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Tag Archives: bainbridge island
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, bainbridge island, Bainbridge Island SAFE Mobility Levy
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, bainbridge mobility alliance, open streets
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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 … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, bike camping, bikepacking, brinnon, dosewallips state park, hood canal, hood canal bridge, port gamble, quilcene, suquamish
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The 45th Chilly Hilly is Sunday on Bainbridge
Cascade Bicycle Club’s major event season kicks off Sunday with the 45th annual Chilly Hilly. Thousands of people will meet up at Colman Dock to catch the ferry to Bainbridge. Numbers swell when weather is sunny and warm, but that’s … Continue reading
Chilly Hilly is Sunday
Cascade Bicycle Club’s first major ride of the year is Sunday. If you’re starting on the Seattle side of Elliott Bay, your ride starts with a ferry ride absolutely packed with people on bikes. Then you’re in for 33 miles … Continue reading
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Tagged b.i. cycle shop, bainbridge island, cascade bicycle club, chilly hilly
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FamilyRide: 20 families bike together to go camping on Bainbridge
EDITOR’S NOTE: Madi Carlson is Seattle Bike Blog’s Family Bike Expert and author of FamilyRide.us. Keep an eye out for her book, “Urban Cycling: How to get to work, save money, and use your bike for city living” available from … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, familybike seattle, familyride, fay bainbridge park, madeleine carlson, swift campout
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Bainbridge Fire Dept. honors four who saved life of man who had heart attack during Chilly Hilly
The Bainbridge Island Fire Department honored four people for their swift, life-saving action to help a man who had a heart attack after summiting a big Bainbridge Island hill during this year’s Chilly Hilly bike ride. Brian Moran and his … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, brian moran, chilly hilly, inside bainbridge, joe kimzey, johnny walker, patrick rugh, roger chan
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Man who had heart attack during Chilly Hilly doing well, quick action by riders may have saved his life
As though you needed another reason to get certified in CPR, here’s a big one. A man participating in the annual Chilly Hilly collapsed while biking up one of the route’s namesake hills, but fast action by nearby riders trained … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, cascade bicycle club, chilly hilly, inside bainbridge, joe kimzey, partick rugh
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Sunday’s Chilly Hilly ride likely to be ‘chilly,’ guaranteed to be ‘hilly’
Cascade Bicycle Club’s first big ride event of the year is Sunday. Every year, tons of people pack the Seattle-to-Bainbridge ferry for the Chilly Hilly. The route is a loop around Bainbridge Island, so the “hilly” part is guaranteed. And … Continue reading
Cascade: Bainbridge ferry terminal construction could bring cycling headaches
People who bike to and from Bainbridge should be ready for some changes and narrower lanes at the island’s ferry terminal starting Monday, Cascade Bicycle Club notes on its blog: Construction will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. … Continue reading
State may fund Delridge Trail, U-District bike share, Bainbridge ferry access improvements + more
In its latest round of grant funding for its bicycle and pedestrian safety program, Washington State has prioritized a Delridge trail and road safety project, improvements to Olympic Drive near the Ferry Terminal on Bainbridge Island, bike share station install … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, Delridge Way SW, north delridge, puget sound bike share, university district, west seattle, wsdot
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