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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: bike polo
CHS: Two bicycle cafés opening soon in central Seattle
Sounds like the Capitol Hill bike shop vacuum is finally getting filled. And in true Hill fashion, it’s coming with coffee and beer. Our friends at Capitol Hill Seattle report that two very different bike shop cafés are opening soon … Continue reading
Foggy bike polo
Seattle bike polo in the fog @ CalAnderson, Capitol Hill twitter.com/carnitos/statu… — carnitos (@carnitos) December 31, 2012 Happy New Year, Seattle! You are a gorgeous place to bike.
Seattle Bike Polo doc part of NY Bicycle Film Fest + Newbie Sundays at Cal Anderson
One of the films featured in this weekend’s New York Bicycle Film Festival is a documentary about Seattle’s Bike Polo scene (h/t Biking Bis). We stake a claim to being the founding city for modern hardcourt bike polo, which is … Continue reading
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Parks Department recommends making Bike Polo a permanent court use
Following an 18-month pilot program, Parks Department staff recommends permanently designating courts at Judkins and Cal Anderson Parks for “alternative uses” like bike polo, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. If approved, the city would more or less officially designate the Judkins … Continue reading
Riding Reporter: Interview with Seattle Bike Polo founder Matt Messenger
The Riding Reporter has an interview with Matt Messenger, one of the original Seattle Bike Polo players who helped elevate the game to the international phenomenon it is today. Since the lights at the Cal Anderson Bike Polo Court will … Continue reading
Vancouver team wins 2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
The Crazy Canucks from East Vancouver took the top spot at the 2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships, closing out a busy week of polo at Magnuson Park. The Canucks beat out Call Me Daddy from France in sudden death. … Continue reading
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World Hardcourt Bike Polo tourney kicks off Wednesday at Magnuson Park
The 2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships starts Wednesday at Magnuson Park. Seattle is hosting this year’s tournament, and the best in the world will try to upset our hometown stars. Organizers are building the polo courts today, and you … Continue reading
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Weekend Guide: Rainier Summer Streets featuring Bike Works Block Party
This ragtag crew and I biked this machine from Beacon Hill to Bike Works HQ in Columbia City yesterday to get it ready for Saturday’s Rainier Valley Heritage Parade, which is followed by Summer Streets on Rainier Ave and a … Continue reading
Kids at Bike Works learn bike polo from the best + Polo demo at Westlake Park
The bike polo programs at Bike Works was profiled by 321 Polo! last month. The site, which documents everything bike polo from around the world, was impressed by the opportunity kids in Seattle have to learn polo from some Seattle … Continue reading
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Status of Cal Anderson bike polo looking better under new Parks rules, but remains ambiguous
The Board of Park Commissioners has recommended an 18-month pilot for a new tiered court use policy that could allow dodgeball and bike polo to play at Cal Anderson without being renegade activities. People have continued playing both games, even … Continue reading
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Parks Athletic Manager suggests banning bike polo from Cal Anderson
Capitol Hill Seattle reports that Dennis Cook, the Athletics Manager for Seattle Parks, has recommended banning bike polo, but not dodgeball, from Cal Anderson tennis courts:
Public hearing Thursday to discuss opening tennis courts to bike polo, dodgeball
The Parks Board is holding a public hearing Thursday evening to get feedback about a proposal to open low-use tennis courts to non-tennis activities, such as bike polo and dodge ball. Currently, these activities are not technically allowed (though they … Continue reading
Judkins Park Bike Polo tournament shows how cool the sport can be
If you have never watched bike polo, you’re missing out. Luckily, Seattle is the place to catch some of the best players in the world skid around on tennis courts, taking shots with a modified ski pole with a piece … Continue reading