City update on Redmond Bike Park

Hello Redmond Bike Park followers, 

It has been two years since the Parks and Recreation Department submitted permits and final design documentation to the Planning Department for approval to begin construction of the Redmond Bike Park.  In May 2011, the project was appealed by a group of concerned neighbors.  The appeal was heard by the Hearing Examiner in the fall of 2011 and a decision was made in favor of the City. The appellants appealed that decision to City Council, who in the winter of 2012 favored with the City. Then the project was appealed again by the appellants to King County Superior Court.  Before the case was heard, the two parties began settlement discussions and in the spring of 2013, a settlement agreement was finalized and will be presented to City Council on April 16, 2013 with a request for Council to authorize the Mayor to sign the settlement agreement, which the appellants have already signed. 

The parties agreed to some changes in the design of the proposed Redmond Bike Park, as described below and shown in draft form in the attached Site Plan.

•             Moved bike features and site furnishings away from southeast corner and eastern side of site,

•             Removed elevated wooden features and double black diamond trail,

•             Expanded the staging area at the starting mound, and

•             Enhances vegetation along south and western sides of the site.   Read More >>

Overall, this proposal still achieves the goals of the project and will provide significant enhancements to riding area.

I hope you will join me in asking the Council to support this settlement so that we can move forward with design and construction of these long awaited improvements later this year. 

For more information about this project, please visit www.redmond.gov/bikepark

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

Thank you, 

Carolyn Hope

Park Planning & Cultural Services Manager

City of Redmond

Parks and Recreation Department

15670 NE 85^th Street

Redmond, WA 98052

425.556.2313

cjhope@redmond.gov

www.redmond.gov