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Journey to 1 Million Fremont Bike Trips: If we get there, what should the reward be?

Last week’s Fremont Bridge bike count: 28,414. Another record-breaking week, but we need to do better if we want to top one million trips in 2013. What should our reward be for getting to one million? A big bike party … Continue reading

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Last week was the busiest ever recorded by the Fremont Bike Counter – Can we top 1M trips in 2013?

Last week, 22,052 people cycled across the Fremont Bridge, the highest number recorded since the electronic counter was installed in October. The count makes it clear that Seattle has a chance to break 1 million trips across the bridge in … Continue reading

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Graphing trends in Fremont bike trips by the hour and in the rain – UPDATED

It’s a kick to watch the Fremont Bridge Bike Counter tick up one notch as you pedal past it on your way across the Ship Canal. But the counter is also a source of never-before-seen real-time bicycle travel data in … Continue reading

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Fremont bike wheel maker Mad Fiber bought by investment firm

Mad Fiber, a high-end carbon fiber bike wheel company based in Fremont, has been purchased by an investment firm with its eyes on the global retail stage, Bicycle Retailer reports. Mad Fiber moved into the old Fremont Essential Baking factory … Continue reading

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The Fremont bike counter hits 100,000 rider mark

The Fremont bike counter has reached the 100,000 mark in less than two months. That’s a lot of bikes!  

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Bike Master Plan: Northwest Seattle – UPDATED

This is the third post in a series analyzing Seattle’s draft Bicycle Master Plan update, which is currently taking public comments. This post will focus on the northwest neighborhoods, north of the Ship Canal and west of Aurora. Stay tuned … Continue reading

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Fremont’s MiiR launches bike line partnered with World Bicycle Relief + Party Nov. 9

Fremont-headquartered MiiR is now taking pre-orders for a new line of bicycles that, like their waterbottles, will also support people around the world. Basically, for every MiiR bike pre-sold, some of the proceeds will go to their partners at World … Continue reading

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Bike Blotter: Suspicious package closes Burke-Gilman in Fremont + Tour de Banks suspect arrested

A suspicious package has closed the Burke-Gilman Trail near the Aurora Bridge. Unknown when it will reopen. Check back for updates. UPDATE: It looks like no big deal (a weird wooden box thing?). Trail should be open shortly. UPDATE x2: … Continue reading

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What number are you? Fremont Bridge starts counting people on bikes

The city, Cascade Bicycle Club and the Mark & Susan Torrance Foundation celebrated the launch of the Fremont Bridge bicycle counter Thursday. The first bike across the sensor was a Madsen carrying two smiling people, the first of what will … Continue reading

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Fremont Bridge bike counter gets plugged-in Thursday

Delayed a week due to a technical issue, the Fremont Bridge bike counter is scheduled to start tallying people on bikes Thursday. Cascade Bicycle Club and the city will debut the counter during an 11 a.m. press event. People who … Continue reading

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