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Author Archives: Tom Fucoloro
From the beginning, Seattle ‘jaywalker’ stings were used to arrest poor people
In the decade between 1924 and 1934, the number of people dying in traffic collisions in Seattle each year increased 250% from 48 to 121. About 70% of those killed were people walking. By the end of the 1930s, Seattle … Continue reading
Welcome Temporary Editor Ryan Packer
I am very excited to announce that Ryan Packer will be Temporary Editor of Seattle Bike Blog now through the end of February. As readers of The Urbanist know, Ryan is a very thorough reporter with a deep understanding of … Continue reading
After nearly 10 years, Deb Salls steps down as Bike Works ED + Ed Ewing takes the helm
When I first met Deb Salls, it was an office crammed full of desks and staff members in the top floor (maybe attic?) of the iconic yellow Bike Works house in Columbia City. There was hardly an inch of open … Continue reading
Job Listing: Temporary Seattle Bike Blog Editor – Part-time for 3 months – CLOSED
UPDATE: Applications are closed. After more than a decade writing Seattle Bike Blog, it is time for me to take a sabbatical. So I am looking for someone to work part time reporting bicycle and transportation news in the Seattle … Continue reading
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Cranksgiving 2020 is now rolling. You have until Saturday to complete the scavenger hunt
The after-party is live! Watch: It’s on. Seattle’s 11th Annual Cranksgiving community-supporting bike adventure is rolling all week. Find your online scavenger hunt manifest here. You have until 3 p.m. Saturday to complete as many of the tasks as possible. … Continue reading
Seattle’s 11th Cranksgiving is happening all Thanksgiving week. Check-in starts Monday
Seattle’s 11th Cranksgiving is going to be very different than the previous 10, but the goal is as important as ever. You will have multiple days Thanksgiving week to complete a scavenger hunt by bike that is more creative than … Continue reading
Thursday: Join Seattle Neighborhood Greenways’ Streets For People celebration and fundraiser
Our city is very lucky to have Seattle Neighborhood Greenways working to promote equitable, safe and fun streets. The organization’s paid staff and its many volunteers do an enormous amount of work, much of which the general public never sees. … Continue reading
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Watch: Person driving injures a biking Real Change vendor, then SPD mocks and blames the victim
This video, posted by Real Change, is enraging. Using body cam footage, the newspaper and Black Fuji Studios pieced together key moments that reveal what appears to be an extremely biased March 2019 investigation by officers who responded to a … Continue reading
Yeah, there was no need to be worried about Seattle voting for transit
Transit is extremely popular in Seattle. More than 80 percent of voters approved Prop 1, which would expand the sales tax to fund bus transit service hours, infrastructure improvements and access programs in Seattle. And considering 9 in 10 registered … Continue reading
Support the MASS Coalition’s efforts to ease the pain from the 2021-22 Seattle transportation budget
Both Cascade Bicycle Club and the larger MASS Coalition (including Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and Transporation Choices Coalition among others) they are part of have action alerts out right now asking supporters to call on city leaders to limit the huge … Continue reading
The Seattle Pedaling Relief Project will bike your ballot to a drop box
The Seattle Pedaling Relief Project has been organizing volunteer efforts to deliver food and necessities from food banks to community members for months. Now they want to help people get their ballots to the ballot box. If you need assistance … Continue reading
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Halloween Peace Peloton starts in Wallingford and includes fundraising costume contest
Celebrate Halloween in the Peace Peloton Saturday. The ride stages at Wallingford Playfield at noon for some food from the excellent Pam’s Kitchen, then leaves at 2 p.m. for a 12-mile ride to Gas Works Park via Discovery Park. The … Continue reading
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Endorsement: Vote Sherae Lascelles in the 43rd
Seattle Bike Blog did not do endorsements this year for a number of reasons (mostly that I haven’t had the time it takes to do a full slate of endorsements). Instead, I rounded up endorsements from a handful of transportation-focused … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 general election, 43rd legislative district, frank chopp, sherae lascelles
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Who local transportation organizations endorsed in the 2020 general election
Your ballot is either in the mail or has already arrived. If you are in King County, you can check your ballot’s status online here. The tracker now indicates whether it has been mailed or has been delivered, which is … Continue reading
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WA Supreme Court strikes down I-976, calling it ‘deceptive and misleading’
Tim Eyman continues to be very bad at writing initiatives, wasting an enormous amount of people’s time and energy arguing over a statewide initiative that wasn’t even constitutional. The official description for I-976 that appeared on ballots in 2019 said … Continue reading
Why you should vote YES for transit even though Prop 1 won’t be enough
Ballots are in the mail. And ejecting that complete monster from the White House is not the only thing on the ballot. For one, you’ll have a chance to help give local transit a fighting chance in the very difficult … Continue reading
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The WA bicycle and pedestrian count has resumed + How you can help
Details from Maimoona Rahim at Cascade Bicycle Club: After a short break, the Washington State Bicycle and Pedestrian Count is back! It’s happening this fall on October 20, 21 and 22 at a street or trail near you. To sign … Continue reading
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Alert 10/12: Bell Street closed between 5th and 6th Avenues for up to 3 weeks
Heads up! Work is underway to complete the Bell St bike lane and install new signals between 5th and 6th Avenues. This means the street will be closed 24/7 for up to three weeks, according to SDOT: The Bell St … Continue reading
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A message from the Editor
My dearest Seattle Bike Blog readers, I have been putting off this post for a couple weeks now, but I can’t avoid it any longer. The rigors of parenting during a pandemic have reached a point where I cannot keep … Continue reading
In final Census survey of the before times, number of Seattle bike commuters hit an all-time high
The number of people biking as their primary mode to work hit a new high water mark in 2019, crossing the 17,000 mark for the first time in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. The survey results confirm that before … Continue reading