The purpose of this project is to acquire a minimum of 50 feet in width of a 9.6 mile segment of a soon to be abandoned rail corridor offering a unique and one-time only opportunity to add this significant corridor to the county's heavily used regional trail system. This segment will be part of one of the single longest abandoned rail corridor sections in the country. The project begins at Coulon Park in Renton and continues 9.6 miles through Newcastle and Bellevue to SR 520 with the full length of the corridor ultimately reaching the northern boundary of the the county at Woodinville, a total distance of more than 21 miles and north another 12 miles to the Centennial Trail in Snohomish County. This project will serve a highly populated area currently without a linkage to the regional trail system. The future trail will offer a variety of users extensive access to scenic resources, including mountains, urban skylines, Lk. Washington, farmlands and other open spaces. It will link local parks, schools and trails. This segment includes a long stretch along the Lake Washington shoreline, access to 3 beach parks, expansive views of the lake and Olympic Mts. and wooded sections that traverse residential areas, as well as downtown Bellevue.