3 and 16, led a "policy ride," from Bremerton to Port Orchard on Wednesday that included about two dozen riders....As a growing coalition including politicians, businesses and local Navy leaders pursue a half-billion-dollar megaproject to address the Gorst bottleneck, those cycling advocates are hoping the work can also find a long-sought bike and pedestrian-friendly path between the north and south parts of the peninsula. So on Wednesday, they showed the bike-pedaling group — one that included leaders from the state's Department of Transportation and Gov. Jay Inslee's office — the cycling conditions as they exist today."

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Cyclists, leaders brave Gorst in search of elusive north-south Kitsap County bike path

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The ride, described as eye-opening, included a stop by a Washington State trooper: “this is ludicrous, and it needs to be fixed.”

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PSRC Passport to 2044: Comprehensive Plan Workshop Series

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PSRC Passport to 2044: Comprehensive Plan Workshop Series

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PSRC is continuing the Passport to 2044 series in partnership with Department of Commerce and MRSC. This series was created to support comprehensive plan periodic updates. Registration is now open for the upcoming webinars this fall. The Transportation webinar will be held on October 18, the Housing webinar will be held on October 26, and the Equity webinar will be held on November 8.

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The Puget Sound Regional Council, the Washington State Department of Commerce, and the Municipal Research and Services Center are hosting a series of online workshops to support the comprehensive plan periodic updates. The kick off workshop provided an overview of what's new in the Growth Management Act and VISION 2050 since the last major update, PSRC's plan review and certification process, and resources and tools to support your plan update.

The primary audience for this series are the planners, consultants, and staff most involved with comprehensive planning, but elected officials, planning commissioners, and others with a role in the upcoming comprehensive plan updates are also welcome to attend.

The Passport to 2044 series continues! Upcoming sessions:

Transportation: October 18, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Registration Now Open!
Housing: Session 1 - Racially Disparate Impacts: October 26, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Registration Now Open!
Equity: November 8, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Registration Now Open!
TOD and Centers: December 13, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

More sessions with dates coming soon: Coordination with Tribes, Critical Areas, Elected Officials

Past Sessions

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The Puget Sound Regional Council, the Washington State Department of Commerce, and the Municipal Research and Services Center are hosting a series of online workshops to support the comprehensive plan periodic updates.

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Sammamish River Trail, Woodinville, WA 98072, USA

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Repaving and striping work on Sammamish River Trail September 12-16

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Repaving and striping work on Sammamish River Trail September 12-16

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Detour available, expect some delays
Pavement repairs will take place on the Sammamish River Trail between NE 145th St and NE 147th Pl in Woodinville from September 12-16. Construction hours are 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. The trail will be closed 24/7 until work is complete.The trail will be fully open by Saturday, September 17.For pavement repair in Area 1 (see map), a detour is just off the trail on the grassy shoulder. Please follow all signs and directions from on-site flaggers. People riding bicycles, please walk your bikes in this area.In Area 2, flaggers will help redirect people walking and people riding bikes. Please anticipate up to 15-minute waits during work hours.  In addition, a portion of the Sammamish River Trail around NE 175th St in Woodinville will have the lines repainted from September 12-14, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Flaggers will help redirect people walking and people riding bicycles. Please anticipate up to 15-minute waits during work hours.
All work described above is weather dependent. If you have questions, please contact parksinfo@kingcounty.gov or (206) 477-4527.

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New report details various impacts that outdoor recreation can have on Washington’s wildlife, urging the need for robust recreation management

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New report details various impacts that outdoor recreation can have on Washington’s wildlife, urging the need for robust recreation management

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Conservation NW's new report synthesizes existing research about the dynamics between outdoor recreation and Washington wildlife.

The goals of this report are twofold:

1. Highlight the need to further understand outdoor recreation impacts on wildlife and natural systems here in Washington

2. Provide a management framework to mitigate negative impacts that outdoor recreation can have on wildlife species while providing accessible and abundant outdoor opportunities for the public.

