Friday, September 23, 2011
ISSAQUAH REPORTER
ISSAQUAH SALMON DAYS
Getting to the “Wild Things!” festival? Getting to Salmon Days: With parking and gas at a
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that some routes have to be altered at certain times to accommodate the Grande Parade and the Rotary Run. Attendees are required to pay only on the return trip. The buses are equipped to be handicapped accessible.
premium, we have many alternatives for the fuel conscious!
Go green - ride your bike!
Taking the Highlands Shuttle? Stop by zHome!
For those pedaling Wild Things, come take advantage of our FREE bike corral Ohfishally Spawnsored by REI and Costco Wholesale for those who want to ride their bikes. The Bike Corral is conveniently located at the Hatchery on W. Sunset Way. To get there, take Newport Way to W. Sunset Way and enter the Hatchery through the first entrance.
Did you know? One of the greenest residential developments in our country is located right here in Issaquah! Join us during Salmon Days for a free tour of zHome, the first multifamily, zeroenergy, carbon-neutral community in the United States.
You can leave your bike and helmet in the safety of the corral while you wander the Festival. REI, our community bike commute specialists, will provide free bike inspections at their booth located by the Bike Corral.
Shuttle Service
Look for our booth at the Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride shuttle stop. We can then direct you to the homes, which are located just steps away! The 10 townhomes achieve an impressive amount of ultra-green benchmarks, including: True zero-net energy
Our ever-popular Salmon Days shuttle service Ohfishally Spawnsored by Swedish/Issaquah will whisk you to the Festival grounds. Use the FREE parking at the Issaquah Park and Ride Transit Center, or the Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride or use the Costco corporate parking lot, just south of Pickering Barn. The shuttle will convey you off to the Festival in earth-friendly biodiesel buses and drop you off at one of two locations for the Festival. Parking is free, the cost to ride the shuttle is $2 per person round trip and free for children 12 and under. The Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride shuttle will drop off and pick up attendees on the corner of E. Sunset Way and Second Avenue SE. The Issaquah Highlands Park and Ride is located between NE High Street and NE Park Drive. To get there, take exit 18 off Interstate 90 and head north towards the Highlands and the new zHome. For the shuttle operating from the Costco corporate parking lot, from Interstate 90 take exit 15 and go north on E. Lake Sammamish Parkway. Turn on 11th Ave, take a left at the 4-way stop and continue to the lot on the left. The Costco corporate parking lot is near the store and the shuttle is located on 10th Avenue NW. The Issaquah Park and Ride Transit Center is located on the corner of State Route 900 and Newport Way. Coming from Interstate 90 take exit 15 and go south to the third set of lights.
High indoor air quality through ventilation and low-toxicity materials Deep green building materials 90 percent of construction waste is recycled/reused Site stormwater mimics natural, forested state A significant portion of our environmental footprint comes from the construction and operation of buildings. Spearheaded by the City of Issaquah, zHome demonstrates how to make a home’s impacts as close to zero as possible. During the tour, you’ll see a variety of cutting-edge technologies firsthand, such as: Ground source heat pumps, which are three times more efficient than the best furnaces Building exteriors with twice the insulation of a typical home Solar panels 1700-gallon rainwater cisterns, which are used for toilet flushing and washing clothes Free public tours of zHome will run from 10 am-5 pm Saturdays and 11 am-5 pm Sundays from Sept. 17-Oct. 30. For more information, go to www.z-home.org.
Both the Costco corporate parking lot and the Issaquah Park and Ride shuttle drop attendees off near the corner of Front Street N. and NE Dogwood Street. Be sure to go back to the shuttle stop where you were dropped off to ensure that you are taken back to the correct parking lot. Parking is FREE at all three lots. All shuttle buses run on approximately 10-15 minute intervals, beginning at 9 am and ending at 7 pm both days. Please note
Parking If you choose to drive into town, there are a number of Issaquah non-profits and service organizations who operate pay parking lots as fundraisers. These parking lots are located around the perimeter of the Festival and offer convenient parking at affordable prices. Look for the bright pink “fish” signs as these indicate Ohfishally sanctioned parking lots, all the proceeds go to Issaquah charities, nonprofits or service groups.
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