-
From our Bike Events Calendar
Jul18Thu4:00 pm Queen Anne Greenways Playstreet @ Queen Anne Community CenterQueen Anne Greenways Playstreet @ Queen Anne Community CenterJul 18 @ 4:00 pm – Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm
Queen Anne Greenways (QAG), a community organization that advocates for safe and healthy streets, is putting on their annual Playstreets event on Thursday, July 18 on 1st Ave W between Crockett St & Howe St.. It starts at 4pm. QAG … Continue readingJul19Fri7:30 am Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Jul 19 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 amInterested in using a bike to get downtown but unsure of what routes are safe and reluctant to explore on your own? There is strength in numbers! Beginning May 3, we are offering three rides on Fridays:Columbia City to Downtown via … Continue readingJul20Sat12:00 pm East Side Bike and Brew @ WoodinvilleEast Side Bike and Brew @ WoodinvilleJul 20 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Inaugural East Side Beer Week needs an inaugural bike and brew. Brought to you by the same people behind Tour De Pints, East Side Bike and Brew is a free, open-to-everyone and ride-at-your-own-risk event. Enter or exit the ride … Continue readingJul21Sunall-day Sunday FUNDay @ Eleven Winery @ Eleven WinerySunday FUNDay @ Eleven Winery @ Eleven WineryJul 21 all-day
Drink wine for Bike Works! Eleven Winery will donate 100% of glass pours and tasting fees and 10% of all bottle purchases to Bike Works. This event will be held at the Winery location only, where we’ll also be accepting … Continue reading10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJul 21 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
Seattle Bike Blog Supporters receive endless love, some special emails and whatever else we can think up to show our appreciation. We are totally independent, so your support directly powers all this pedal-powered news.
To sign up, just choose a monthly amount that fits your budget and set up auto-payments here:
Tag Archives: 2013 mayoral race
Bike commuting grew nearly 50% under McGinn, Murray will oversee ‘extraordinary’ years ahead
Mike McGinn called mayor-elect Ed Murray today to concede, telling him that “he was going to be in for an extraordinary four years.” This is certainly true for cycling in the city. The number of people biking to work grew … Continue reading
Congratulations to Ed Murray, Mike O’Brien and other election winners
Ed Murray has been elected as the next Mayor of Seattle. We look forward to covering transportation issues under his leadership. He has campaigned on the claim that he can forge the partnerships needed to get things done, including safe … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 mayoral race, dow constantine, ed murray, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o'brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
25 Comments
Times: Murray threw embarrassing fit over UW parking ticket
We’ve all been frustrated by an unexpected fee. I once refused to leave the desk of a Wells Fargo branch manager until she reversed a $5 fee I was charged for not having enough money in my account (a noble … Continue reading
Murray flips again, now wants to ‘fully fund’ Northgate bike/walk bridge
Ed Murray has issued another clarification about a biking and walking transportation issue: the Northgate biking and walking bridge across I-5. The bridge would dramatically increase the ability for people to bike and walk to the upcoming light rail station. … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, mike mcginn, northgate, northgate station, northgate station bridge
12 Comments
You’ve voted by now, right? If not, here’s a mini-guide
If you haven’t voted, do it now. I mean it. Go get your ballot. I’ll wait… … … OK, good. I say to vote now because mail-in voting allows procrastinators to, well, procrastinate. Then it’s the day of the election … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 general election, 2013 mayoral race, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o'brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
4 Comments
Murray reverses his position about NE 75th Street bike lanes
The Ed Murray campaign this morning backtracked on his answer to Feet First about the NE 75th Street bike lanes, saying the project was “not a mistake.” As we reported yesterday, Murray had originally told Feet First that the project … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 bike master plan update, 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, mike mcginn, ne 65th, ne 75th st
23 Comments
Murray says NE 75th Street safety project was a ‘mistake’ because it removed unused parking
Ed Murray told Feet First recently that he thinks it was a mistake to install bike lanes on NE 75th Street, part of a road safety project demanded by neighbors following the devastating collision that killed Judy and Dennis Schulte … Continue reading
Ed Murray does not want to complete the Burke-Gilman Missing Link – UPDATED
“There goes my bike support,” Seattle mayoral candidate joked to the Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin after coming out against completing the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail. I’m guessing that the hundreds — maybe thousands — of Seattle residents … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 mayoral race, ballard, burke-gilman trail, ed murray, mike mcginn, missing link
59 Comments
Ahead of fundraiser by group opposing a Westlake cycle track, Murray says ‘I support cycle tracks’
I received an email about a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Ed Murray recently from a group opposed to the idea of a safe bikeway connecting the Fremont Bridge and South Lake Union along Westlake Ave. That project, which has received … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, mike mcginn, westlake, westlake cycle track
60 Comments
Video: Livable Streets Mayoral Forum + Mayoral race open thread
Thank you to Seattle Neighborhood Greenways for inviting me to be a co-moderator of Monday’s Livable Streets Forum Monday. Thanks also to my partner-in-moderating Deb Salls, Executive Director of Bike Works. I’ve never moderated anything like this before, so it … Continue reading
Monday mayoral candidate forum will focus on safe, livable streets
Which candidates for mayor will make safe streets a top priority? Find out Monday at a mayoral candidate forum hosted in Madison Valley by Seattle Neighborhood Greenways and sponsored by a long list of safe streets groups, including Seattle Bike … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 mayoral race, central district, events, madison valley, seattle neighbohrood greenways
3 Comments
A chat with mayoral candidate Kate Martin
Kate Martin may be way behind in the money game, but she thinks the other Seattle mayoral challengers are ignoring too many people. “They’re all going for the same voters,” Martin told Seattle Bike Blog during a recent chat at … Continue reading
Looking to stand out from the mayoral pack? Challenge McGinn with a bike-friendly vision
Are you running for Mayor of Seattle, but don’t know how to stand out among a packed crowd of challengers to incumbent Mike McGinn? Stop reading Internet comments and come out with an inspiring vision for a biking and walking-friendly … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged 2013 mayoral race, bruce harrell, ed murray, kate martin, mike mcginn, peter steinbrueck, tim burgess
9 Comments