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Weekend Guide: Get a free Muffin on Melrose Friday morning + BikeBot + Ballard Crit

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

Central Seattle Greenways (of which I am a founder) received a Small & Simple Grant from the Department of Neighborhoods to clean-up, promote and improve the Melrose Trail on Capitol Hill. One of the group’s plans is a series of … Continue reading →

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Ballard News Tribune: Ballard Locks closed for repairs until Thursday

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Tom Fucoloro

The Ballard Locks are closed to walking traffic until Thursday as the Army Corps of Engineers works to repair erosion, the Ballard News Tribune reports. That means two days of detours to either the Fremont Bridge or (if you really … Continue reading →

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Riding Reporter: A ride with a pedicab tour guide

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

In keeping with today’s unofficial theme, here’s another person around town making the bicycle economy happen. Anne-Marije Rook from the Ballard News Tribune took a spin with Sacsha Toda-Peters
, a pedicab driver with attitude and great knowledge of the history … Continue reading →

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Wang started taking documentary photos at Tiananmen Square

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

Mike Wang, the man who was killed in a July 28 hit-and-run on Dexter Ave in South Lake Union, had been working as a photographer for PATH, documenting the work of the global health nonprofit. But Wang got his start … Continue reading →

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Meetings tonight to discuss Ballard and Green Lake bike lanes

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

This is late notice again (sorry!), but SDOT will be at two separate meetings at 7 p.m. tonight (May 11) to discuss projects on 20th Ave NW in Ballard and N/NE 65th St in Green Lake. Green Lake SDOT representatives … Continue reading →

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SDOT (again) proposes completion of Burke-Gilman missing link – UPDATED

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Tom Fucoloro

SDOT has released the revised SEPA Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) proposing to complete the dangerous and infamous Burke-Gilman Missing Link through Ballard. From Anne-Marije Rook at the Ballard News Tribune: A DNS for this proposal was originally issued in 2008, … Continue reading →

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Ballard’s Bikeability: Could Portland’s lessons work well there?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Tom Fucoloro

In April, Adam Parast wrote a post for Seattle Transit Blog about a GIS project he had done to analyze a city’s bikeability. The project is full of fantastic information and pondering about what it means for a city or … Continue reading →

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