Tag: bike to work week 2011

May 17, 2011

Dexter paving two weeks behind schedule, but ready to Bike to Work Day

Due to rainy and cold weather, Dexter Ave N construction is running about two weeks behind schedule. However, the contractor still expects to complete the project by October. As Bike to Work Day nears (Friday), the first phase of Dexter Ave N paving has been completed. Crews are now working to stripe the new buffered…
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tagged: 2011 paving, bike month 2011, bike to work day 2011, bike to work week 2011, construction, dexter, sdot
May 16, 2011

Advice for first-time bike commuters

As Seattle’s workforce gears up for Bike to Work Day this Friday, some people out there may be looking for advice to get ready for their first commutes by bike. For one take on how to be prepared, here’s a good video from the folks at Cascade Bicycle Club: Personally, some of my advice for…
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tagged: advice, bike to work week 2011, cascade bicycle club, commuting, getting started, videos
April 13, 2011

StreetFilms videographer to speak at Bike to Work Breakfast

Regular readers of this blog will certainly recognize the name StreetFilms. Their straightforward, informative and optimistic videos explain the benefits of livable, sustainable roads in ways that are neither condescending nor alienating. Leading the StreetFilms crew is Brooklynite Clarence Eckerson, Jr, who is the keynote speaker at Cascade Bicycle Club’s Bike to Work Breakfast fundraiser…
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tagged: bike to work breakfast, bike to work week 2011, cascade bicycle club, streetfilms