The Seattle Times reported on the upcoming meeting in today’s newspaper. As one proponent of the trail has said, the plans for a trail and/or rail take twists and turns every week. The plans keep changing, nothing is for certain and nothing should be taken for granted. Ron Sims is for dual use of a trail and rail, the port commissioners want to put rail first.
The Cascade Bicycle Club has campaigned hard to have a meeting with the council to make their desire for a trail known. Check out the link to the club for a brief history of the trails issues. From Cascade Bicycle Club’s website:
“King County conservatively estimates that 2,400,000 trips are taken on regional trails each year. The Burke-Gilman alone sees about a million trips per year, which breaks down to 3100 every weekday. 47 percent are commuters riding to work. Imagine the possibilities if we developed a trail for $60 Million on the Eastside within one mile of 500,000 people, who want to commute to Bellevue, Kirkland or Renton.”
You as a citizen have this opportunity to be heard. For more information about the rail/trail line, check out The Eastside Trail Advocates website. This group is very active in support of a trail and is very knowledgeable about the issues. In another article early next week, I will post the dates of other meetings coming up on the eastside over the next couple of weeks. You can learn more and become involved.
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