Eastside Trail Advocates

Description/History of BNSF Corridor

The Eastside Rail Corridor currently owned by Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) consists of a 42-mile rail corridor stretching from the city of Renton to the City of Snohomish with an additional eight-mile rail spur running between the cities of Woodinville and Redmond.

In May 2008 the Port of Seattle, BNSF Railway and King County signed an agreement that will result in the Port’s acquisition of the 42 mile Eastside rail corridor from BNSF for a purchase price of $107 million. BNSF has applied to the Surface Transportation Board to railbank the portion of the line south of Woodinville. The Port is purchasing only the portion of the line from Snohomish to Woodinville for freight and excursion rail use.

According to two independent studies commissioned by the Puget Sound Regional Council and Sound Transit the condition of the rail is very poor. The rail is primarily single-tracked and rests on a very curvy (97 curves) rail bed. There are 24 bridges and 107 at-grade crossings where the rail track intersects with existing streets and roads. Both studies conclude that the corridor would have limited rail transit benefits in the next 20 years due to excessive costs, safety issues and environmental impact.

The Petition

We the undersigned, support efforts to convert the rail-banked sections of the BNSF Eastside Rail Corridor to a multi-use pedestrian and bicycle trail for recreation and commuting. The Eastside Trail Corridor winds through the five communities of Renton, Bellevue, Kirkland, Woodinville and Redmond and has striking views of Lake Washington, the Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges, and the urban centers of Seattle and Bellevue. By preserving this corridor for pedestrians, bicyclists, and nature lovers of the Puget Sound region, we guarantee future generations will enjoy the benefits of a ribbon of quiet, green oasis in the midst of modern development as well as preserving options for transportation in the future. This type of trail has been shown to contribute to the positive economic growth of the communities along the trail as well as to the improved health and general well-being of the citizens of those communities.

