[mwestra2]

Quick update based on a meeting with King County yesterday...

The great news is that Duthie's popularity is far exceeding our expectations. The bad news is that we don't have enough parking for everybody on weekends. I met with KC yesterday and they are working hard to find parking solutions for Duthie...

1. ASAP: Going to expand the existing crushed rock parking area at the Lodge. Going to go as big as they can while staying under the permit threshold.
2. Trying to purchase adjacent properties from 2 landowners. If either goes through, the problem is solved, but it would obviously still take a while to get it permitted and built.
3. Working with the LDS church for special event parking. Awesome!
4. If 2. fails, seek 2010 funding to find an alternative solution off of Issaquah-Fall City Rd (e.g. would take a traffic study, some traffic modifications and some roadside clearing to be able to turn the maintenance access road into a safe public access road).

In the meantime, please park respectfully...

• The south maintenance access road and parking in the clearing is for builders and volunteers attending work parties only.
• Carpool whenever you can (use the Highlands P&R -- just 5-10 min drive)
• Park visitors should park at the Lodge (north side) -- park close together on weekends (if you're meeting a buddy and you can't carpool, park end-to-end so we can fit more cars - the spots are deep enough)
• If it's full, park at Endeavor Elementary School -- it's less than a 10 minute ride to the park from there.
• Please don't park beside the park entrances off of Duthie Hill Rd and Issaquah-Fall City Rd. The county will be putting up no parking signs soon.

Maps and more info here: http://evergreenmtb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Duthie

Please spread the word! Thanks a ton!

Cheers,
Mike

 

[fuzzycatnuts]

Taking the grandridge trail to duthie is a great way to get there as well.