The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has decided to add the Olympic Discovery Trail to the Great American Rail-Trail (GART) — a multi-use trail stretching more than 3,700 miles from Washington, D.C., to Washington state.

See the PDN Article.

Olympic Discovery Trail added to Great American Rail-Trail

A very momentous day in Jefferson County! The Board of County Commissioners approved the plan by Public Works to continue the extension of the Larry Scott Trail as the Olympic Discovery Trail southward on the Quimper Peninsula to connect Four Corners Rd. to Anderson Lake State Park (ALSP).

This marks the culmination of nearly 4 years of promotion and encouragement, scouting and research by the Peninsula Trails Coalition.

The current authorization concerns only the region between Four Corners Rd(at the PUD storage yard) and the west boundary of ALSP, a distance of approximately 2 & 1/2 miles. This allows Public Works to enter into formal agreements with landowners to acquire properties (all on a willing-seller basis) upon which the ODT will continue in the direction of Discovery Bay.

The State Parks & Recreation Commission will budget the extension of the ODT through the Park (approximately 1 & 1/2 mi.) when Jefferson County is able to demonstrate control and tenure of the land as described above. The result will be nearly four miles of new trail to Anderson Lake Rd and will set the overall project well on its way to reach its final goal at Discovery Bay.

Thanks to the Commissioners, County Administrator, the meticulous work done by thePublic Works staff, and to all volunteers and supporters involved.

And a special mention of Mr. Hall Baetz, whose dedication and passion for this project,made this day possible!

The BLUE line is the approved route.

Options for ODT segment in Jefferson County outlined

Jefferson County commissioners heard Monday of possible routes for the extension of the Olympic Discovery Trail between the recently constructed segment along South Discovery Bay and the Larry Scott Trail at Four Corners.

Saturday, May 25th, 12-3 pm is the time for the special Olympic Discovery Trail day at Sequim Museum & Arts, 175 Cedar Street.

Proceeds from all art works sold that day will go to support the Olympic Discovery Trail.

Featured Artists Jerry & Liisa Fagerlund.

See examples of their art below:

The Bicycle Advisory Committee of Port Angeles and Clallam County is excited to present a full slate of bike-centric events this May to celebrate Bike Everywhere Month. See the Schedule

Let’s Ride in Sequim!

Great list of Bicycling Events  for the month of May.

Let WSDOT know how you love to walk, run & ride your Olympic Discovery Trail. Their funding is critical to completing the off road construction & maintenance of the ODT!

What you’ll find on the ATP information page:

Survey in English and other languages as translations are complete: Take this by June 30.

Why your input matters:

• Because decisions about how our streets and roads can work well for everyone start with your involvement.
• Because nothing gets funded, designed, and built without being in some plan, somewhere. (This means you need to get involved in your local and regional plans, too—we start with those.)
• Because our state plan shapes how we work with our partners in the towns and regions where you live and move around every day.
• Because good connections for people walking and rolling make the system work better for everyone, including people who drive.

If you want to share this with people as a print version you can create a PDF copy at the link. Mail completed surveys to: Active Transportation Division c/o Jan Spaar, WSDOT, 401 2nd Ave., Seattle WA 98104

• ATP E-News subscription link: Occasional emails about what’s happening in the planning process
• WSDOT Walk and Roll subscription link: 2-3 emails/month on topics related to active transportation in Washington state including grants, trainings, technical information, local/regional news round-up in addition to Active Transportation Plan news
• Link to request electronic materials or ask if a speaker can come to your event

Shareable text for social media (a quick copy/paste into Facebook and/or Twitter and you’re helping the plan):

If you live and move around in WA state take the survey for the State Active Transportation Plan. In Englishhttp://bit.ly/WSDOT-ATP2019-Engl; other languages will be linked at http://bit.ly/WSDOT-2019-ATP and you can sign up for ATP news there. #WSDOTactive #WAtranspo

The Washington State Active Transportation Plan update needs you to connect people with the process. Tell your friends and neighbors, share links in social media, forward this email to your contacts.

Summer is around the corner!

Take advantage of our annual Bike Tune-Up Fundraiser while supporting the Olympic Discovery Trail.

• Valid  through April 30^th, 2019, for labor on a Standard tune-up at any of the participating bike shops listed.
• Tune-up details vary. Contact the bike shops for info.
• Parts and/or additional services not included.

Check out the Bike Shops and get your coupon now!

** 100 % of Purchase goes to the ODT **

** We are limited to 100 Coupons **