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FirstName	LastName	City	State
Jennifer	Georges	Kirkland	Washington
Rob	Gamber	Mill Creek	wa
Karen	Tennyson	Kirkland	WA
Matt	Gregory	Kirkland	WA
Jeffrey	Bell	Kirkland	WA
Josh	Mahar	Seattle	Wa
Priya	Vaidyanathan	Seattle	WA
noah	perry	bellevue	wa
Deb	Nielsen	Kirkland	WA
Jeannie	Shively	Bellevue	WA
Craig	Gaudry	Kirkland	WA
Ann	Kuehn	Kirkland	Washington
Judy	Kiesz	Bellevue	WA
Sally	Otten	Kirkland	WA
victor	loehrer	kirkland	wa
Sone	LeDuc	Snohomish	WA
Mindy	LeDuc	Snohomish	WA
Joseph	Han	Kirkland	WA
Rick	Butzberger	Kirkland	WA
William	Gerken	Kirkland	WA
Diane	Daher	Redmond	Wa.
john	Daher	Redmond	Wa.
Jaeyeon	Jung	Kirkland	WA
Irfan	Gowani	Clyde Hill	wa
Ryan	Carr	Kirkland	WA
Darcy	Pearson	Snohomish	WA
David	Pearson	Snohomish	WA
John	Koster	Kirkland	Wa
Madison	Wood	KIRKLAND	WA
Jennifer	Fournier	Kirkland	Wa
Amy	Norman	Kirkland	WA
Christian	Daher	Kirkland	WA
Jennifer	Daher	Kirkland	WA
Diane	Larson	Snohomish	WA
Laurie	Towe	Kirkland	washington
Mary	Haff	Snohomish	WA
Carol	Robinson	Snohomish(Clearview)	WA
Coleen	Roberts	Kirkland	WA
Sally C	Maher	Kirkland	WA
Terance M	Maher	Kirkland	WA
Karen	Burns	Kirkland	WA
Steve	Bush	Kirkland	WA
Steve	Bush	Kirkland	WA
Sarah	Bush	Kirkland	WA
Susan	Cashman	Kirkland	WA
Kat	Erickson	Kirkland	WA
Londa	Narmita	Kirkland	WA
J Michael	Rogers	Kirkland	WA
Bob	Trenner	Kirkland	WA
Karen	Trenner	Kirkland	WA
THOMAS	MINO	KIRKLAND	WA
Macgregor	Miller	Kirkland	WA
Macgregor	Miller	Kirkland	WA
Stuart	Schechter	Kirkland	WA
Debra	Jacobsen	Snohomish	WA
Joe	Eldridge	Snohomish	Wa
laura	willingham	snohomish	wA
Craig	Boyd	Snohomish	WA
Lonnie	Boyd	Snohomish	W
Steven	Boyd	Snohomish	WA
Brenda	Boyd	Snohomish	WA
JEFF	RISTOFF	SNOHOMISH	WA
Krista	Powers	South Prairie	WA
Lynn	Sharp	Snohomish	WA
Dorothy	Silsby	Snohomish	WA
Tammy	Awe	Snohomish	WA
Gary	Westbrook	Snohomish	WA
Karen	Westbrook	Snohomish	WA
Tina	Outzen	Snohomish	WA
Sandy	Graber	Snohomish	wa
Tamishawn	Ristoff	Snohomish	Washington
inger	battista	snohomish	wa
jeff	battista	snohomish	wa.
Charles	Abendroth	Snohomish	WA
Elizabeth	Abendroth	Snohomish	WA
mitzi	nelson	snohomish	wa
Karla	Born	Everett	WA
todd	harris	snohomish	wa
karen	harris	snohomish	wa
Phil	Strickland	Snohomish	WA
Ben	Strickland	Snohomish	WA
Steve	Strickland	Snohomish	WA
Marcia	Strickland	Snohomish	WA
Cathrine	Tinkham	Snohomish	WA
James	Prater	Snohomish	WA
Ray	Sutton	Snohomish	Washington
Ramona	Gillett	Snohomish	Washington
Kirk	Gillett	Snohomish	Washington
Stefanie	Carr	Kirkland	WA
Zlata	Milin	Kirkland	WA
Mary	Pund	Kirkland	WA
Jennifer	Mount	Kirkland	WA
Geoff	Lowe	Kirkland	WA
Kim	Lowe	Kirkland	WA
charlie	billow	bellevue	washington
kevin	tisdel	kirkland	wa
sharan	tisdel	kirkland	wa
Kat	Wood	Snohomish	WA
Linda	Anchondo	Bellevue	WA
Thomas	Ellison	Bellevue	Washington
Kip	Fawcett	Kirkland	WA
Charles	Brody	Kirkland	wa
Cynthia	Brody	Kirkland	WA
Sharon	Jamieson	Bellevue	Wa.
Robert	Maanao	Seattle	Washington
Jon	Jamieson	Bellevue	Wa
Andrea	McBeth	Kirkland	WA
JG	Stevenson	Kirkland	WA
Steve	Hansen	Kirkland	WA
Michael	Prise	Kirkland	WA
diana	prise	Kirkland	WA
Seth	Andersson	Kirkland	Washington
Faizal	Kassamali	Kirkland	WA
Jessica	Geiser	Kirland	WA
Cary	Granger	Kirkland	WA
Mark	Anderson	Kirkland	WA
Michelle	Grimm	Kirkland	WA
Rachel	Felbeck	Kirkland	WA
Kitty	Ballard	Kirkland	Wa
Paul	Fawcett	Kirkland	WA
Jeff	Felbeck	Kirkland	WA
Molly	Larkin	Kirkland	WA
Sheri	Olsen	Kirkland	WA
