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Memorial walk in Georgetown today for Surinderpaul Basra

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Tom Fucoloro

There will be a memorial walk in honor of Surinderpaul Basra and in support of her friends and family. Basra, an employee at Essential Baking Company, was struck and killed one week ago at First Ave S and S Findlay … Continue reading →

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Airport Way Bridge grand opening is Friday

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

The terrible detour around the Airport Way Bridge at the north end of Georgetown is almost at an end. The city will celebrate the grand opening of the reconstructed bridge at 3:30 p.m. Friday. There are no bike lanes included … Continue reading →

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Bike Master Plan: West Seattle, Sodo and South Park

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

This is the fourth post in a series analyzing Seattle’s draft Bicycle Master Plan update, which is currently taking public comments. This post will focus on West Seattle, Sodo, Georgetown and South Park. Stay tuned for future posts looking at … Continue reading →

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Different Office: In the shop with Georgetown’s utility bike master Haulin’ Colin

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

Haulin’ Colin Fabrication and Machine Shop creates and modifies bikes that expand the power and abilities of bicycles in Seattle. From the iconic heavy-duty trailers to an inventive (industry-shaking?) no-weld cycle truck conversion kit and beyond, Haulin’ Colin’s shop is … Continue reading →

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Airport Way bridge set to close for a year or more

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

Biking (and driving and walking) to Georgetown from the north is about to get a little more difficult as the Airport Way viaduct just north of the neighborhood goes under construction for 12-14 months. People biking will be detoured all … Continue reading →

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Dead Baby Downhill 2011 recap (with video!)

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The 2011 Dead Baby Downhill was a raucous bash that some claim to be the biggest bicycle party on the west coast. What began with a road-rash-prone, sometimes legal downhill race (though most who ride do not race at all) … Continue reading →

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Driver flees after striking a person cycling near Georgetown

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The driver of a truck that struck a 25-year-old person cycling on E Marginal Way near S Dawson St near Georgetown around 2 a.m. this morning fled the scene. The victim went to the hospital, but none of the injuries … Continue reading →

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Weekend guide: Dead Baby Downhill + More naked biking

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

The fifteenth annual Dead Baby Downhill takes off from West Seattle Friday evening. The DBD is an annual bicycle bash hosted by the Dead Baby Bike Club. Tall bike jousting, freak bikes, pedal-powered mania from Cyclecide, music… basically a huge … Continue reading →

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Freight group upset that city cares about bike safety

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

There are these wonderful moments where opponents to bicycle projects just come right out and say what they mean. It’s refreshing to hear a group’s arguments against lanes without them being distorted into, say, an Orwellian desire to “protect” cyclists … Continue reading →

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Help load bikes for the Village Bicycle project Saturday

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

The Village Bicycle Project is packing a shipping container full of bicycles destined for Ghana, but they need your help. The load-in will be Saturday, Dec. 4 at Total Reclaim (AKA Ecolights NW) in Georgetown from 9 a.m. until the … Continue reading →

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