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Conservation Northwest | Protecting, Connecting and Restoring Wildlands and Wildlife

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Conservation Northwest / Sep 01, 2022 / Public Lands, Recreation

In partnership with Home Range Wildlife Research, Conservation Northwest releases report that summarizes existing science on recreation and wildlife dynamics.

Outdoor recreation opportunities and participation have grown markedly in recent decades and the effects of recreation on wildlife behavior, fitness, and populations is a growing conservation concern. Numerous literature reviews of outdoor recreation effects on wildlife have been produced in recent years, with the rapidly growing body of scientific literature demonstrating that recreation may affect wildlife at the individual, population, and community level. Recreation can impact wildlife in myriad ways and varies depending on the interaction of numerous variables, including wildlife species, habitat type, and recreational activity.

As a result, targeted, local scientific review of wildlife-recreation research is needed to mitigate potential negative effects of recreation on wildlife and encourage coexistence. This is particularly important for the western United States, which holds both the largest percentage of public lands and protected wildlife habitat and is experiencing some of the highest population growth rates.

Washington State has the second largest population in the West (7.7 million people and growing), and its primary metropolis, Seattle, has consistently been one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Washington holds myriad unique ecoregions, diverse wildlife communities, and remarkable opportunities for recreation; features that highlight the importance of a holistic understanding of the connections between wildlife and recreation.

As recreation intensity continues to grow, so do impacts to wildlife. Recreation management needs to respond to address negative impacts that can occur. Photo: Nicole Flores.

This report aims to provide a species-specific synthesis of recreation impacts for animals in Washington that are of interest to Conservation Northwest and reveal how animals may be responding to locally important types of recreation. The scope of this report is focused on the effects of year-round, terrestrial motorized and non-motorized recreational activities on terrestrial mammal and bird species. For each species we have summarized the relevant body of literature on specific recreation impacts and conclude with a discussion of both areas for future research and special recreation coexistence considerations in Washington. We aim to collate Washington-specific knowledge gaps to aid conservation practitioners in identifying and protecting habitat that supports robust wildlife populations, while still accommodating outdoor recreation activities.

The majority of the literature identified for review in this report documented short-term behavioral changes and patterns of spatial and temporal displacement of wildlife in response to recreational disturbance. Wildlife responses to recreation were abundantly negative, yet few studies relate these responses to the species fitness, abundance, or distribution of wildlife populations.

Our findings support the broad scale wildlife-recreation trends and patterns that have been discussed in other reviews, and we identified key areas where conservation practitioners in Washington can focus management and policy efforts. These include identifying the extent of wildlife-recreation overlap, measuring the thresholds at which varying levels of recreation intensity affect wildlife populations, protecting critical spatial and temporal refugia from recreation, and implementing management actions to mitigate recreation impacts. Across these key areas we highlight the following areas of focus:
Identifying wildlife-recreation overlap in Washington

Mapping and modeling the extent of Washington's recreation footprint with species ranges to identify overlap and priority areas to focus wildlife-recreation coexistence efforts.
Measuring recreation intensity and frequency

Prioritizing data collection at recreational areas across the state that can be used to quantify timing, frequency, magnitude, predictability, locations, and areas of recreation influence.

Pairing recreation intensity levels with species-specific thresholds of tolerance to prioritize and direct management strategies on a fine scale.

Protecting spatial and temporal refugia

Protecting critical habitats that serve as spatial refugia from recreational development. This is especially important for wide-ranging umbrella species that are sensitive to disturbance and have specific habitat requirements.

Carefully planning for future recreational development with a focus on concentrating recreation impacts to lower-quality habitats for vulnerable species and consolidating trail networks to limit habitat fragmentation and the spatial footprint of recreation.

Encouraging recreationists to consolidate use to developed recreation areas and reduce their overall recreation footprint.

Reducing road densities through wildland areas by decommissioning select roads and limiting the construction of new roads.

Maintaining temporal refugia for species that can adjust their behavior to avoid peak periods of recreational use, such as nighttime closures of high-use trail networks.

Seasonally closing and/or restricting off-road and off-trail use in important reproductive or over-wintering areas to limit disturbance to species of interest during vulnerable seasons and life history phases (e.g., mule deer winter range, wolverine denning habitats).

