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A sneak peek inside the downtown Timbuk2 store

Timbuk2 is getting ready to open the doors on its downtown retail store May 4, the company’s first store outside its hometown San Francisco. It is also their first store in a downtown location anywhere. “Being our first store outside … Continue reading

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Timbuk2 opening store downtown – UPDATED

Timbuk2, the San Francisco messenger bag maker, is expanding their brick-and-mortar store presence outside San Fransisco. And what city is first on their list? Seattle. This is according to Seattle Met, which says the company has plans for a 1,400 … Continue reading

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Only one-third of downtown commuters drive alone to work

Commute Seattle released a report recently showing that driving to work in downtown Seattle continues to fall as more and more people choose to walk, bike, telecommute and take transit. In 2000, half of downtown employees got to work by … Continue reading

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Stranger: This is why we need protected bike lanes downtown

The Stranger’s Dominic Holden happened on the aftermath of a collision on 2nd Avenue’s notoriously dangerous bike lane downtown yesterday. The person hit was scraped up and shaking, but was not seriously injured. However, Holden notes that this collision is … Continue reading

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Seattle, cycle tracks can be built easily and quickly

Chicago is currently installing some of the last miles of new bike lanes the city has planned for 2012: A two-way cycle track on N Dearborn Street through the incredibly dense and busy downtown Loop. The downtown project is part … Continue reading

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Bike Master Plan: Central Seattle and downtown

This is the second post in a series analyzing Seattle’s draft Bicycle Master Plan update, which is currently taking public comments. This post will focus on the central neighborhoods south of the Ship Canal and north of I-90. Stay tuned … Continue reading

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Council adds neighborhood greenways, downtown cycle track to 2013-14 budget

The City Council Budget Committee voted Friday on a series of changes to Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget, electing to add funding to accelerate neighborhood greenways and the downtown cycle track network. The Council will vote on a final budget … Continue reading

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Different Office stops by downtown’s ‘holistic bicycle studio’ Mobius Cycle

Infinite Loop of Care and Connection – Different Office from Bas de Baar on Vimeo. Downtown’s Mobius Cycle not only fosters a unique environment for customers looking for the perfect ride, but it has also helped create three floors of … Continue reading

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Mayor’s budget includes downtown bike facility plan, boosts Safe Routes to School, neighborhood greenways

Mayor McGinn announced details of his 2013-14 transportation budget today, which includes funds for a “Center City Mobility Plan,” which includes planning for a downtown bicycle network (read: protected cycle tracks). The $325,000 plan “will review how all modes of … Continue reading

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Sunday Theater: We are ready to do this in Seattle

From Spacing Vancouver: Paint, Planters, People from Brian Gould and Kathleen Corey on Vimeo.

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