Tag: bainbridge island

July 11, 2022

Bainbridge Ferry bicycle waiting area changes + How to stay updated on construction

Starting this week, construction work to replace the old Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal walkway will cause some changes to how biking on the ferry works. The biggest change is that folks may need to wait in lane 6 rather than the covered area near the ferry ramp. The new elevated walkway will pass right over…
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tagged: bainbridge island, washington state ferries
September 12, 2019

Watch: The Path Less Pedaled visits Seattle (4 videos)

Russ and Laura from the wonderful bike adventuring YouTube channel the Path Less Pedaled were in town recently and made four videos documenting their time. And they are all great, of course. First, they toured R&E Cycles in the U District/Ravenna and the legendary Rodriguez Cycles manufacturing area in the basement. Then they joined a…
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tagged: bainbridge island, counterbalance, free range cycles, path less pedaled, rodriguez bicycles, swift industries
November 8, 2018

Bainbridge Island voters reject $15M safe streets levy

Buried in the election results this week was a somewhat disappointing result over on Bainbridge Island. The city’s modest SAFE Mobility Levy lost, with the ongoing result sitting at 45–55 as of Thursday morning. The levy would have raised $15 million over seven years to fund sidewalks, Safe Routes to School and wider shoulders, which…
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tagged: bainbridge island, Bainbridge Island SAFE Mobility Levy
October 30, 2018

Vote YES on Bainbridge Island’s SAFE Mobility Levy

As you may have noticed, Seattle Bike Blog does not have a voter’s guide this year. This is partly due to the limited number of local races and partly due to having a baby at home who occupies a lot of my time by being super cute and having a preference for sleeping in my…
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tagged: 2018 election, bainbridge island, Bainbridge Island SAFE Mobility Levy
October 3, 2018

Bainbridge Island hosts its first Open Streets Festival Saturday

While Seattle’s Mayor Jenny Durkan tries to end her city’s open streets events, Bainbridge Island is getting ready to host its first ever Open Streets Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The City of Bainbridge Island, with leadership help from the Bainbridge Mobility Alliance, will create an all-ages-and-abilities circuit from downtown Winslow to…
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tagged: bainbridge island, bainbridge mobility alliance, open streets
April 25, 2017

Bikepacking to Dosewallips State Park (and some rainy ‘type II’ fun)

Editor’s Note: There are few places on earth as well-suited for bikepacking trips than Washington State. If you bike regularly and your standard trip includes at least one hill, then you are more than ready to load your bike with camping gear and set out on an amazing adventure. Below is one somewhat ambitious trip…
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tagged: bainbridge island, bike camping, bikepacking, brinnon, dosewallips state park, hood canal, hood canal bridge, port gamble, quilcene, suquamish