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Bike News Roundup: Ring, ring … Hello. What would it take to get you on a bike today?

The video above is from the always wonderful StreetFilms.

Wired has a rosy digest of the recent bike commuter census that suggests great strides in the number of people in America commuting by bike. By the way, Seattle finished third in the percentage of bike commuters, behind Portland and Minneapolis.


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Copenhagenize has a writeup about vehicular cyclists that asks, “Do these people hit their children, too?

Jeff Littmann, President of the Wisconsin Cycling Association, has died after being struck by a car while training.

Josh at Publicola has a very interesting piece about Bellingham’s pro-bike “individualized marketing campaign” to call people up and ask them if they would like help getting on a bike.

Kent’s Bike Blog has an incredible reflection on the dangers of biking. The things he writes may surprise you.

This is an open thread if you have anything at all you want to say about bikes.


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Bike Events Calendar

Aug
12
Sat
9:00 am Bike the 2 Line Stub @ Enatai Beach Park
Bike the 2 Line Stub @ Enatai Beach Park
Aug 12 @ 9:00 am
Bike the 2 Line Stub @ Enatai Beach Park | Bellevue | Washington | United States
Ride to check out future light rail stations in Bellevue & Redmond that may open early as part of a starter line being proposed. We’ll ride at casual (10-12 mph average on flats) pace, wait … Read more
10:00 am Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri…
Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri…
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Friends on Bikes2nd Saturday Ride Series– – – ✨🌸 SPRING HAS SPRUNG 🌸✨And we are ready to roll into the sunshine. Starting April 9th, join us every second Saturday, late mornings for no-drop, snack-forward, and friendly … Read more
10:00 am Little Brook Neighborhood Cleanup
Little Brook Neighborhood Cleanup
Aug 12 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Monthly 2nd Saturday Neighborhood Cleanup. If you want to help with cutting vegetation, bring your own good gloves and tools.  We have yard waste bags, grabbers, yellow bags for trash,  light weight gloves and vests.And, as … Read more
Aug
13
Sun
9:00 am Mt Baker Hub Alliance 2nd Sunday…
Mt Baker Hub Alliance 2nd Sunday…
Aug 13 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Every month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not … Read more
Aug
14
Mon
6:00 pm Central Seattle Greenways’ month… @ Zoom
Central Seattle Greenways’ month… @ Zoom
Aug 14 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
To receive the Zoom link and meeting agendas, visit Central Seattle Greenways’ website at http://centralseattlegreenways.com to subscribe to our Google Group or email us at centralse[email protected]
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