The Parkland Community Trail will connect Parkland neighborhoods to five schools, three Pierce County parks, and Pacific Lutheran University. The Parkland Community Trail will provide a safe route for people of all ages to get around in an area that currently has few sidewalks or bike lanes.
The proposed route connects 129th St S along the south edge of Pacific Lutheran University (PLU), heads south along 8th Avenue South, connects to Yakima Ave S via 135th Street South, then travels down Yakima Avenue South to connect to Sprinker Recreation Center and Bresemann Forest. The trail design combines on and off-street trail types, depending on the location along the route. We are designing the trail on public right-of-way to minimize property impacts.
The proposed route will follow either 8th Avenue South from 129th Street South to Spanaway Regional Park area and will connect the following schools and parks:
- Washington High School
- Keithley Middle School
- Gates Alternative High School
- Brookdale Elementary School
- Pacific Lutheran University (PLU)
- Parkland Prairie
- Gonyea Playfield
- Spanaway Regional Park (Sprinker Recreation Center, Bresemann Forest, and Spanaway Park)
Public outreach for this project began the summer of 2019.