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Feb21Friall-day BikeWorks week at Flying Bike Co... @ Flying Bike Cooperative BreweryBikeWorks week at Flying Bike Co... @ Flying Bike Cooperative BreweryFeb 21 – Feb 27 all-day
BikeWorks Week at Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery: Feb 21-27th Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery is teaming with Bike Works for the week starting February 21 for a week of celebration and support of this great community program. Grab a pint of … Continue readingFeb25Tue6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Feb 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail7:00 pm Long Distance Self Supported Bik... @ Flying Bike Cooperative BreweryLong Distance Self Supported Bik... @ Flying Bike Cooperative BreweryFeb 25 @ 7:00 pm
As part of our celebration of BikeWorks Week at Flying Bike, join us tonight for a talk about Long Distance Bike Touring: Join FBCB Member David Wiegand as he presents his experiences & knowledge gained about bicycle touring, including highlights … Continue readingFeb26Wed5:30 pm Safe Routes to School for Seattle @ Location TBD: Central SeattleSafe Routes to School for Seattle @ Location TBD: Central SeattleFeb 26 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmAt Seattle Neighborhood Greenways, we believe that every child deserves to be able to walk or bike to school safely and comfortably. This year, we are working to change Seattle School District policies and programs so that helping students walk … Continue reading6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingFeb 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Check Facebook for monthly meeting information: https://www.facebook.com/BFGreenways/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
Tag Archives: 35th Ave NE
Days after SDOT acknowledged safety concerns on new 35th Ave NE, a collision critically injured someone on a motorcycle
Someone driving a pickup truck collided with someone on a motorcycle at the intersection of 35th Ave NE and NE 75th Street Monday evening. The person on the motorcycle was critically injured and was rushed to the hospital in life-threatening … Continue reading
With the paint barely dry on bike-lane-free 35th Ave NE, person driving strikes and injures someone on a bike
Just hours after a video of dangerous conditions for people biking on the new 35th Ave NE gained a lot of traction on social media, someone driving struck and injured a person biking on the street near the intersection with … Continue reading
Rashomon in Wedgwood: SDOT Director and Deputy Mayor grilled during Bike Board meeting
SDOT Director Sam Zimbabwe and Deputy Mayor Shefali Ranganathan sat down for a long talk with the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board Wednesday to have a difficult and at times uncomfortable conversation about Mayor Jenny Durkan’s commitment to building the city’s … Continue reading
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How did Mayor Durkan get the 35th Ave NE decision so wrong? + Councilmembers respond
Mayor Jenny Durkan’s decision this week to scrap planned, designed and contracted bike lanes on 35th Ave NE has drawn a major backlash as people are dismayed to hear that Seattle’s mayor is abandoning the Bicycle Master Plan in order … Continue reading
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Mayor Durkan chooses 35th Ave NE car convenience over street safety and the fight against climate change
Mayor Jenny Durkan has officially abandoned the Bicycle Master Plan, which was approved unanimously by the City Council and funded through a vote of the people. The Mayor has until recently only delayed Bike Master Plan projects, like essentially all … Continue reading
After mediation fails, 35th Ave NE bike lanes head to Mayor Durkan’s desk
Remember the $10,000 of bicycle safety funds Councilmember Rob Johnson and Mayor Jenny Durkan spent on a confidential mediation effort to see if there was any way for bike lane opponents and supporters to agree on a plan for the … Continue reading
35th Ave NE safety changes still on track + How can the city avoid such divisive neighborhood fights?
While I was on family leave this winter, a seemingly routine repaving project in Northeast Seattle somehow became a flashpoint that has divided neighbors, spilling gallons of red and green sign-making ink and even drawing competing streetside protests. It has … Continue reading
Anti-bike lane group tweets that single moms don’t bike. It backfires spectacularly
A twitter handle representing the “Save 35th Ave NE” group fighting against city plans for safer crosswalks and bike lanes posted a sexist tweet the other day saying that “single mothers don’t commute to work on bikes.” It backfired spectacularly … Continue reading
35th Ave NE: A Project at Risk
This is a guest post written by Liam Bradshaw. Liam is a research scientist in materials chemistry who lives near 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood. He enjoys riding for both commuting and recreation, but drives, walks, and busses when necessary. … Continue reading
