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Bike Happy: Don’t capsize the ferry system with stranded bikeshare bikes

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks again to Brock Howell of Bike Happy for putting together this comprehensive weekly newsletter.


TOP THINGS TO KNOW & DO

  1. Don’t leave your bikeshare bike on a ferry. The system shuts down.
  2. E-bikes will likely be allowed on most Seattle trails soon.
  3. Mayor Durkan is expected to “reboot” the planned projects in the Move Seattle Levy. Keep your eye on how this will impact planned bikeway investments.


SOCIAL, LIFESTYLE, & ADVENTURE

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES​

ARTICLES & POSTS

  • “Take a group bike tour and visit every Everett fire station: the second annual family-friendly event features a slower pace to promote bicycling,” Everett Herald.
  • “Cyclists take over Alaskan Way Viaduct for Emerald City Bike Ride,” KING5.
  • “The 2018 Bicycle Sundays Opening Celebration is May 20!” Seattle Parks.
  • “Head gear,” Biking in the Rain.
  • “Myth 8: Modern Components are Lighter,” Jan Heine’s Blog.
  • Seattle-based Nuun launches “immunity” tablets (Bicycle Retailer).

POLICY & INFRASTRUCTURE

ACTION

UPCOMING EVENTS​

NEWS

  • eBikes
    • Seattle Parks may allow e-bikes on its major trails (KIRO7).
  • Bikeshare
    • Abandoned bikeshare bikes on the state ferry causes massive, costly delays as Coast Guard must conduct man-overboard searches (Maritime Exec.WorkBoatKIRO7KOMODJCKitsap SunKUOWSeattle TimesCurbed).
    • SDOT and Metro will participate in a national convening hosted by Transportation For America about bikeshare, carshare, and other new mobility devices/vehicles (SDOT).
  • Bike Theft
    • Issaquah Police arrested bike thieves who stole from bike shops in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, including from Element Cycle in Redmond, Redmond Trek, and Gerk’s Ski & Cycles in Issaquah (KIRO7Lake Oswego Review).
  • Citywide Funding & More
    • Mayor Durkan is expected to “reboot” the Move Seattle Levy’s planned investments to account for the expected loss of federal funding (The C is for Crank).
    • SDOT is installing the 33 projects selected in the 2017 Your Voice Your Choice Program, and the 2018 YVYC process just completed its participatory project development phase (DON).
    • Of the nine councilmembers and the mayor, Mike O’Brien and Sally Bagshaw regularly biked to work last week (Seattle Times).
  • Downtown
  • Central Seattle
  • South & West Seattle
    • SDOT will not complete the 35th Ave SW Safety Project (Urbanist).
    • SDOT installed a new crosswalk in Georgetown (SDOT).

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STOLEN BIKES

In the past week, ten bikes were reported as stolen to SPD, not counting stolen bikes part of burglaries and assaults. Help fight back by (1) registering your bike on Bike Index, and (2) always locking up your bike with a U lock, even inside a bike room. Bicycle Security Advisors provides additional information on how to keep your bike safe.


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One response to “Bike Happy: Don’t capsize the ferry system with stranded bikeshare bikes”

  1. asdf2

    “The Coast Guard, Washington State Ferries and the rental-bike companies encourage passengers to leave the rental bikes at one ferry dock and pick up a different bike after the ferry crossing.”

    At least for now, that suggestion isn’t really possible because there usually aren’t bikes sitting around by the ferry terminal on Bainbridge Island. The bike rental companies obviously know this, so it’s not exactly clear what they’re trying to say (beyond the obvious – don’t leave a bike on board when you exit the boat). If the intent was to prohibit taking a bikeshare bike to Bainbridge Island altogether, they would have simply said so. This statement almost has the feel of being written by someone from corporate headquarters, halfway around the world, with no local knowledge of where the ferries actually go, with respect to where the bikes are.

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