Map for regional context of rail corridor  [pdf]

Background
The BNSF eastside rail corridor, offered for sale by the BNSF Railway Company in early 2004, was studied by PSRC's staff and consultant team during 2005 and 2006, with extensive oversight from a highly diverse range of interests that served on PSRC's BNSF Corridor Advisory Committee. This corridor consists of 42 miles of existing rail corridor (34 miles from Renton to Snohomish and 8 on the spur from Woodinville to Redmond). The final recommendations of the BNSF Corridor Advisory Committee for proposed transportation uses over short, medium and long-term time periods were unanimously approved by PSRC's Transportation Policy Board on February 8, 2007, and also by its Executive Board on February 22. The corridor recommendations for rail and trail use over the next 10 to 30 years were adopted and incorporated as amendments to the region's transportation plan (Destination 2030) at PSRC's General Assembly in April 2007. These plan amendments reflect candidate projects and uses for the King and Snohomish County segments.

BNSF Corridor Preservation Study Final Report

For more information, contact Charlie Howard, 206-464-7122, choward@psrc.org