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From our Bike Events Calendar
Dec7Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Dec 7 @ 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 →10:00 am Basic Bike Network Celebration R...Basic Bike Network Celebration R...Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmCome ride a bike along new additions to the downtown network, and join the discussion on how to advocate for more safe routes for people who bike throughout the city! WHAT: Celebrate downtown bike lane construction!! Join us to ride the … Continue reading →10:00 am Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum...Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum...Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmDelridge station onlySaturday, Dec. 7, 2019 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.Delridge Community Center (Gym), 4501 Delridge Way SW, SeattleThis event focuses on the Delridge station and builds upon the community engagement and collaboration approach outlined in the Racial Equity Toolkit. Spanish … Continue reading →Dec8Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsDec 8 @ 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 →10:00 am Intro to Family Biking AdvocacyIntro to Family Biking AdvocacyDec 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmCome learn about how to get involved with local advocacy as a family biker!Getting involved in local advocacy as a parent can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be difficult! Join us for this fun, family-friendly event to learn … Continue reading → Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
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Tag Archives: 7th Ave
Bike lanes are for cars
People do not need bike lanes to ride a bike. People driving cars need bikes lanes to protect them from intimidating or harming people on bikes. The laws in Washington State are clear. Bikes are vehicles, so people are legally … Continue reading
Construction set to begin on vital downtown stretch of 7th Ave bike lane
Construction is set to begin next week to finally connect the well-used 7th Ave bike lane to the downtown core. When we last wrote about the planned 7th Ave southbound protected bike lane, we noted that it would end just … Continue reading
7th Ave bike lane will connect Dexter to downtown, end just 5 blocks from 2nd Ave
7th Ave is a direct line from Dexter to downtown, so it’s no surprise that the street is one of the most important bike routes in the city center. While the street got some nice buffered bike lanes between Dexter … Continue reading
Seattle gets stack of Federal funds for protected bike lanes downtown, on Broadway
Seattle will officially receive a stack of Federal cash to build protected bike lanes downtown and on Broadway (we reported on the recommendation earlier this month). The city has also received nearly $400,000 to help low-income residents access Pronto bike … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd ave, 4th ave, 7th Ave, broadway bikeway, broadway streetcar extension, downtown, federal government, protected bike lanes, psrc
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Regional Council recommends funds for 7th Ave bike lanes, Bellevue trail design + more
The Puget Sound Regional Council, which distributes federal transportation funding in the area, has recommended additional funding to build the 7th Ave protected bike lanes downtown, design a replacement Hed Ec bike/walk bridge on UW campus and to fully design … Continue reading
Amazon will fund 7th Ave cycle track
Today is just all cycle tracks, all day on Seattle Bike Blog (Mayor McGinn will announce his transportation budget today Monday at 2, so check back to SBB for more then). A deal between the city and Amazon includes a … Continue reading
Big plans (and small immediate changes) planned for 7th Ave + An Amazon.com cycle track?
Remember when 7th Ave between Westlake and Denny looked like the photo to the right? That was fun. Unfortunately, the striping is almost entirely rubbed off in many places. And compliance by car and bus drivers has never been very … Continue reading
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Tagged 7th Ave, amazon, cycle tracks, denny triangle, downtown, king county metro, sdot
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