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Dec7Wed6:00 pm Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M...Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M...Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmMonthly agendas can be found at: http://www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicycle-advisory-board/meetings/meeting-agendas The Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) advises the Mayor, City Council, and City Departments and Divisions on projects, policies, and programs that improve and/or affect bicycling conditions in Seattle. Responsibilities SBAB’s responsibilities include: … Continue readingDec8Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkDec 8 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailDec10Sat10:00 am Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Friends on Bikes 2nd Saturday Ri...Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmFriends 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 rides all over Seattle.Meet-up locations … Continue reading10:00 am Little Brook Neighborhood CleanupLittle Brook Neighborhood CleanupDec 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 amMonthly 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 usual, if you want info … Continue readingDec11Sun9:00 am Mt Baker Hub Alliance 2nd Sunday...Mt Baker Hub Alliance 2nd Sunday...Dec 11 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery 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 find their way into Puget … Continue reading
Author Archives: Tom Fucoloro
Packer: The public won’t build a new surface parking lot near Pike Place Market after all
Ryan Packer has some wonderful news: Seattle City Light will not build its planned surface parking lot at Western Ave and Blanchard Street after all. Word of the proposed parking lot, located within the Western Ave business strip that extends … Continue reading
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Tagged belltown, blanchard st, parking lots, ryan packer, seattle city light, the urbanist, western ave
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This bike lane detour is so simple, so why isn’t it the standard in Seattle?
While taking the kid to preschool this morning, we passed this crew working on a utility of some kind underneath the 2nd Ave bike lane at Pine St. The crew had lined up cones directing riders into a temporary bike … Continue reading
Sunday Theater: Danny MacAskill rides around San Francisco (Open Thread)
Every new Danny MacAskill video is a burst of joy and wonder. He and his film team have been creating love letters to Scottish industrial ruins and natural beauty for years, so it was really fun to see them visit … Continue reading
Sound Transit seeks feedback on South Tacoma Station biking and walking access improvements
You have until December 5 to complete Sound Transit’s online survey about potential walking and biking improvements near South Tacoma Station. More details from Sound Transit: In 2021, we assessed current conditions for walking, rolling, bicycling, and taking transit to … Continue reading
Cascade announces 2023 events, including long-awaited returns of RSVP and the Emerald City Ride
Cascade Bicycle Club this week released its first full-strength events schedule since 2019. The 2023 season will see the return of two major rides that have been sadly missing in recent years: The Emerald City Ride and the Ride Seattle … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, emerald city bike ride, RSVP, washington bikes
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I’m glad this Green Lake pool mural is no longer illegal
I thought I had seen all Seattle’s bike-themed public art, but I had never been inside the Evan’s Pool in Green Lake Park before this week. While my kid took a swim lesson, I found myself looking at this large … Continue reading
Bloomberg: Olive Way crosswalk showed ‘how needlessly difficult it is to build safer streets’
There you go SDOT, something more in line with your policy pic.twitter.com/PBZibVAofZ — Hamza (@hummusqueso) November 20, 2022 The crosswalk at Harvard and Olive Way is gone, but it left an impression on more than just the roadway itself. The … Continue reading
It’s officially the season for hauling Xmas trees by bike
My wonderful spouse Kelli hauled both a tree and a kid home. I definitely want to see your Seattle tree-by-bike photos. Tag them #SEAbikes if you post photos on social media. Or email them to me and I’ll add them … Continue reading
Take this new Beacon Hill bike lane survey + Upcoming pop-up feedback sessions
SDOT has released a new online survey to gather feedback on the proposed Beacon Hill bike lane options. So take a few minutes to complete it now (check the project page for non-English versions). The department is also hosting a … Continue reading
Cycle Dogs needs support after troubled move to brick and mortar shop
When I think of Cycle Dogs, I think of sitting in the backyard of Peddler Brewing eating a creative and delicious vegan dog. What started as a hot dog cart in a bike trailer (we wrote about the initial Cycle … Continue reading
Bike League: Inside Seattle’s community movement for slower streets
The League of American Bicyclists interviewed two wonderful friends of the blog for a story about how safe streets advocates won slower speed limits in Seattle. Brie Gyncild, who you may remember from this Pike Street bike lanes video, and … Continue reading
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Tagged brie gyncild, merlin rainwater, seattle neighborhood greenways, speed limits, vision zero
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How to prepare for biking during the first big freeze of the season
Obvious challenges aside, biking in freezing weather can be a lot of fun. It’s also an excellent cure for cabin fever. Today’s flurries mostly failed to stick to roadways and paths, and people in Seattle have reported clear routes during … Continue reading
Alert 11/28-1/27: Interurban Trail closed in Algona/Pacific
A section of the Interurban Trail near the Algona/Pacific border will be closed for repairs now until January 27. There is no official detour or temporary trail. Frontage Road is probable the most obvious alternative, though Josh Putnam noted some … Continue reading
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Tagged algona, Bike Route Alert, interurban south, king county parks, pacific
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Boeing workers use cargo bikes to get around their massive facilities
Saw this making the rounds and had to share it with you all: Boeing workers have long relied on bicycles to move around their enormous facilities, and they started switching to cargo trikes back in 2015.
South Seattle bike lane improvements added as budget goes to final vote
Though many of the Seattle City Council’s more ambitious budget goals were shelved following a grim revenue forecast, the nearly-complete 2023-24 budget retains the Vision Zero and Missing Link redesign funds that Mayor Bruce Harrell initially proposed and sets aside … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023 budget, andrew lewis, bruce harrell, city council, Lisa herbold, tammy morales
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Remembering the victims of traffic violence across our region – UPDATED
People held a series of actions and press conferences across the Puget Sound region to remember the victims of traffic violence and call for action to prevent more of them. A Rainier Valley Greenways action at Seattle City Hall set … Continue reading
To learn how to respond to community-created crosswalks, SDOT should look to their own past
In the dead of night in early April 2013, one First Hill resident dragged $350 worth of reflective plastic posts down the hill and glued them on top of the brand new bike lane line SDOT had painted on Cherry … Continue reading
45th Street bridge money should either require bike lanes or go to sidewalks and south end safety instead
Amid all the tough cuts to the proposed 2023-24 budget, including $4 million over two year from the sidewalk safety repair budget, one curious project is getting funding: A railing and some lighting on the NE 45th Street bridge over … Continue reading
