Keeping an eye on Hwy. 2 Trestle
A story in the Everett Herald Jan. 23 reported that Snohomish County is considering converting portions of roadway along the current bike route between Everett and Lake Stevens into extra space for cars and carpools.

I immediately called county Public Works Director Steve Thomsen to confirm that at no time will we lose the level of bike facility. Meanwhile, other BIKES members were writing and calling county officials as well. Dan Scott wrote county councilman Kirke Sievers, “Access by non-motorized means to the county is sparse, and taking out the bike lane alongside the Highway 2 bridge over the Snohomish River and in the vicinity of Home Acres Road would be shortsighted.”

John Marsha, a bike commuter, also wrote Sievers, “I'm not a radical Critical Mass type at all, but I do feel that, as a cyclist motorist (and voter), we have made our own problems with regard to motor traffic. Unprecedented suburban sprawl is clearly out of touch with transportation realities. voters-in-cars outnumber voters-on-bikes, but why engage in a transportation plan that, in effect, punishes some of the very people who are actively trying to help out. “

Mike Dahlstrom contacted his county councilman Dave Somers. Thanks to others who took action as well. Bottom line, the county does plan to eliminate bike access across Highway 2 at any time, though they don’t know just how they will accomplish that. And they know we’re watching and riding.

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