Maybe I’m just getting cranky in my old age, but a lot of things aggravate me when I’m bicycling. Near the top of the list are the abrupt dead-ends of perfectly good bike lanes at intersections where the road continues, sans bike lane, on the other side.
Call them “gaps” or “missing links”, but they’re …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/11/09/3-washington-cities-to-link-disconnected-bike-lanes/
A levee restoration project in Kent, WA, will keep a short section of the Green River Trail closed until June. There are at least two detours around the work that bicyclists can use.
The closed trail section is between Russell Road in the north and Meeker Street in the south. Essentially that’s adjacent to the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2015/04/05/another-closure-on-green-river-trail-in-kent/
A paved bicycle trail that the city of Sumner built along the scenic White River has gone a long way toward connecting two great rail-trails — the Interurban (South) Trail in King County and the Foothills Trail in Pierce County.
The last section of the Sumner Link Trail completed this spring closed a gap in …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/09/17/new-sumner-bike-trail-helps-close-the-gap-between-interurban-south-and-foothills-trails/
Update Jan. 6, 2015 — Workers are shooting for the Green River Trail to reopen in Kent by the end of January 2015, weather permitting. Basically some hand-rail work needs to be completed above the riverbank and some equipment is still using the trail. Meanwhile, the Interurban Trail detour is still open.
April 3, 2014 — …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/04/03/another-section-of-green-river-bike-trail-closed-until-december/
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