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(between the Lake Alice trailhead and the missing trestle)  They looked well fed.

Got an email from Claudia Balducci bragging that they’d passed a supplemental budget.  Hidden in her bulleted list was this item:

• $100,000 to design a commemoration of Japanese American Farmers as part of the Eastrail (formerly the Eastside Rail Corridor) crossing at NE 8^th Avenue in Bellevue;

At least the name “Eastrail” is better than any of the options they put up for a vote – and it’s good to know that they are spending money on what will be a big-deal crossing at NE 8th.

“Hi Jerry,
Congratulations on riding the most miles for the 2019 Bike Everywhere Challenge! As a reward for all of your hard work, UW Transportation Services would like to present you with a trophy recognizing your accomplishments. Stop by the Transportation Services office at 1320 NE Campus Parkway any time between 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday to claim your trophy.Thank you for all you do to make UW a sustainable place to work. Ride on!
Best,
ALICE VEN
Outreach & Marketing Specialist, Commute Options
Transportation Services
UW Facilities”

New bicycle safety policy on the horizon for water taxi sailings

I don’t get how this can comply with ADA – if I’m a blind stoker I can’t ride?  If my arthritis limits me to a recumbent, I can’t ride?

The Summit is going to offer lift-served bike trails around Silver Fir.  Work starts this summer, maybe open next year.

Got an email from the County yesterday saying that by the end of 2021 the ERC would be open and paved across the Wilburton Tressle and from Coal Creek Parkway to the Seahawlks training facility.

It would be better news if they indicated that they planned to connect it to the I-90 trail – they don’t.  “Until the completion of a future trail bridge over I-90 the route follows Lake Washington BLVD and 118th Ave SE for a mile between Coal Creek Parkway and Southeast 32nd Street in Bellevue. ”   It isn’t clear how you’ll get up to the railroad grade at Coal Creek but unless they model it after the Reinig Bridge, they’ll be a ramp.

When Constantine first announced the 2019 press level he said part of the funds would go to regional trails and called out the ERC specifically (he gave that speech at Wilburton.)  The ERC was mentioned in the fundraising emails I got from various King County Council members – Dembrowski, in particular, said “This levy will greatly expand our regional trail network with significant investments to build out the Eastside Rail Corridor, including $4.6 million for a connection to the Sammamish River Trail in Woodinville.”

(Off topic but of interest, Dembrowski continued:  “In addition to other projects, I was pleased to secure funding to: (1) build a new trail connection in Bothell, extending the Tolt River Trail to meet the Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River trails at the former Wayne Golf Course site ($2 million), (2) expand regional trail connections between the Interurban Trail and Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park and Shoreline ($7.5 million), and (3) support acquisitions for the proposed Green Loop Trail in Kirkland ($2.5 million).”)

Now the county says that WSDOT is paying for the pavement and the new 405 bridge and that they’re looking for funding for the I=90 bridge.  Not exactly a surprise since it was obvious that the widening of 405 was going to take out the existing trail, but I wonder what they’ll use the levy money for instead?

I hope you’re well.

Quick FYI, you might have noticed that for some of your rides recorded on Strava that they have taken a few days to sync across to Love to Ride.

This was due to a backlog in the Strava sync which is thankfully now clearing. It should complete overnight and be all up to date in the morning.

Tomorrow we’re also adding a ‘Last Strava Sync: X hours ago’ display on to the top of the rides table so you can see when Strava last sync’d with your Love to Ride account.

If you logged any rides manually on Love to Ride, when Strava sync’s you’ll have duplicate rides. You can easily delete these manually logged rides by clicking the red circle with the x in it next to the ride on your profile page.

Happy riding!

Pinch-flatted both front and rear tires and I wasn’t even going that fast!