Part of the railway that will be converted into paved pathway.
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How would you like to run, walk or bike on the Greenway out to Naches?
Can you see people using the pathway to exercise or commute?
With the tremendous efforts that the Town of Naches has taken to build the trail coming east we know that the Yakima Valley can come together and build the trail the rest of the way to Yakima.
“ FUND-a-FOOT” at a time for $50 . The Greenway is a nonprofit organization that does not rely on tax dollars. Without tax dollars it is critical to have community support of this expansion. The mantra is “Raise a Mile, Build a Mile” so for every $300,000 that is raised, one mile of pathway will be added to the length of the Yakima Greenway. Help us build this path with your “one foot” donation today.
Bicycle advocates see paths to future success
By ROSS COURTNEY Yakima Herald-Republic
Trails are also credited with building local economies. A National Association of Homebuilders study shows trails are the major amenity that potential homeowners cite when they are looking at moving to a new community.
With its sunshine and low-traffic country roads, the Yakima Valley makes good biking terrain, said Damon Roberts, vice president of the Chinook Cycling Club. Roberts receives e-mails
checking on the local bike conditions from professionals considering moving to the area. He always gives them a good report.
The Yakima Greenway is one of the best examples. It provides 10 miles of off- street path along the Naches and Yakima rivers, plus a spur that runs to Selah. The nonprofit foundation is working on doubling that with a new line to Naches.
Roberts knows of at least three or four people who use the Greenway to commute to work. He rides the entire length every day to and from his home near Fred Meyer to his job as an engineer for the state Department of Transportation in Union Gap.
The rest of the city is hit and miss, he said. Expectedly, newer roads in West Valley have wider shoulders and less traffic; 16th Avenue, with four lanes of heavy traffic, is a nightmare. Bicyclists avoid it.
Greenway hopes Naches Trail is start of something bigger
