The proposal for the zipline has been officially dropped and our neighborhood will stay quiet. I am relieved that we protected our homes from this intrusion. Let us stay watchful to ensure this plan does not resurface later.
February 15, 2016
Final supporters
SUCCESS! FOR NOW THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN DROPPED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
A commercial zipline is being proposed for a small wooded area between the quiet residential neighborhood of Blakely Heights and the Pleasant Beach Village development. See recent article in the Kitsap Sun and Bainbridge Review. The zipline/canopy tour would include 5 zipline cables, 10 aerial platforms, 4 suspension bridges and 2 elevated platforms. Concerns include noise impacts, lighting impacts, parking impacts, privacy impacts and the general incompatibility of having this kind of intensive recreational use up against the back yards of residences. The zipline/canopy business would likely require shuttling in tourists from Seattle and beyond. The applicants want to develop advertising targeting airline customers. A quote from their proposal to the city "We feel
strongly we can bring at least 4,000 visitors to our tour (in the first season) if we market our business on this scale across
the US and internationally". Is this what we want for our small community? I say no. Please join a growing coalition of Bainbridge Island residents in opposing this proposal. Sign our petition and contact city planners with your comments by December 28th.
Thank you for your support!
Link to project application: http://www.bainbridgewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6176
Link to lodging/tourism proposal:
http://www.bainbridgewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/598757 Comments
Lynwood is already congested in summer. This tourist activity is too much for this residential area. Plus they want to rent kayaks and bicycles. Kayaks where? Pleasant beach? Too small for that. And bike lanes are not adequate as is to support additional traffic from bike rentals
I strongly oppose this proposed development. The noise and light pollution, platforms, parking problems, not to mention bussing people in (adding to congestion and carbon emissions) is not appropriate and is ill-conceived for this area.
I thought they were kidding when I saw the sign. They've taken most of the trees from the hillside already. The buffer between it and the Blakey Heights neighborhood is too thin to protect them from the impact of this.
This is the rare, quiet place in the Seattle area for wildlife and people--and I know from experience that zip lines are anything but quiet! Wrong idea in the wrong place.
We agree. This type of tourism-commercial venture is not compatible with a residential area. This Pleasant Beach LLC proposal touches our backyard (Blakely Heights), Bluff Lane, and would operate in the wooded area above the Manor House parking lot.
A terrible idea for the Island. Not consistent at all with the ambience of where we all live.
This is not right for the neighborhood. We don't want to live in a tourist trap.
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The proposal for the zipline has been officially dropped and our neighborhood will stay quiet. I am relieved that we protected our homes from this intrusion. Let us stay watchful to ensure this plan does not resurface later.
February 15, 2016
Final supporters
SUCCESS! FOR NOW THE PROPOSAL HAS BEEN DROPPED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
A commercial zipline is being proposed for a small wooded area between the quiet residential neighborhood of Blakely Heights and the Pleasant Beach Village development. See recent article in the Kitsap Sun and Bainbridge Review. The zipline/canopy tour would include 5 zipline cables, 10 aerial platforms, 4 suspension bridges and 2 elevated platforms. Concerns include noise impacts, lighting impacts, parking impacts, privacy impacts and the general incompatibility of having this kind of intensive recreational use up against the back yards of residences. The zipline/canopy business would likely require shuttling in tourists from Seattle and beyond. The applicants want to develop advertising targeting airline customers. A quote from their proposal to the city "We feel
strongly we can bring at least 4,000 visitors to our tour (in the first season) if we market our business on this scale across
the US and internationally". Is this what we want for our small community? I say no. Please join a growing coalition of Bainbridge Island residents in opposing this proposal. Sign our petition and contact city planners with your comments by December 28th.
Thank you for your support!
Link to project application: http://www.bainbridgewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6176
Link to lodging/tourism proposal:
http://www.bainbridgewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/598757 Comments
The Pleasant Beach area is residential and quiet, not a tourist "carnival" like atmosphere. Far better that a Zipline venue be established in the Suquamish area.
Lynwood is already congested in summer. This tourist activity is too much for this residential area. Plus they want to rent kayaks and bicycles. Kayaks where? Pleasant beach? Too small for that. And bike lanes are not adequate as is to support additional traffic from bike rentals
I strongly oppose this proposed development. The noise and light pollution, platforms, parking problems, not to mention bussing people in (adding to congestion and carbon emissions) is not appropriate and is ill-conceived for this area.
I thought they were kidding when I saw the sign. They've taken most of the trees from the hillside already. The buffer between it and the Blakey Heights neighborhood is too thin to protect them from the impact of this.
This is the rare, quiet place in the Seattle area for wildlife and people--and I know from experience that zip lines are anything but quiet! Wrong idea in the wrong place.
We agree. This type of tourism-commercial venture is not compatible with a residential area. This Pleasant Beach LLC proposal touches our backyard (Blakely Heights), Bluff Lane, and would operate in the wooded area above the Manor House parking lot.
A terrible idea for the Island. Not consistent at all with the ambience of where we all live.
This is not right for the neighborhood. We don't want to live in a tourist trap.
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The Pleasant Beach area is residential and quiet, not a tourist "carnival" like atmosphere. Far better that a Zipline venue be established in the Suquamish area.