“Missing Link”of Burke-Gilman Trail to be completed

Here's some news from our friends in Seattle government:

SEATTLE – Mayor Greg Nickels today proposed funding to build the last remaining segment of the Burke-Gilman Trail. His 2009-2010 proposed budget allocates $8.6 million to complete the “Missing Link” segment over the next two years. The mayor made the announcement at the opening of the international Pro Walk/ Pro Bike Conference currently being held in Seattle.

The funding will allow the city to construct a trail segment, commonly known as the “Missing Link,” from 11th Avenue Northwest to the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks. Under the mayor’s proposal, the city would begin construction on the trail section in 2009 and complete its work by 2010. 

The project page on the Seattle Department of Transportation more information.

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Mayor Nickels' comments are now on the Internet.

The plenary sessions from the 2008 ProWalk/ProBike conference in Seattle are now available on Google Video.

The Wednesday opening plenary session of the 2008 ProWalk/ProBike pedestrian and bicycle conference in Seattle.
The featured speakers are Peter Harkness, Editor of Governing Magazine, and Greg Nickels, Mayor of Seattle, Washington.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7232509100765799960&hl=en

The Wednesday luncheon plenary session of the 2008 ProWalk/ProBike pedestrian and bicycle conference in Seattle.
The featured speakers are Dr. Tom Hansen, CEO of Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, and Ron Sims, King County Executive.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8205457707752430482&hl=en

The Friday final plenary session of the 2008 ProWalk/ProBIke pedestrian and bicycle conference in Seattle.
The featured speakers are Bill Wilkinson, The National Center For Bicycling and Walking, and Congressman James Oberstar, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5417439819127005844&hl=en

The next ProWalk/ProBike conference is in two years in September, 2010, in Chattanooga, TN.