Edmonds to Finish Interurban Missing Link

Update 12/14: Check out this update with more photos and information.

The city of Edmonds will soon complete the missing link of the Interurban trail through their city. Currently, the interurban trail goes along city streets through much of the city of Edmonds and the new design will create several new trail sections to (mostly) get the trail of city streets.

MyEdmondsNews reports on the proposed improvements:

“The proposed trail alignment begins in South Edmonds at the city limits on 76th Avenue West, continues north to the PUD crossing near McAleer Way and along the older Interurban rail line, then ends at the north city limits at 228th Street Southwest. A spur trail to the west is also proposed from the PUD crossing at 76th Avenue West to Ballinger Park.”

See the map below to see where the new section of the trail will be.

If you can’t view the map, click through to MLTnews.com.

View Edmonds Interurban Trail Improvements in a larger map

  1. Establish tolls for use of the trail, so that $1,900,000 can be raised to offset the cost. Increase the tolls yearly to support police patrols in order to monitor crime. Have the bicyclists licensed, registered, and insured so that they can demonstrate financial responsibility in case of collisions with pedestrians. Additional fees and tolls should be added in order to cover the costs associated with city administration, maintenance and planning personnel–and their associated retirement and medical costs.nPost all signs in Chinese, Korean, Russian and Spanish. Deploy an Animal Control officer to prevent soiling of the trail by dogs, and to prevent passage of unleashed/unlicensed dogs.nPlace self-sustaining pay toilets at 100 yard intervals. nInstall streetlights in order to prevent crime.

  2. Establish tolls for use of the trail, so that $1,900,000 can be raised to offset the cost. Increase the tolls yearly to support police patrols in order to monitor crime. Have the bicyclists licensed, registered, and insured so that they can demonstrate financial responsibility in case of collisions with pedestrians. Additional fees and tolls should be added in order to cover the costs associated with city administration, maintenance and planning personnel–and their associated retirement and medical costs.Post all signs in Chinese, Korean, Russian and Spanish. Deploy an Animal Control officer to prevent soiling of the trail by dogs, and to prevent passage of unleashed/unlicensed dogs.Place self-sustaining pay toilets at 100 yard intervals. Install streetlights in order to prevent crime.

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