If you find yourself walking, biking, or rolling through the newest Eastrail segment in Bellevue this week, you may have noticed an artist painting a storage container just off the trail between NE 4th and the NE 8th bridge. The artist, Nikita Ares, designed the mural specifically for the new segment of Eastrail after responding […]

King County Parks, which owns and operates several large segments of current and future Eastrail – and many other regional trails – is seeking feedback on their regional trail hours. Currently, regional trails operated by King County are open “dawn to dusk,” meaning that, especially during winter, those who choose to use trails in the […]

Eastrail connections to the north received exciting news last month, with the announcement that Snohomish County can move to the next step in linking their section of the Eastrail network, to be named “Centennial Trail South.” When completed, it will mean a continuous trial connection from Eastrail in King County all the way to the […]

Eastrail Partners was honored to bring together Eastrail enthusiasts, elected officials, and corporate sponsors to celebrate the end of another summer season on the trail and raise funds to support our focus of making the Eastrail for everyone, every day. With generous support from Amazon and Puget Sound Energy, a full room of Eastrail enthusiasts […]

Eastrail Partners was excited to bring another season of summer concerts directly to the trail in Kirkland this July. The Feriton Spur Amphitheater hosted four Wednesday evening performances, spanning genre, language, age, and cultures from around the world. Community members came out to enjoy the performances on the lawn, and many trail users paused during […]

CALL FOR MURAL ARTIST ON BEHALF OF KING COUNTY PARKS Deadline: July 28, 2024, Midnight OPPORTUNITY Eastrail Partners, on behalf of King County Parks, seeks an artist to design a mural to adorn a storage container being placed along the Eastrail in the Wilburton Neighborhood of Bellevue. This opportunity is open to all mural artists […]

In incredibly rare news, two Eastrail projects have received federal grant funding that will further important Eastrail projects in King County: Years of awareness building and partnered advocacy have created momentum that simply couldn’t be ignored! It is rare for two projects from the same effort to get funding in the same year, and often […]

This past Sunday, community gathered in Bellevue to cut the ribbon on the next section of Eastrail, the NE 8th Bridge. With newly opened light rail trains passing overhead, onlookers heard from elected officials, King County Parks staff, and descendants of the Japanese American community that once farmed the land where the new Eastrail bridge […]

In recent legislation passed by the King County Council, e-bikes and e-scooters are now allowed on all segments of the Eastrail, as well as other King County regional trails. With many users already using e-bikes and other “micromobility” devices on our regional trails, this is an important step in acknowledging use that is already happening, […]