Cross Kirkland Corridor

Suburban rail trail

Cross Kirkland Corridor
Cross Kirkland Corridor route in red (Eastside Rail Corridor route in blue)
Length	5.75 mi (9.25 km)
Location	Kirkland, Washington
Trailheads	near South Kirkland Park and Ride, near Carillon Point, Lake View Elementary/central Houghton, Feriton Spur Park (Google), Sixth St. S., NE 85th St., 7th Avenue (Picadilly), Peter Kirk Elementary/Cotton Hill Park, Crestwoods Park, NE 112th St., Kirkland Justice Center, Totem Lake area (4)
Use	Hiking/Biking
Highest point	200 ft (61 m), Kirkland near Peter Kirk Elem.
Right of way	Northern Pacific's "Belt Line" and Burlington Northern's Woodinville Subdivision
Website	www.kirklandwa.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Department/Cross-Kirkland-Corridor

Cross Kirkland Corridor is a 5.75-mile (9.25 km) rail trail^[1] and linear park in the city of Kirkland, Washington. It is Kirkland's segment of the multi-city Eastside Rail Corridor on the Eastside Seattle suburbs.^[2]^[3]^[4]

After acquisition, the corridor was approved by the city for future light rail and other transit use.^[5]

Feriton Spur Park

The city developed Feriton Spur Park (47°40′13″N 122°11′53″W / 47.6702°N 122.1981°W / 47.6702; -122.1981) approximately halfway between ends of the trail, in public–private partnership with Google, where one of the company's Kirkland campuses surrounds the park.^[6]^[7]

Public art

Under a city construction budget set-aside for public art in Kirkland, art is installed on the corridor. The first such work was The Spikes, created in 2017 by Lake Washington Institute of Technology welding student Merrily Dicks,^[8]^[9] and consisting of three 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) columns of recycled railroad spikes, rising from a 4 ft × 4 ft (1.2 m × 1.2 m) metal base.^[10]

References

^ McKayla J Dunfey (January 12, 2015), "The Cross Kirkland Corridor is here to stay!", official blog, Cascade Bicycle Club
^ Cross Kirkland Corridor at Washington Trails Association official website. Accessed 2017-08-23.
^ Cross Kirkland Corridor at Mountains to Sound Greenway official website. Accessed 2017-08-23.
^ Cross Kirkland Corridor at The Mountaineers official website. Accessed 2017-08-23.
^ Lynn Thompson (January 20, 2016), "Council votes to endorse transit on Cross Kirkland Corridor", The Seattle Times
^ "Kirkland police prepares for peace march and rally on Saturday", Kirkland Reporter, Sound Publishing, August 18, 2017
^ Quick-Build Trail: The Cross Kirkland Corridor, New York City: National Association of City Transportation Officials, September 2016, Feriton Spur [is] a public-private partnership between the City of Kirkland, Google, and SRM Development that includes a paved trail, community event areas, and sports facilities.
^ Kirkland to install public art piece, Minuteman Press, May 13, 2017
^ "Kirkland to hold installation celebration for CKC sculpture", Kirkland Reporter, May 8, 2017
^ City Council Meeting New Business: Approving The Spikes Sculpture by Artist Merrily Dicks for the CKC (PDF) (Memorandum), City of Kirkland City Manager's Office, October 27, 2016