Overpasses and underpasses, by-ways and highways, these roadways provide our human habitation with

http://www.hsvcity.com/gis/greenways/imag/ld JULIE DIETRICH ENVS 664 INSTRUCTOR BERMAN SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 INTRODUCTION Overpasses and underpasses, by-ways and highways…roadways provide our human population with the means to transport our vehicles and selves from place to place. As our has grown, so too have the length and width of our roadways, often to negative effect. A case in point is the Snoqualmie Pass, which cuts through the Cascade Mountains outside of Seattle, Washington. Now a “pass” in name only, the Snoqualmie has morphed from a pass to a trail to a wagon road to a seasonal highway to a four-lane interstate to the current six-lane Interstate 90. In the process, it bisected forested land, harmed wildlife populations, and dramatically increased the vehicular traffic using the route. The ease with which the human population could now transport itself through this region left it vulnerable to unchecked development, both residential and commercial (Benfield, 2001). By 1990, some folks were taking notice. One in particular was Jack Hornung. A hiker who traversed the Snoqualmie Pass route, Hornung organized an 88-mile march from the Cascade Mountains to Puget Sound, the goal of which was to raise awareness of the human encroachment upon the pass’ surrounding environs. A year later, the Mountain to Sound Greenway Trust was ...