Stores to Shores Greenway

A woman rides her bike with two small children in seats on the back.

ABOUT THE ROUTE: The Stores to Shores Greenway will create a corridor between Heritage Park and Totem Lake, along which walking and bicycling are the prioritized modes of travel and motorized transportation, such as driving a car, is the alternative form of transportation.

To achieve this, the greenway project will implement a series of strategic improvements to the route’s existing streets, intersections, trails and pedestrian bridges that will make the greenway accessible to travelers of all modes, ages and abilities.

Construction begins in spring 2025 and will continue through summer.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Community members’ feedback is one of the criteria the greenway design team will use to make design decisions. Other criteria include greenway design standards, City of Kirkland traffic safety standards and financial feasibility.

Photo Gallery

Map shows Stores to Shores Greenway route Market through Norkirk — MAP-stores-to-shores-Heritage.jpg

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Map shows Stores to Shores Greenway route from Norkirk through Highlands — MAP-stores-to-shores-PK-to-Slater.jpg

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Map shows Stores to Shores Greenway route along entire route — MAP-stores-to-shores-slater.jpg

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Discussions

Timeline

Design

June 2023 - July 2024

Construction

Spring 2025 - Fall 2025

Contractor plans to re-open Sixth Street and 12th Avenue intersection before school year begins

(Aug. 29, 2025) -- The City’s contractor will be restoring access on Sept. 2 to the Sixth Street and 12th Avenue intersection near Peter Kirk Elementary School--an hour or so before the school year begins.

OMA Construction is planning to remove by 7:40 a.m. the construction signs and barricades its crews are using to build the elevated intersection at Sixth Street and 12th Avenue.

At that point, people who are driving will be able to drive through the 12th Avenue and Sixth Street intersection.

The contractor, however, will be placing construction cones in the temporary gaps between the intersection's new curbs and gutters and the street's drivable surface.

OMA Construction poured the concrete for the elevated crosswalk today.

People who are walking will have access to the sidewalks in the area.

Updates are posted every Thursday.

Contact details

Scott Gonsar

Project Engineer

(425) 587-3830

sgonsar@kirklandwa.gov

Christian Knight

Community Engagement Coordinator

(425) 587-3831

cknight@kirklandwa.gov

Parking on Slater Avenue Northeast

The Stores to Shores Greenway project will be reallocating enough parking space on Slater Avenue Northeast to accommodate up to an additional 17 vehicles.

However, Greenway features, such as medians, will reallocate a few shoulder areas community members had informally used for parking.

During construction, Kirkland's Stores to Shores Greenways contractor will be removing street parking along both sides of Slater Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 112th Place and Northeast 100th Street.

OMA Construction will restore these parking spots after construction is complete.

Engineered plans

To review the engineered plans for the Stores to Shores Greenway, click on the link below:

PLANS-stores-to-shores.pdf(PDF, 35MB)

Sidewalk on Slater

The Stores to Shores Greenway project is adding more than 1,500 linear feet of sidewalk to Slater Avenue Northeast, which will create a continuous pedestrian connection between Northeast 100th and 112th streets.

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