The East Lake Sammamish Trail is ready to walk, roll, and bike

King County Parks completed construction of the East Lake Sammamish Trail, its latest contribution to the 44-mile Locks to Lake Corridor that connects Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood to Eastside cities and the Cascade foothills with an uninterrupted paved path.

Posted by Bob Yoder, 10/25/2023 

Redmond Opens Street To Celebrate And Foster Street Pride

 

Let’s Move Redmond is an Open Street Festival that promotes healthy, active transportation by transforming 161st Street into a place where people can bike, walk, scoot, roll and play. Let’s Move Redmond is an event that celebrates local businesses, community organizations and fosters civic pride in our streets.

There will be a pop-up protected bike lane, kid’s bike rodeo, community organizations, opportunities to play, learn, and connect with community....and booths.

-- Move Redmond, 7/2022

Sammamish River Trail ranks #1 in Sunset's best bike paths in the West



 20 best bike paths in the West "Sunset," June 2012
"Get to know these Western routes the way the locals do ― on two wheels"

The Sammamish River Trail, 9- miles north of Redmond in Bothell

 [A double-bonus:  Sammamish River Trail runs north towards Sunset's 19th ranked Burke-Gilman Trail  which continues northwest around Lake Washington from Kenmore and south to Seattle's Gas Works Park  where you can take a refreshing dip before your return to Redmond.  49 mi rt BY.] 

1)  SAMMAMISH RIVER TRAIL, REDMOND, WA (11 miles)

The Sammamish connects to the northeastern terminus of Seatttle's popular Burke-Gilman trail (make a left at the fork after crossing 96th NE). The scenic 11-mile Sammamish, continues past the wineries in Woodinville to Redmond and the popular Redhook Brewery. Info: www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regionaltrailssystem/sammamishriver.aspx
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2)  SPRINGWATER CORRIDOR, PORTLAND TO BORING, OR (40 miles)

Portland is synonymous with biking thanks to trails like this one, which runs through the city along the Willamette River and over the famous, double-lift Steel Bridge (a boat, train, cars, runners and cyclists can simultaneously cross above or under it) to the town of Boring. This loop, which may eventually link to the Pacific Crest Trail, ends in Boring, however, it's anything but. Info: www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?PropertyID=679&action=ViewPark  Read more >>

Thanks to reader John Reinke for alerting Redmond Blog (RNB) to this article. 
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Place your bets on The Daily Double!! Marymoor Velodrome and RHS!!

Season Kick-off Party and Roller Racing Extravaganza

Saturday May 12, 7-10 PM
Hale's Ales in the Palladium

Marymoor Velodrome (Marymoor Park)
•All ages

•Track-specific bike swap (bring your stuff to trade and sell!)

•Food and beverages available

•See your long lost track friends! The season's almost here!

First heats on the roller bikes (fixed fork) scheduled for 7:30. Spin to win!

Not many places can boast a biking velodrome, and Redmond's has been around now for nearly 40 years. The Velodrome has hosted many national championships, 1990 Goodwill Games and many Olympic hopefuls. Learn more about the Velodrome in the evening at the Beer Gardens of the Roller Racing extravaganza or the Redmond Historical Society (RHS) media event in the morning...or both!  Place your bets, it's The Daily Double!!

Please join the RHS on Saturday, May 12th, 10:30 AM in the auditorium of the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St. Redmond, WA, when Jerry Baker, one of the volunteers who made it happen, takes us on a history tour.
 
Photo:  'black and white' courtesy of RHS
Banner:  courtesy of the Marymoor Veledrome Association
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LETTER: Redmond Bike Park a move in the right direction, improves community

Redmond Bike Park - work party -  credit/ cor

LETTER from Dave Randall

This particular location doesn't represent a "new" bike park - rather an "official" bike park. The dirt jumps have been there for years, and have attracted a variety of people and behaviors that are both positive, and not so positive. I see the Redmond Bike Park as a move in the right direction for the following reasons:

1. You have a large group of young people actively and voluntarily engaged in improving their community.

2. These same young people are working with the parks department and city government to bring about change that is important to each of them.

