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City of Tukwila: Background Report for the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Transportation Analysis and 2030 Improvement Recommendations <br />May 2012 <br />Andover Park West and three shorter north/south lines in the blocks between Minkler Boulevard and <br />Triland Drive and Southcenter Parkway and Andover Park West. The east/west spurs provide access <br />from the mainline to the vicinity of the Tukwila Pond Park, south of Strander Boulevard, and also parallel <br />Minkler Boulevard and S 180th Streets between Southcenter Parkway and Andover Park West. <br />In December 1993, the City of Tukwila commissioned a report on the feasibility of converting certain <br />railroad corridors within the Southcenter area to a multi-purpose pedestrian/bicycle trail system. That <br />study (prepared by MacLeod Reckord) reported that ownership of rights of way along the railroad spur <br />lines must be determined through a title search in order to be fully accurate. Additional information is <br />available through the King County AssessorÓs Office, which somet <br />way or easements on specific tax parcels. In general, it remains the CityÓs intent to convert abandoned <br />rail spurs onto multi-use trails as the land uses in Southcenter transition over time. <br />Truck Transportation <br />Given TukwilaÓs location at the crossroads of two major interstate highways, and the prevalence of <br />manufacturing, warehousing, and commercial activities in the City, many streets experience high truck <br />Figure 7 <br />volumes. displays the daily proportion of truck traffic on key streets i <br />the highest truck percentage, 15 percent, are W Valley Highway south of Stander Boulevard, Interurban <br />Avenue S north of SR 509, and E Marginal Way S north of Boeing A <br /> 16 <br /> <br /> <br />