Implementing management actions

Using information from literature and mapping efforts as baselines for adaptive management studies.

Employing adaptive management practices to implement actions that work towards conservation goals even in situations where limited data is available.

Conservation practitioners need wildlife-recreation information summarized at a local scale to best manage recreation, advocate for effective policy, and protect habitat that supports robust wildlife populations while still accommodating outdoor recreation activities. As human populations continue to grow, wildlife increasingly face human-induced challenges that impact their persistence and survival. This may be especially important for Washington species that are particularly sensitive to disturbance, including threatened and endangered species, such as Canada lynx, grizzly bear, sage-grouse, marbled murrelet, wolverine, bighorn sheep, and mountain caribou.

Outdoor recreation impacts are a piece of this larger puzzle, and the recent increases in outdoor recreation participation highlight an urgent and immediate need to both better understand and mitigate recreational impacts on wildlife. The information within this report provides a starting point for practitioners seeking to limit biodiversity loss and encourage wildlife-recreation coexistence into the future.

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New report details various impacts that outdoor recreation can have on Washington's wildlife, urging the need for robust recreation management

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Conservation Northwest / Sep 01, 2022 / Public Lands, Recreation Outdoor recreation opportunities and participation have grown markedly in recent decades and the effects of recreation on wildlife behavior, fitness, and populations is a growing conservation concern.

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Help Metro Parks Tacoma plan for the future

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Help Metro Parks Tacoma plan for the future

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Help us better serve you. Share your voice.

Take our 2023-2024 budget survey.

We're working on our 2023-2024 budget and we need your help.

Metro Parks provides a wide range of parks, programs, zoos, and recreation destinations to serve you and is currently developing the 2023-2024 budget. Please take a short survey to let us know how your values and needs can be reflected in future planning!

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The pandemic worsened existing gaps in after-school care resources. And following a prolonged period of social distancing, children need enhanced opportunities for learning, development and socialization. Metro Parks, Tacoma Public Schools and Greentrike used one-time Federal recovery funding to launch a new after-school program called Beyond the Bell - providing access at every public elementary and middle school across Tacoma.

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Environmental Services Building, 64th Street West, University Place, WA

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Pierce County Trails Conference Sept. 29 @5PM

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Pierce County Trails Conference Sept. 29 @5PM

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Our fall conference brings together trail users, supporters, advocates, designers, and builders in our region. Each year we bring speakers to share best practices and emerging trends in issues around trails for active recreation and mobility.

Our program will focus on regional trail connectivity in Pierce County, including state-level connections, recognition of the past year's accomplishments, and a look at the coming legislative session. Come early to enjoy a trail walk and also network over dinner.

Register by Sept. 20th and save $10.

https://www.forevergreentrails.org/pierce-county-trails-conference

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Information and registration for the annual Trails Conference.

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Cascade Bicycle Club, 62nd Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA

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Cascade Bicycle Club, 62nd Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA

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Cascade Bicycle Club, 62nd Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA

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The 2022 Washington Bike Walk Roll Summit will take place virtually (and free) September 28-30 and October 3.

This year the Summit theme is:  Building Just and Resilient Communities.

Our communities are facing overlapping crises of climate change, outdated infrastructure, social injustices, and more. However, there are also exciting opportunities like Move Ahead Washington, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act, and innovative ideas from around the state that we can utilize in order to create a more just, resilient, and equitable future.

Learn more at cascade.org/summit

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Join Leafline Trails Coalition on September 15, 2022 for regional updates and speakers around the country on cutting-edge strategies for trail funding, engagement, and design. RSVP to save the dates for quarterly meetings!
Contact claire@leaflinetrails.org to learn more.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Leafline Trails Coalition Virtual Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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The upcoming Leafline Trails Coalition Quarterly Meeting will showcase special guest speakers, including experts from the East Coast Greenway Alliance, Indianapolis Cultural Trail, and WABA's Trail Rangers program. Join with other trail builders and enthusiasts, be part of the process to identify and collaborate on priority trail connections, work together to leverage funding and resources, and participate in a learning community.