A Cross Kirkland Trail?  It’s now many steps closer to reality after last night’s unanimous vote by the Kirkland City Council to purchase the 5+ miles of the BNSF corridor that runs through the city.  Thank you to the entire City Council and City Manager Kurt Triplett for having the foresight to preserve this piece of land for all of Kirkland to use in the future.  The Cross Kirkland trail will connect our neighborhoods and shopping areas via a fabulous walking trail.  It will be a terrific addition the Kirkland lifestyle, offering a place to walk from one end of the city to the other.  Walking trails are a huge plus to many in today’s world as people try to find fun ways to get out of their cars and onto their two feet.

I’m personally excited and thrilled for the City of Kirkland.  I started writing about this issue way back in the spring of 2007 because the corridor wraps around the northern and western boundary of our neighborhood.   I’ve written 28 posts over the years about what was to be the latest and greatest with the trail.  I’m looking forward to future posts, which will be about the plans to develop the trail along the corridor.   Woo Hoo!  See you out on the trail!

Fun on the what will be the future Cross Kirkland Trail

Walking Along What Will Be The Future Cross Kirkland Trail

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