SW is donating $30,000 in a matching partnership with COBI

The non-profit bicycle organization Squeaky Wheels is donating $30,000 in a matching partnership with the City of Bainbridge Island to help complete a safe trail for students and their families to bike and walk to school. The Campus Connector Trail, known as Dana’s Trail for long-time bicycle advocate Dana Berg, is expected to be complete by the end of 2020.

Students will soon have a safe, off-road path to walk and bicycle between Sakai Intermediate School and Commodore Options School, passing by Woodward Middle School, Bainbridge High School, and Ordway Elementary School along the way. On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 the City Council of Bainbridge Island voted unanimously to approve a $60,000 partnership between Squeaky Wheels and COBI, to complete Dana’s trail in 2020.

Dana’s Trail will enhance access and safety for students and other users in this area, and improves a key section of a larger planned trail between Highway 305 and Koura Road Northeast. Dana’s trail will be an important first step in creating a Safe Routes to School network on Bainbridge Island. Safe Routes to School is a state and national program to encourage students to walk or bike to school rather than use motorized transportation. The proposed improvements are located on property owned by the Bainbridge Island School District, which would also be a key player in the planned improvements.

For more information info@squeakywheels.org