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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep22Friall-day Age Friendly City HackathonAge Friendly City HackathonSep 22 – Sep 24 all-dayhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-city-for-all-tickets-36417003237 6PM Friday thru 4PM Sunday Seattle City Hall Imagine yourself in Seattle 20 years from now. Or 40 years from now. Or maybe 60 years from now. What does your life here look like? Has our world adapted to … Continue readingSep23Sat7:00 am Friday Harbor Bike-n-Brew @ San Juan County FairgroundsFriday Harbor Bike-n-Brew @ San Juan County FairgroundsSep 23 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
From the event page: Friday Harbor Bike-n-Brew offers a choice of three bike routes exploring the picturesque back roads of San Juan Island. After the ride, relax and share your stories with fellow riders at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. Enjoy … Continue reading11:00 am Snohomish Tweed Ride @ Snohomish Carnegie/ Centennial TrailSnohomish Tweed Ride @ Snohomish Carnegie/ Centennial TrailSep 23 @ 11:00 am
Fancy a cycle? Sport your finest and join us for a jaunt through the countryside. Pause for a picnic (bring your own), jolly diversions, tea and sweets (our treat!) We set off from the Snohomish Carnegie 105 Cedar Avenue, and … Continue readingSep24Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsSep 24 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmAre you a new volunteer? Do you have worktrade debt from a Bike Works class? Are you a volunteer from Bike Works past and want to re-engage? Are you interested in learning more about bikes while participating in some awesome … Continue reading11:00 am Valleyfest Family Bike Ride @ Mirabeau Point ParkValleyfest Family Bike Ride @ Mirabeau Point ParkSep 24 @ 11:00 am
Check in at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 24th and join us for a family-friendly bike ride along the beautiful Centennial Trail. The ride(s) start at noon, and there are four leader-guided routes to choose from: 6.8 miles, 8.8 miles, … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: bike works
Seattle Children’s study: School bike trains increase physical activity (of course)
Organizing a bike train to school is an effective way to significantly increase the amount of daily physical activity every child needs to be healthy, a study out of Seattle Children’s found. OK, I know that sounds like a no-brainer. … Continue reading
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Investors are putting big money into private bike share companies + Spin’s community project donates to Bike Works
Spin, one of at least three companies hoping to launch a stationless bike share service on the streets of Seattle this summer, just landed $8 million in venture funding, according to a company press release. This funding news highlights what is … Continue reading
Pedal-powered music collective will play three shows in Seattle this week
Pleasant Revolution doesn’t just tour by bike, their shows are even literally powered by bikes. During three shows in Seattle this week they are calling the Biketopia Music Festival, members of the audience will pedal stationary bikes to generate the … Continue reading
Drink beers for Bike Works Wednesday
Gotta highlight this event Wednesday (tonight!) at Peddler Brewing. Drink beer to benefit Bike Works. It doesn’t get easier than that! More details from the event listing: On Wednesday, June 29th from 4-10 pm, Peddler Brewing Company will be donating … Continue reading
Sunday: Bike Works Warehouse Sale + Our calendar is now easier to use (& still free!)
The annual Bike Works Warehouse sale is Sunday (as advertised on this site). This sale is your chance to score great and unique deals while supporting Bike Works’ amazing community and youth programming. Have you been thinking about taking up … Continue reading
King 5: BikeMobile empowers youth and serves areas where bike shops are rare
King 5 has been doing a lot of great work recently when it comes to bikes and safe streets. I don’t know what’s gotten into them, but I hope it’s permanent! For example, a news team went out with the … Continue reading
Bike Works auction brings in $145,000
I made a fool of myself for the Bike Works annual auction last month, and it was totally worth it. I look forward to volunteering for the auction every year. There’s just so much positive energy, and youth enrolled in … Continue reading
What can bike advocates learn from the Youth Bike Summit?
Thanks to a lot of hard work by the folks from Bike Works, Seattle hosted the Youth Bike Summit this month. An annual gathering of youth-focused bike organizers, the fifth summit was the first one outside of New York. I … Continue reading
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Bike Works hosts the Youth Bike Summit this weekend
Young people from all over the country are heading to Seattle this weekend to talk bikes. The annual Youth Bike Summit has been held in New York City for the past four years, so Seattle is the second-ever host city … Continue reading
After break-ins, Boeing employees donate big to Bike Works
After hearing about a string of break-ins at Bike Works a couple months ago, Boeing Employees reached out and offered some big bucks to help the Columbia City organization. The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound, which is made … Continue reading
Listen: KUOW on Rainier Ave’s speeding problem + Meeting tonight
Rainier Ave has a serious speeding problem. But, of course, that speeding problem is actually a symptom caused by the street’s dangerous, highway-style design problem. Four lanes of traffic splitting through bustling neighborhood centers and business districts is inherently dangerous. … Continue reading
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Someone keeps stealing from Bike Works, so now they’re low on BMX bikes
Bike theft sucks, but stealing from Bike Works? That’s seriously messed up. Unfortunately, some person (or persons) missing a moral compass has been hitting Bike Works hard this past week, stealing as many as 20 bikes that young bike repair … Continue reading
Bike Works one of 4 Seattle shops among ‘America’s best bike shops’
Seattle has four of the best bike shops in the country, according to the 2014 list from the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Bike Works, Gregg’s Cycle, The Bicycle Repair Shop and Montlake Bicycle Shop all made the list, which is … Continue reading
Columbia City shaken after person drives into building + Community walk Friday
Columbia City residents and workers are still shaken up after someone drove into a hair salon last week and broke through the inside wall before coming to a rest inside the deli next door. Seven people were injured, including several … Continue reading
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Super Cool Job Alert: Recycling and Reuse Manager at Bike Works + Godspeed, Donald!
Donald Villarreal made his first appearance on Seattle Bike Blog in one of our first ever stories, which was about Bike Works’ volunteer repair parties. Also featured in that story: Davey Oil, who would later leave Bike Works to start … Continue reading
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Bike Works will host 2015 Youth Bike Summit + Notes from the auction
From its humble beginnings in a yellow house on Ferdinand Street in Columbia City, Bike Works continues to grow at an amazing pace. Their expanded reach is easy to see as both their programs and their annual auctions outgrow their … Continue reading
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Get your tickets to the 2014 Bike Works auction + A chance to score that amazing Seahawks bike
Remember that amazing Seattle-made, Seahawks-themed Rodriguez bike that Mayor Ed Murray put on the line in his Super Bowl bet with Denver Mayor Michael Hancock? Well, (spoiler alert) the Seahawks won and the bike stayed here. And there’s really only … Continue reading
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Bike Works seeks leader for job skills, BikeMobile program + Cascade hiring 2 for education department
Bike Works has posted a very intriguing job listing: Job Skills Training Project Coordinator and supervisor of the BikeMobile project. The coordinator will lead a new and potentially ground-breaking project at the non-profit, whose mission is to empower youth and … Continue reading
Help Seattle Neighborhood Greenways get a $25K match + more ways to support bicycling
If you are looking to balance your taxes or are just looking for a way to turn your cash into useful, positive work, Seattle and Washington State are flush with opportunities to make even a little cash go a long … Continue reading
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126 Cranksgiving riders haul 1,443 lbs of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank
2013 was the year that Cranksgiving broke. Seattle’s Fourth Cranksgiving exploded in size, with a stunning 126 people biking to grocery stores and food stands all across the city, buying food for Rainier Valley Food Bank. Folks at the food … Continue reading
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