Tag: bicycle economy

April 24, 2012

Pedaler’s Fair showcases the forces behind Seattle’s growing bicycle economy

The first Pedaler’s Fair (Seattle Bike Blog sponsored!) took over a historic Ballard industrial building last weekend to showcase some of Washington State’s most creative handmade bicycle goods and art. Inspired by Portland’s Bikecraft events, Swift Industries and Go Means Go organized the Pedaler’s Fair to support local small businesses making everything from bicycle clothing…
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tagged: bicycle economy, bicycle heroes, go means go, path less pedaled, pedaler’s fair, swift industries
August 15, 2011

Riding Reporter: A ride with a pedicab tour guide

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 of rickshaws in Seattle. From the BNT: Wearing a crisp white button-up shirt, a colorfully…
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tagged: anne-marije rook, ballard news tribune, bicycle economy, riding reporter
August 15, 2011

Capitol Hill Courier launches intra-neighborhood bike delivery sevice

If you live on Capitol Hill, Kelly Milligan wants to get you stuff by bike. He started a hyperlocal courier service last week, which I wrote about over at CHS: So, let’s say there’s something on Capitol Hill you want, but you don’t feel like or can’t get it to your Capitol Hill home or…
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tagged: bicycle economy, capitol hill, capitol hill courier, capitol hill seattle, kelly milligan