3. The riders will seek out locations to build bike tracks and build them. Without the proper oversight and guidance, are more likely to build inappropriately designed tracks on private property.

4. The riders are in shape! They have traded time with their Nintendos and XBOX's for time exercising, building cameraderie and staying in shape.

5. The location of the Redmond Bike Park will receive more "housecleaning" attention by the riders that are proud of their accomplishments by keeping it cleaner and discouraging illegal behaviors (dumping, drugs, etc)

6. Through interactive discussions with Hillride and other organizations, the riders are learning about smart ways to build, ride and have fun.

I know that many folks, especially Carolyn Hope, have put a tremendous amount of effort into ensuring that the Redmond Bike Park becomes an location that supports off road biking and jumping for all skill levels and maintains the right balance between maintaining the integrity of the location and providing a high quality recreational facility.

As with most change, there are concerns and considerations. And, I have seen and heard concerns come from the riders, the parents, the neighbors, and the community. As a result of the input, there has been an incredibly thorough amount of planning that has gone into the Redmond Bike Park to ensure its success. I anxiously await the announcement for the next scheduled work party!

Sincerely,
Dave Randall
Redmond, WA
June 2, 2011

Redmond Bike Park work party cancelled. Potential for appeal of Site Plan application

Redmond Bike Park - Credit Bob Yoder

Redmond Bike Park work party, scheduled for June 18 and 19, is cancelled until further notice. The City will announce a revised construction schedule as it comes available.

There is potential for an appeal of the site plan entitlement application to be filed. All design materials and the SEPA checklist for are posted on the project website at http://www.redmondbikepark.com/HOME.html  under the document library.

Over the past two years, the City worked with community members to determine how to legitimize dirt jumps built on City property. After a series of public meetings, field trips to other bike parks and trails and design workshops, the community approved plans developed by Hilride Progression Development Group. The design consists of five dirt-jump style trails for BMX and mountain bike riders. There will be a progression of trails from beginner to advanced, including a pump track that can be ridden by people of all skill levels.

The City has two partners on this project, Realize Redmond and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance. It is supported or sponsored by Bikes Belong, Specialized Bicycle Components through Pacific Bicycles Company, Whole Foods Market, Sun Belt Rentals, Transition Bicycles and Redline Bicycles.

For more information, visit the project website at www.redmond.gov/bikepark  or contact the project manager, Carolyn Hope at 425-556-2313 or cjhope@redmond.gov

C.O.R. Press Release
Photo by Yoder
Special thanks to Howard Frazier for reporting a broken link.

May 27: Burke-Gilman Trail safety improvements require closure, detour for several months

Burke Gillman Trail - Lake Forest Park - closed 6/15

May 27: Burke-Gilman Trail safety improvements require closure, detour for several months:

Work starts June 15 to redevelop 2-mile stretch through Lake Forest Park – trail’s oldest segment

Work is about to get under way on a much-needed project to improve public safety along the oldest and narrowest stretch of King County’s Burke-Gilman Trail through Lake Forest Park.

A two-mile-long stretch of the trail will be closed for construction beginning June 15, from Northeast 145th Street to Logboom Park in Kenmore. King County has established a 24-hour hotline – 206-462-6348 – to provide updated information and to answer any questions about the construction project, which could last up to six months."

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Making bike connections from Fremont to Redmond | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seattle Sketcher Making bike connect

In the summertime, Caitlin Kehoe enjoys commuting from Fremont to Redmond taking bike trails around Lake Washington. But most days she does a combination of bike and bus commute, riding 3.5 miles to Montlake Freeway Station on the west side of the S520 bridge and continuing her journey on the 545 bus.

"At peak times there are a lot of people waiting," said Kehoe, 24, when I caught up with her at the stop Wednesday morning. She said sometimes it can take half an hour until a bus with empty bike racks arrives.

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Seattle Sketcher
An illustrated journal of life in the Puget Sound region by Times artist Gabriel Campanario
Illustration used with permission of The Seattle Times