Scott	Smernis	Kirkland	WA
Annie	Asmussen	Kirkland	WA
Ellen	Reynolds	Kirkland	WA
Lou	Reynolds	Kirkland	WA
Jeff	Robinson	Kirkland	WA
Nichelle	Williams	Edmonds	WA
Jill	Geurts	Kirkland	WA
Dave	Doane	Kirkland	WA
Wendy	Doane	Kirkland	WA
Charlene	Chase-Brandmeier	Kirkland	Wa
Victor	Loehrer	Kirkland	Wa
Dave	Doane	Kirkland	WA
Shawn	Maddox	Seattle	WA
Ashley	Lawson	Kirkland	WA
Marc	Etchevers	Kirkland	WA
Susan	Gordon	Kirkland	Washington
Angela	Griffith	Kirkland	WA
Ron	Bromfield	Medina	WA
Mike	Vega	Kirkland	WA
Devon	Beckham	Kirkland	WA
Erin	Beckham	Kirkland	WA
Dave	Hruska	Kirkland	WA
Betty	Haack	Bellevue	WA
Paul	Haack	Bellevue	WA
John	O'Brien	Olympia	Washtington
Sarah	Cox	Kirkland	WA
Annette	Cox	Kirkland	WA
Alan	Skow	Kirkland	Washington
Linda	Lee	Seattle	WA
mary	flake	lake forest park	wa
dan	lamarche	bothell	wa
Timothy	O'Neil-Dunne	Redmond	WA
Sarah	Watanabe	Kirkland	Washington
Lisa	Low	Kirkland	WA
Leslie	Amira	Kirkland	WA
Donna	Unruh	Kirkland	WA
Stan	Wyse	Kirkland	WA
myra	rothenberg	redmond	wa
Shawn	Burke	Kirkland	WA
Kathi	Pierce	Kirkland	WA
Monica	Lewis	Kirkland	WA
Beth	Billington	Bellevue	WA
kirk	newman	kirkland	wa
nora	newman	kirkland	wa
Scott	Rasmussen	Kirkland	WA
Andrew	Greenberg	Kirkland	WA
Valerie	Watkins	Kirkland	WA
Matt	Pool	Renton	Wa
Betsy	Pringle	Kirkland	WA
Kevin	Lindahl	Renton	WA
C A	Mansfield	Bellevue	WA
Mosa	Neis	Bellevue	WA
Maialen	Etchevers	Kirkland	Washington
James	Davidson	Kirkland	Wa.
Mia	Cooledge	Kirkland	Washington
Terri	Butler	Kirkland	WA
Tania	Busch Isaksen	Kirkland	WA
Ellen	Beeman	Kirkland	WA
Peter	Drabble	Kirkland	WA
David	Rumppe	Kirkland,	WA
Scott	Rethke	Kirkland	WA
Barbara	Rumppe	Kirkland,	WA
Karen	Brender	Kirkland	WA
howe	foster	Kirkland	WA.
Mike	Russell	Bellevue	WA
Yvonne	Vogele	Kirkland	WA
Tim	Riddle	Kirkland	Wa
Kristy	Raichlen	Kirkland	WA
Chris	Raichlen	Kirkland	WA
Franklin	Smith	Bellevue	WA
Jill	Barringer	Bellevue	WA
Janet	Kelley-Jones	Kirkland	Wa
Richard	Jones	Kirkland	Wa
Pablo	Bernal	Bellevue	WA
Tiffany	Bernal	Bellevue	WA
Lisa	Chiang	Seattle	WA
Peter	Granger	Kirkland	wa
Beau	Granger	Kirkland	WA
Kevin	OBrien	Clyde Hill	Washington
Kirstin	Peterson	Bellevue	WA
Matt	Eldrenkamp	Bellevue	WA
Marjorie	Schulz	Kirkland	Wa
Michael	Coan	Kirkland	WA
Bob	Trenner	Kirkland	WA
Karen	Trenner	Kirkland	WA
Mark	Doennebrink	Bothell	WA
Lisa	Gilmour Wollum	Bellevue	WA
Allison	Morton	Seattle	WA
Gregg	Olsen	Kirkland	WA
Melinda	Skogerson	Kirkland	Washington
Richard	Skogerson	Kirkland	Washington
Margaret	VanderWaerden	Redmond	WA
Burt	Miller	Kirkland	WA
Rochelle	Sloan	Kirkland	Wa
Santo	Criscuolo	Kirkland	WA
Fred	Miller	Bellevue	WA
Sally	Mackle	Kirkland	WA
Ed	Burger	Seattle	WA
CODY	O'NEIL	KIRKLAND	WA
PATRICK	O'NEIL	KIRKLAND	WA
Patti	Owen	Kirkland	Wa.
Bill	Watson	Kirkland	wA
Ashley	Lawson	Kirkland	WA
Missy	Lawson	kirkland	WA
Mike	Holland	Kirkland	WA
Jodi	Ruhl	Kirkland	WA
Teresa	Simmons	Bellevue	Wa
Randy	Lewis	Kirkland	WA
Kimberly	Yantis	Bellevue	WA
Inga	McNally	Bellevue	WA
CHARLES	DAVIS	BELLEVUE	WA
Zachary	Bourn	Woodinville	WA
Linda	Kovic-Skow	Kirkland	Washington
David	Malcolm	Kirkland	WA
Anthony	Cresci	Kirkland	WA
hilary	williams	Bellevue	WA
Chris	Vasilieff	Redmond	WA
Alison	Vasilieff	Redmond	WA
David	Coffey	Bellevue	WA
Geoff	Dunbar	Kirkland	WA
Margaret	Etchevers	Kirkland	WA
Barbara	Doane	Kirkland	WA
Ken	Doane	Kirkland	WA.
Lynne	Elander	Kirkland	WA
Carol	Levy	Bellevue	WA
John	Koster	kirkland	WA
