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HELP PLAN THE NEWEST WASHINGTON STATE PARK-Miller Peninsula State Park

Miller Peninsula State Park Design Input is desired.

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By Pepper Fisher

CLALLAM COUNTY – On average, a new state park comes along in Washington only about once every decade or two. So, it’s no wonder that Park staff are excited to get the ball rolling on planning the future of Washington’s newest state park, located on 2,800 wooded acres just east of Sequim.

Miller Peninsula State Park is currently little more than a web of trails, some with beach access, for hikers, cyclists and horseback riders. But Planning Lead Nikki Fields says it’s time for Stage 1 of the process that will determine what the public wants the park to be when it grows up.

To that end, the public is invited to help plan for the future of Miller Peninsula State Park (including a possible name change), starting with a virtual meeting on Tuesday, October 6 at 6 p.m. Participants can provide written questions, comments and suggestions during the meeting. After the meeting, additional comments can be shared through the project webpage (click here).

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Washington’s new bike safety law goes into effect Oct. 1

An intuitive new law, the Safety Stop, is coming to Washington October 1st.

Washington Bikes is excited to report the Safety Stop bill (SB 6208). Once it goes into effect this October, people biking will be able to treat a stop sign as a yield.

The legislation has two exemptions that are important to note.

  1. Stop sign signals on school busses will still require a complete stop.
  2. Stop signs present at railroad crossings.

Washington’s yield protocol entails: 

    • people who bike can recognize a stop sign as a “yield the right away.”
    • slowing down to a speed reasonable for road conditions and, if required, to be able to safely come to a stop
    • The person operating a bicycle should yield the right of way to any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another roadway that is close enough to present an immediate hazard

The Safety Stop, often recognized as the Idaho Stop (named for the first state to enact the policy in 1982), earned bipartisan sponsorship and votes as it moved through the Washington Legislature this session. We thank our prime sponsors: Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig (3rd LD, Spokane) prime sponsored the Senate bill and Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (34th LD, Burien) prime sponsored the House companion bill.

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7-8-20 PTC Pledges Support to WSDOT Pedestrian and Bicyclist Program

The PTC Board has pledged $10,000 in matching funds to the Jefferson County Department of Public Works (JCDPW) in pursuit of a WSDOT Pedestrian and Bicyclist Program grant.
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JCPW is seeking to fund preliminary engineering (PE) of 0.3 miles of the Olympic Discovery Trail from Larry Scott Trail at Milo Curry Road to the existing Jefferson Transit Authority Regional Park & Ride / Bike Barn / trailhead facilities at Four Corners Road in Port Townsend.
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5-13-20 Great American Rail – Projects to Watch in 2020

In May 2020, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) and partners around the country are celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of the Great American Rail-TrailTM and the progress being made for this ambitious and impactful project. Since the Great American was introduced in 2019, more than $14.5 million have been secured in public and private funding for trail segments, and nearly 40 miles of trail have been added to the route.

Within the next few years, 100 miles of trails are in the pipeline to be completed, representing nearly 6% of the gap miles on the trail. And by the end of 2020, new trail mileage is expected in eight of 12 states along the route, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and Washington.   

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