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- State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment
- How to bike in the Seattle rain
- Sunday: Alki Summer Streets + Costumed bike parade
- Guerrilla road safety group 'politely' installs illegal bike lane protectors on Cherry Street
Seattle Bike Links
- An Adventure Called Bicycling To the grocery store, up a mountain…it’s all an adventure.
- Bicitoro stitching and cycling and stitching for cycling
- Bicycle Alliance of WA blog
- Bike Hugger Bike culture blogged
- Bike Intelligencer Bike news and thoughts by Paul Andrews
- Bike Works Community non-profit bike org. in Columbia City
- Bikejuju The magic of cycling all over the world
- BikeWise Report Bike Crashes/Hazards/Thefts
- Biking Bis Bicycle touring and more
- Bird & Bicycle Biking, sewing and crafting
- blame it on the rain a girl + her bike in Seattle
- Car Free Days Insightful blog by parents ditching their cars
- Cascade Bicycle Club Blog
- Cycle Chic Seattle We look good, even in rain gear.
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
- Family Ride Promoting everyday family biking.
- fietsSeattle life ain’t always beautiful, but it’s a beautiful ride
- Fremont Bike Counter Updated every night
- Go Means Go Plans and promotes cycling events
- Go Means Go Events Calendar Go Means Go keeps up on what’s going down
- Kent's Bike Blog For those who like bikes AND Sci Fi
- No Spandex Required Blogging about a Jew biking in the City of Seattle
- Riding on Roadways Finally, the Internet has a blog by Davey Oil
- Seattle Bicycle Laws Know ‘em.
- Seattle Bike Life Photos and profiles of bikes and the people who ride ‘em
- Seattle Bike Map Put in your address and the Bicycle Alliance will mail one to your home for free. Rad.
- Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Find & join your neighborhood group!
- Spokespeople Helping Seattleites start biking
- Stylen' Cycle Mom Cycling mom in Eastlake
- The Bicycle Paper Newsprint publication covering all things cycling in the PNW
- The Riding Reporter The Ballard News Tribune’s Anne-Marije Rook reports from two wheels
- Totcycle Family cycling
- Tubulocity Bike culture for a tubular world
- Urban Adonia Anthropological analyses of bike culture.
- Walk.Bike.Schools Helathy kids needs healthy trips to school
- Wheelha.Us Family biking in Seattle
Other Good Links
- Bus Chick Car-free since ’03
- Capitol Hill Seattle Neighborhood news for Seattle’s Capitol Hill. I am a contributor
- Central District News Neighborhood news for Seattle’s Central District. I am the editor
- Seattle Transit Blog Very active and interesting blog about public transit
- Walking In Seattle Bloggin’ about walkin’
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School District, WA State get behind Bike to School Day – Big Bryant bike train planned
Wednesday is Bike to School Day, and it could very well blow the doors off every previous bike to school celebration in Seattle. For one, the Seattle School District has put its full support behind the bike to school effort. … Continue reading
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Tagged bike to school day 2013, bryant elementary, jose banda, lynn peterson, seattle public schools, wsdot
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For sixth year in a row, Washington named most bike-friendly state in the US
Washington is, once again, the most bike-friendly state in the Union. That’s according to the League of American Bicyclists, which creates annual report cards for every state in the US, taking into account various criteria for being bike-friendly. “But wait,” … Continue reading
Opening day of boating season will close Montlake Bridge from 10–4 Saturday
The Montlake Bridge will be closed from 7 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday for the opening of boating season. If you need a detour route suggestion, check out our post from a University Bridge closure earlier this year. Details … Continue reading
BikeWA: Work progressing on state’s first official US Bike Route
Every region of Washington State could someday have nationally-signed and connected bicycle routes optimized for bicycle travel and transportation. The US Bicycle Route System is a vision for a network of these routes, allowing for easier and safer bicycle travel … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle alliance of washington, US Bicycle Route System, USBR 10, wsdot
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Arrival of pointless and expensive SR 99 tunnel boring machine will close Alaskan Way Trail intermittently
With the arrival of Bertha—the machine that will dig the pointless and extravagantly expensive SR 99 car tunnel under downtown—users of the Alaskan Way Trail through Pioneer Square should be prepared for intermittent closures and delays as WSDOT moves the … Continue reading
It’s time to complete the ‘Bellevue Gap’ in the Mountains to Sound Trail (+ VIDEO)
The plan is ready. Now is the time to find funding to complete the ‘Bellevue Gap’ in the Mountains to Sound Trail through the eastern portion of Bellevue. The city recently completed a design study (see below) for a trail … Continue reading
Governor picks Peterson as new WSDOT Secretary
Leadership at the state Department of Transportation is getting a shake-up. Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond has been replaced by Lynn Peterson, transportation advisor to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. The change has garnered optimism among people pushing for a more … Continue reading
On building safe streets like the Dutch
At some point during Fred Young’s presentation on Dutch cycling infrastructure and safe street designs, the mood of the crowd packed into Wallingford’s Mosaic Coffee shifted from wonder to depression: Seattle has such a long way to go, it can … Continue reading
City Council will likely vote on 520 resolution with even stronger bike/walk language
The City Council will consider an amended resolution to guide planning for the Seattle side of the 520 Bridge Replacement Project today (Monday) at 2:30 p.m. Stay tuned for updates. UPDATE: It passes the committee. See the Montlaker blog for … Continue reading
City Council may vote on 520 Bridge resolution demanding better biking and walking environment
The City Council today will vote on a resolution that recommends many changes to the biking and walking environment in the 520 Bridge replacement project, including study of a Portage Bay Bridge trail, a biking and walking bridge over I-5 … Continue reading
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