More up-close visits at Interurban

Describing the vision to connect the two ends of the Interurban Trail only goes so far. So, for the coming months and beyond, the campaign to build a bridge across SR 104 will be staging regular site visits for elected officials and staff.

Visits took place in March and more are scheduled for early May. A majority of Edmonds City Council members, several members of Shoreline City Council, as well as staff from both Edmonds and Shoreline have attended the site visits; a council member from Mountlake Terrace has also taken part. Snohomish Public Utility District # 1 commissioner Rebecca Wolfe walked the route with other officials and Cascade Bicycle Club/Washington Bikes staff.

By walking the route from Mathey-Ballinger Park, the current end of the paved trail in Edmonds, to 242nd, visitors get an opportunity to see how relatively straightforward it would be to convert this approximate 1000 foot section of the right-of-way into a trail. The campaign’s vision is to then cross 242nd then slope the trail towards the north side of SR 104, where Washington State Department of Transportation owns right-of-way, before bridging the highway opposite Wallingford Avenue in Shoreline.

Edmonds City Council member Chris Eck stated how valuable visiting the site was in gaining a clearer understanding of