Your Membership includes:
- The "On the Trail' newsletter three times a year to inform you of
"happenings" on the Trail.
- Thank you Trail gifts in accordance with level of membership.
- Century Club and Millennium Club members will also receive special
recognition in our newsletters.
How
your Membership
donations help
The Friends of the Centennial Trail is YOUR public voice for
issues involving the Trail such as improved access, safety and maintenance.
We work with user groups and local and state authorities to ensure that
your Trail experience is as good as it can be!
TRAIL IMPROVEMENT -
The Friends of the Centennial Trail has a long history of helping in
the creation of significant improvements along the Trail
through fundraising campaigns, lobbying efforts, and collaborative
agreements with governmental agencies and property owners along
the Trail. Examples include:
- Procurement of funds for completion of the West Link bridge
across the Spokane River
- Addition of restrooms, drinking fountains, picnic tables and
benches along the Trail and at trailheads
-
White water park Trail access
- Improved signage along the Trail
Although much has been accomplished, our work is far from over. Projects in
the study, planning, construction or development stage at this
time include:
- The
Hamblen Connector and completion of the route from Downtown to Riverside
State Park-
One
goal of the Friends and its constituent groups has always been to
"complete the trial", i.e. fill in the gap between the Downtown
corridor and Riverside State Park sections of Trail. In recent years this goal has
come closer to reality with the construction of the Sandifur Memorial Bridge
and the proposed trail -inclusive Kendall Yards development along
the north river bank. The Friends of the Centennial Trail is actively
involved in this process, meeting with neighborhood groups, city agencies
and project supporters such as Avista Corporation. The Friends are also
exploring options for moving existing portions of the Trail west of Downtown
off Government Way where feasible.
- Realignment of the Centennial Trail by the Mission Street Bridge.
At the
present time, trail users are presented with a busy and potentially hazardous
street crossing at the Mission/Perry intersection. Potential
solutions to this problem include a tunnel under Mission Street
or realignment of the trail route under the Mission Street bridge once the
current bridge is replaced. A bridge over Mission Street, similar to the
current Don Kardong Bridge near the Gonzaga Campus, is a third possibility.
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Maringo/Argonne Trail Realignment.
As a
non-motorized recreational trail and transportation corridor, the
Centennial Trail is routed away from existing roadways wherever
possible. However, where alternatives are not available, Trail
and road share the right of way. One such area is Upriver Drive
along the Spokane River as it approaches Argonne Road.
For many
years, this did not present a problem. However, due to traffic increases,
line of sight issues and changes at the intersection to allow enhanced
traffic flow, the area is now confusing and potentially hazardous
for cyclists, pedestrians and runners. The Friends of The Centennial Trail are
actively working toward a solution. One proposal under consideration includes
re-routing the Trail off Upriver Drive through the Maringo neighborhood
to the new Argonne Bridge. The Trail would then continue under the bridge to
Maringo Drive on the east. Special provisions for this routing were made
when the bridge was recently rebuilt.
- Trail Extension to Long Lake
The Friends of
the Centennial Trail continue to assist Washington State Parks and Avista
Corporation in development of a Trail extension from Sontag Park to Long
Lake, also known as Lake Spokane.
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Other projects we continue to support
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The
Cheney Fish Lake connection |
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Regional
Trail efforts to connect to other communities |
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Practical
commuter routes |
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Development
of interest in neighborhoods to have the trails to connect to the
Centennial Trail |
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New
projects that affect the Centennial Trail |
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The
Ben Burr connecting Trail. |
Show your pride in your trail and support it at the
same time!
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WANT A CENTENNIAL TRAIL HAT?
Order one
today and get a great price of $14.99 + shipping
cost: $14.99 plus shipping and handling of $3.85
Total: $18.84
You can order by clicking on order today with your
credit card or/
send a check or money order
to:
Friends of the Centennial Trail
Attn: Hats
P.O. Box 351
Spokane, WA 99210
Now
available at REI
1125
N. Monroe
Spokane,
WA
For more information call the Friends at 509-624-7188 or email friends@spokanecentennialtrail.org
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