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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep22Friall-day Age Friendly City HackathonAge Friendly City HackathonSep 22 – Sep 24 all-dayhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-city-for-all-tickets-36417003237 6PM Friday thru 4PM Sunday Seattle City Hall Imagine yourself in Seattle 20 years from now. Or 40 years from now. Or maybe 60 years from now. What does your life here look like? Has our world adapted to … Continue readingSep24Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsSep 24 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmAre you a new volunteer? Do you have worktrade debt from a Bike Works class? Are you a volunteer from Bike Works past and want to re-engage? Are you interested in learning more about bikes while participating in some awesome … Continue reading11:00 am Valleyfest Family Bike Ride @ Mirabeau Point ParkValleyfest Family Bike Ride @ Mirabeau Point ParkSep 24 @ 11:00 am
Check in at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 24th and join us for a family-friendly bike ride along the beautiful Centennial Trail. The ride(s) start at noon, and there are four leader-guided routes to choose from: 6.8 miles, 8.8 miles, … Continue readingSep26Tue6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Sep 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGESFacebookTwitterRedditEmailSep27Wed5:30 pm SNG Volunteer OnboardingSNG Volunteer OnboardingSep 27 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pmCome learn about how to get involved with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways is powered by people like you who work to make our streets safer and more comfortable for everybody. We want all neighborhoods great places to walk, … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Author Archives: Tom Fucoloro
City will build a few blocks of very needed Pike/Pine bike lanes this weekend
SDOT crews will install five blocks of protected bike lanes on Pike and Pine Streets downtown this weekend, making a vital connection to the under-construction 2nd Ave bike lane in the heart of the downtown retail core. If the weather … Continue reading
Man charged with killing father biking in Northgate had also killed woman walking in Marysville
Derek Blaylock was biking home from the bus stop on his way back from work when Kevin Brewer, 51, allegedly struck him with his pick-up truck and drove away from the scene. Blaylock died within an hour. He was 50 … Continue reading
Bike share ridership is booming + Spin launches better bike, Forbes says LimeBike valued at $200M
Free-floating bike share is working in Seattle. Or at least it sure appears that way according to the city’s first analysis of anonymized private bike share data. In just two months, people have already taken 120,000 trips on the bikes. … Continue reading
Seattle startup crowdfunding bike-focused vending machines
Seattle Bike Blog loves all our city’s local bike shops. But they all have one problem in common: They aren’t open 24/7. And of course they aren’t. But what if you need a new tube for your morning commute? Or … Continue reading
New downtown vision includes 4th Ave bike lanes, new transit pathway on 6th Ave
After months of talks, agency leaders have a near-term plan for downtown streets that both builds a two-way protected bike lane on 4th Ave and creates a transit pathway to keep buses moving once they are kicked out of the … Continue reading
Friday is Park(ing) Day + Map of your local one-day mini parks – UPDATED
UPDATE: You can follow my adventures to parks around town below. Park(ing) Day 2017 is tomorrow (Friday). For one day, neighborhoods across the city will have new mini parks, constructed and activated by neighbors. It’s a day dedicated to new … Continue reading
2nd Ave bike lane extension will open southbound in early October, northbound a couple weeks later – UPDATED
The 2nd Ave bike lane will reach Denny Way next month. Work on the street has been ongoing for quite a while as the city prepared it for bike lanes and other improvements for all modes, such as badly needed … Continue reading
31 bikes stolen from Tacoma Major Taylor Project school + How you can help
A thief (or thieves) broke into Tacoma’s iDEA High School Sunday and stole more than 30 bikes belonging to the school’s chapter of Cascade Bicycle Club’s Major Taylor Project. The bikes were mostly quality road and mountain bikes, so the … Continue reading
Bellevue considers bike share permits, take their survey today
With thousands of bikes already in operation in Seattle and construction on a second cross-lake bike trail wrapping up in just a couple months, the City of Bellevue is considering its own permits to allow private bike share companies to … Continue reading
City extends 9th Ave protected bike lanes + How can the city fix the Mercer crossing?
We are two blocks closer to a complete connection between downtown and the Westlake Bikeway. SDOT installed Phase II of their three-phase rollout of protected bike lanes on 9th Ave N in South Lake Union this week. The bike lanes … Continue reading
Don’t expect a bike share surge as caps rise to 2K + Seattle bike share makes international news
See our Seattle Bike Share Guide for an updated FAQ about bike share in Seattle as well as links to download active companies’ apps and a guide to properly parking your bike share bike. The bike share cap has increased … Continue reading
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Seattle Children’s study: School bike trains increase physical activity (of course)
Organizing a bike train to school is an effective way to significantly increase the amount of daily physical activity every child needs to be healthy, a study out of Seattle Children’s found. OK, I know that sounds like a no-brainer. … Continue reading
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I’m moving by bike Sunday, and you’re invited
Moving by bike is one of my favorite things to do. It turns a stressful day of trying to cramp stuff into a car or strapping things to the roof into a fun day of riding bikes around town with … Continue reading
Missing the forest for the bicycle helmets
This week, the authors of a disputed study promoting bicycle helmet laws with bike share systems penned an op-ed for Crosscut arguing that Seattle’s bike share companies should be forced to provide helmets with their bikes. Aside from the ick … Continue reading
Last day to tell SDOT Rainer Ave needs bike lanes
Rainier Ave needs bike lanes. There’s just no way around it. It’s the flattest and most direct way between Rainier Valley’s biggest business districts and downtown. The neighborhood cannot be truly accessible by bike without Rainier Ave bike lanes. Today … Continue reading
Protected bike lanes coming to Pike/Pine a big improvement, but fall just short
Pike and Pine Streets downtown are among the biggest missing bike connections downtown, and the city wants to take action to make them safer and more comfortable by the end of the year. Like with 2nd Ave in 2014, SDOT … Continue reading
The 2017 Your Voice, Your Choice recipient projects
From the very start, the city’s revamped neighborhood parks and street funding process was a victim of its own success. Early outreach generated around 900 projects ideas from community members. This was a huge increase in participation compared to the … Continue reading
Weekend Guide: Star Wars Critical Mass, Urban Ag Tour, bike parades + more!
It goes without saying that you should probably spend your whole weekend on a bike. And hey, now that there are thousands of $1 bikes all over the city, you can’t use your bike’s flat tire as an excuse. Here’s … Continue reading
ofo launches in Seattle, but their goal is ‘unlocking every corner of the world’
In story after story about ofo, writers trained to capitalize company names write “Ofo.” But there’s a reason to type the name in all lowercase letters: The typography looks a bit like someone riding a bike. ofo This is part … Continue reading
Spin/LimeBike announce access for people without smart phones or credit cards + Spin offers 50¢ rides for ORCA Lift holders
Spin and LimeBike have both announced new ways for people without smart phones, data plans or a credit/debit card to access their bike share services. People will soon be able to buy pre-paid Spin Access cards at Bike Works in … Continue reading