Burke-Gilman Trail Celebration: Bicyclists Rejoice

Posted by James Lupori

My wife and I rode our tandem bicycle through the new Burke-Gilman Trail underpass at NE Bothell Way and 73rd Ave NE yesterday. I can’t even begin to tell you how thrilled we were. Now, you may wonder why this is such a big deal so I’ll tell you: this particular intersection in Kenmore has been a point of irritation between bicyclists and motorists for years. It’s as if the transportation gods got together and said, “Where can we create a focal point for anger, frustration and ill will? Oh, that’s easy, just stick bicyclists and cars together at a dangerous intersection and there you go!”

The official opening of the underpass will be next Saturday, June 28th. My wife (pictured above with our tandem) and I will be there and we hope to see all of you trail enthusiasts.

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 at 8:15 am and is filed under Around the Area, Kenmore Info, Transportation, bicycling. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Burke-Gilman Trail Celebration: Bicyclists Rejoice”

  1. Debra Sinick says:
    June 22nd, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    Have fun! It sounds like this will be a great addition to the Burke Gilman Trail and to the people of Kenmore.

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