Brita	Zeiler	Kirkland	WA
Annalisa	Shark	kirkland	WA
Andrea	Pirret	Kirkland	Wa
Keith	Lashley	Kirkland	WA
Camerin	Lashley	Kirkland	WA
Robert	Abe	Snohomish	Washington
Pam	Phillips	Kirkland	WA
Heather	Ross	Kirkland	WA
Hailee	Greenberg	Kirkland	Washington
Susan	Miller	Bellevue	Wa
James	Erickson	Kirkland	Washington
Michele	Bader	Bellevue	WA
George	Pigott	Kirkland	WA
neron	balassanian	kirkland	WA
Betty	Balassanian	Kirkland	WA
Jeffrey	Richter	Kirkland	WA
Steele	Granger	Kirkland	WA
Edward	Balassanian	Kirkland	WA
Ashley	Pirret	Kirkland	WA
Karen	Story	Kirkland	WA
sharan	tisdel	kirkland	wa
Kevin	Taylor	Kirkland	WA
Kay	Erickson	Kirkland	WA
Raymond	Marty,MD	Kirkland	WA
Richard	Pirret	Kirkland	WA
Olympia	Granger	Kirkland	wa
Nick	Duncan	Kirkland	WA
Joanne	Pirret	Kirkland	Wa
Barb	Avery	Kirkland	WA
Laurie	Hansen	Kirkland	WA
Doris	Clancy	Kirkland	WA
William	Clancy	Kirkland	WA
Barbee	Tucker-Pigott	Kirkland	WA
Kelsey	Bourn	Woodinville	WA
Shawn	Etchevers	Kirkland	WA
Brittany	Granger	Kirkland	WA
Darin	Granger	Kirkland	Wa
Sally	Maher	Kirkland	WA
Terance	Maher	Kirkland	WA
Giurgevca	Milin	Bellevue	WA
Bill	McNeill	Kirkland	WA
Elana	Russell	Bellevue	WA
Lisa	McConnell	Kirkland	WA
Kemper	Dougan	Kirkland	WA
Travis	Dougan	Kirkland	WA
Richard	McCormick	monroe	wa
Steve	Burns	Kirkland	WA
Kirsten	Miller	Kirkland	WA
Annemarie	Riese	Bellevue	WA
Carolyn	Hutcheon	Kirkland	WA
Sydne	Rataushk	Kirkland	WA
Kathryne	Green	Kirkland	WA
Elizabeth	Tedrow	Bellevue	WA
Richard	Martin	Kirkland	WA
Robert	Routt	Kirkland	WA
Tami	Stover	Kirkland	WA
Mehdi	Nakhjiri	Kirkland	WA
Karen	Tollefson	Kirkland	WA
Jeffrey	Hamilton	Kirkland	WA
Lynn	Shively	Bellevue	WA
Mia	Robinson	Monroe	Washington
Larry	Levy	Bellevue	WA
Alex	Levin	Redmond	WA
Elizabeth	Heckenberg	Bellevue	WA
Emily	Hutchinson	Woodinville	WA
Steve	Tedrow	Bellevue	wa
William	Gerken	Kirkland	WA
Dede	Renne	Kirkland	Washington
Linda	Heckenbeg	Kirkland	WA
Craig	Sears	Redmond	Washington
don	rasmussen	kirkland	wa
Tanya	Bushaw	Seattle	WA
Joe	Eldridge	Snohomish	wa
Ray	Sutton	Snohomish	WA
mark	shark	kirkland	wa
Pamela	Hunt	Bellevue	WA
Wes	Rataushk	Kirkland	WA
Inna	Dernis	Kirkland	WA
Debra	Sinick	Kirkland	WA
Cheryl	Middleton	Kirkland	WA
Lee	Falco	Redmond	WA
Tali	Roth	Kirkland	WA
Keith	Lashley	Kirkland	WA
Toni	Wall	Kirkland	WA
David	Wall	Kirkland	WA
Peri	Greenberg	Kirkland	WA.
Lisa	Edwards	Kirkland	WA
Erika	Hoagland	Monroe	wa
kate	kilby	seattle	wa
Kay	Tyllia	Kirkland	WA
Frank	Tyllia	Kirkland	WA
Joseph	Peterson	Bellevue	WA
Cass	Walker	Kirkland	WA
Arthur	Nelson	Bellevue	WA
Donald	Staunton	kirkland	Washington
Maria	Sikorski	kirkland	Washington
Paul	Gibbons	Bellevue	WA
Kelli	Dole	Kirkland	WA
Audrey	Watanabe	Kirkland	WA
Chuck	Curran	Kirkland	Washington
Deborah	Miller	Kirkland	WA
Dan	Walker	Kirkland	Wa
Hannah	Coan	Kirkland	WA
Robert	Maddox	Kirkland	Washington
Karen	Rasmussen	Kirkland	WA
dean	wilson	kirkland	wa
Kirk	McEwan	Bellevue	WA
Judith	Radloff	Kirkland	WA
Jeff	MacDuff	Kirkland	Wa
Gary	Fritchman	Kirkland	Wa
Marianne	Smernis	Kirkland	WA
Gary	Roberts	Kirkland	WA.
Marypat	Meuli	Kirkland	WA
Charles	McColgan	Kirkland	WA
Ileana	Leuca	Bellevue	WA
Liat	Niv-Rogozinski	Bellevue	WA
Ron	Rogozinski	Bellevue	WA
Ioan	Leuca	Bellevue	WA
Marie	Maddox	Kirkland	WA
Marcus	Saxon	Kirkland	WA
Dave	McKee	Kirkland	WA
Gary	Greenberg	Kirkland	WA
Sharon	Riddle	Kirkland	Washington
Georgine	Foster	Kirkland	WA
Emily	Brooks	Kirkland	WA
Brian	Staples	Kirkland	WA