Environment

Estimates and Forecasts

Funding Opportunities

GIS

Historic Preservation

Planning

Public and Legal

Transportation
    Funding
    ITS
    Projects
    Regional Planning
    Traffic Modeling
    Bike Map
    Commutes

Transportation

Chehalis Western Trail
"Bridging the Gap" Project

In 2001 Thurston Regional Planning Council allocated $500,000 to what became known as the "Bridging the Gap" project.  The policy makers' intent was to close the gap in the Chehalis Western Trail system, somehow linking the segment north of I-5 with the segment that terminates south of 12th Avenue.  Little more than a concept at that time, "Bridging the Gap" soon captured local, state, and federal interests.  In five short years it has become a striking example of what can be accomplished with inter-jurisdictional coordination and collaboration.

This web page offers background on the project and provides information and status updates on the three primary segments of the project.  Check back often to see the progress this region is making in "Bridging the Gap" in the Chehalis Western Trail system!

For more information on "Bridging the Gap" projects or to be put on a project notification list, please contact Thera Black at (360) 956-7575 or info@trpc.org.

The following information includes overall "Bridging the Gap" project background, news articles, maps, and trail links.

BACKGROUND

"Bridging the Gap" Project Background 

MAPS

"Bridging the Gap" Aerial Map of Urban Vicinity
"Bridging the Gap" Countywide System Map

NEWS ARTICLES

Olympian Editorial - December 2001
Olympian Editorial - August 2003
Press Release from Brian Baird - July 2005
Olympian Article - April 2006
Olympian Article - July 2006

TRAIL LINKS

Thurston County Parks and Recreation – Trails
www.co.thurston.wa.us/parks/Trails/trails.htm

Thurston County "Friends of the Trails"
www.co.thurston.wa.us/parks/Trails/Friends-of-the-Trails/index.htm

TRPC Regional Trails Plan
www.trpc.org/programs/transportation/regional+planning/regionaltrailsplan.htm

OlyBikeTrails  (County-wide trail resource)
http://olybiketrails.home.comcast.net/

Woodland Trail Greenway Association
www.wtga.org/

TRPC   2424 Heritage Court SW, Suite A Olympia, WA  98502   info@trpc.org   (360) 956-7575

©Thurston Regional Planning Council 2002