Tag: bike works

November 15, 2021

Seattle Cranksgiving 2021 rides with Bike Works November 20

For Seattle’s 12 Annual Cranksgiving, let’s ride bikes together. Rather than the usual scavenger hunt, Cranksgiving 2021 will join up with the good folks at Bike Works Saturday, November 20, to collect donations for Rainier Valley Food Bank before going on a nice, long no-drop community bike ride to celebrate Major Taylor’s birthday. Download the…
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tagged: bike works, cranksgiving 2021, rainier valley food bank
May 25, 2021

Bike Works turns 25 this year + Register now for their excellent annual auction

Bike Works is turning 25 years old! How cool is that? That’s a quarter century of bike wrenching, teaching and youth programming in Columbia City. The organization has long had an excellent annual fundraiser auction. Of course, the pandemic isn’t over (and it was very far from over when the 2021 auction was planned), so…
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tagged: bike works, bikecitement 2021
December 4, 2020

After nearly 10 years, Deb Salls steps down as Bike Works ED + Ed Ewing takes the helm

When I first met Deb Salls, it was an office crammed full of desks and staff members in the top floor (maybe attic?) of the iconic yellow Bike Works house in Columbia City. There was hardly an inch of open space up there. One floor down, the organization packed a full schedule of after-school programs…
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tagged: bike works, deb salls, ed ewing
August 19, 2020

Tonight: Phyllis Porter talks biking and activism

Tonight (August 19) at 6 p.m., log in to hear Phyllis Porter talk about “her adventures and growth as a bicycle rider and activist including her passion for safe streets for all.” Porter has been a strong advocate and friend of Seattle Bike Blog for years. She ran for City Council in District 2 last…
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June 17, 2020

Protest statements from local transportation orgs

As massive protests against racist and brutal policing pass the half-month mark, the City Council has passed some significant limits on police weaponry and use of chokeholds. The Council is also developing major changes to the city budget through new revenue from a potential new tax on large businesses and through cuts to the existing…
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tagged: bike works, black lives matter, cascade bicycle club, feet first, seattle neighborhood greenways, transportation choices coalition
April 29, 2020

Learn how a bike works with Bike Works’ virtual lessons

Bike Works’ Columbia City shop may be operating in a limited fashion (and offering great deals to essential workers), but its usual education programs are shuttered along with so many other parts of society. But nothing can stop Bike Works from spreading bike-fixing knowledge. And this could be a great time to demystify your bike…
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