Fish Lake Trail Work Party

Bicyclists in the Spokane area will soon have another stretch of paved trail to ride on.

The Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC) has awarded the City of Spokane $778,317 in federal stimulus funding for the Fish Lake Trail. Construction is expected to begin by June on 4.4 miles of trail from the intersection of Government Way and Sunset Highway south to Scribner Road near Marshall, connecting to an existing 3-mile portion of the trail. (See a map of the Fish Lake Trail.) The unfinished corridor continues south to another paved segment at Fish Lake and Cheney, then joins the Columbia Plateau Trail at Turnbull Wildlife Refuge and makes its way to Pasco.

Several years ago, the Bicycle Alliance helped organize the Fish Lake Trail Action Group to rally support for completing the regional trail. This group continues to be an active force for the trail's development and they have a trail work party planned for June 6. To get involved, contact Dan Schaffer.