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CM Mosqueda delivers must-watch speech as Council approves downtown bike lane resolution

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday calling on SDOT to complete a connected bike network downtown by the end of 2019. As we reported previously, the network includes sections of 8th Ave, 9th Ave N, Pike and/or Pine … Continue reading →

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The Urbanist: Womxn’s Bike Month Happy Hour is Thursday

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Took a rad group of ladies out on an e-bike spin! Most of them had never ridden downtown. They were all smiles. #womxnbike #bikemonth #seabikes @limebike @CascadeBicycle @TranspoChoices pic.twitter.com/jC6uHaQikz — kelsey mesher (@kmesh) May 23, 2018 Womxn are leading the … Continue reading →

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Bike Everywhere Day is Friday + Where to join a morning ride to City Hall or visit a ‘Celebration Station’

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The happiest rush hour of the year is just two days away! Bike Everywhere Day 2018 (formerly known as “Bike to Work Day”) is Friday, and the city will be flush with snacks and swag and group rides and smiling … Continue reading →

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Bike on I-5, the Aurora Bridge and the soon-to-be-closed waterfront Viaduct April 8

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Cascade Bicycle Club’s Emerald City Ride 2018 won’t ever be repeated because part of the route will be on the slated-for-demolishion Alaskan Way Viaduct. The third annual Emerald City Ride sticks with the theme: Bike on freeways typically off-limits to … Continue reading →

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Don’t delay the downtown bike network

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

Downtown Seattle is facing a massive transportation challenge when buses are kicked out the transit tunnel in 2019. That is not long from now, and the City of Seattle and our region’s transportation agencies need to be taking action right … Continue reading →

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Cascade calls Trump’s infrastructure plan a ‘bad deal for biking in Washington’

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

In an insult I doubt Donald Trump will take too hard, Cascade Bicycle Club said that his infrastructure plan is a “bad deal for biking in Washington.” At a time when the region is investing so much local funding in … Continue reading →

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The annual Seattle Bike Swap is Saturday at Magnusson Park

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The Seattle Bike Swap really does have something for everyone. It’s like a giant garage sale featuring booths focused on all different kinds of biking all together in an old hangar in Magnusson Park. Rare bike geeks, racers and people … Continue reading →

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Cascade: Bellevue City Council set to decide on downtown bike lane pilot Monday + How you can help

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

The Bellevue City Council will decide Monday whether the city will move forward with a demonstration protected bike lane on 108th Ave NE downtown, a first for Seattle’s biggest Eastside neighbor. The city’s Transportation Commission voted 5-2 last month in … Continue reading →

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Supporters of a completed Missing Link will host happy hour Wednesday

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

After decades of public meetings and open houses and letter-writing campaigns, it’s perhaps a bit difficult to get motivated for yet another public event about the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail. But what if I told you there … Continue reading →

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Cascade: Support Bellevue’s downtown bike lane plans Thursday

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Tom Fucoloro

As we reported previously, the City of Bellevue plans to build one or more demonstration bike lanes in its downtown core this spring as a pilot project to try out the design and give people a chance to see them … Continue reading →

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520 Trail opens today + Where to go for the opening celebration

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Today’s the day! Starting at 3 p.m., you will finally be able to bike across the 520 Bridge whenever you want. To celebrate, Cascade Bicycle Club is hosting free group rides from both the Seattle and Bellevue sides of the … Continue reading →

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Support budgets for a Georgetown/South Park trail, SDOT Equity Program, Summer Parkways + more

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

It is long past time to build a comfortable and safe biking and walking connection between Georgetown and South Park. These communities are so close, yet the most direct way to walk between them involves a dirt path running behind … Continue reading →

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Cascade: Your E Lake Sammamish Trail comments ‘didn’t count’

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

The legal battle to complete the E Lake Sammamish Trail between Redmond and Issaquah continues, heading to the City of Sammamish Hearing Examiner next week. The majority of the 800+ comments received about the trail project were supportive of King … Continue reading →

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Learn how to become a leader in the safe streets movement in 2 weekends

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

OK, maybe you won’t be able to learn everything you need to know to become a safe streets leader in just two weekends, but you’ll get a jump start. Cascade Bicycle Club’s free Advocacy Leadership Institute is an innovative program … Continue reading →

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31 bikes stolen from Tacoma Major Taylor Project school + How you can help

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

A thief (or thieves) broke into Tacoma’s iDEA High School Sunday and stole more than 30 bikes belonging to the school’s chapter of Cascade Bicycle Club’s Major Taylor Project. The bikes were mostly quality road and mountain bikes, so the … Continue reading →

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City of Sammamish, stop fighting King County over four trail stop signs

Posted on August 22, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

The City of Sammamish and King County are fighting in court over four proposed stop signs on two very low-traffic streets serving a handful of wealthy lakefront homes, and that fight is further delaying construction on the E Lake Sammamish … Continue reading →

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Seattle should raise bike share caps sooner so companies can rollout for Labor Day weekend

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

See our Seattle Bike Share Guide for an updated list of bike share companies in Seattle, links to download their apps and a quick rundown on how it all works. No other U.S. city had crafted a permit for private, … Continue reading →

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Your comments worked, WA Ferries won’t charge more for most bike trailers

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

WA State Ferries will not charge extra for most bike trailers, Cascade Bicycle Club reported Wednesday morning. The WA Transportation Commission will instead limit the new rules to people hauling kayaks or canoes on a bike trailer. So people hauling … Continue reading →

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Cascade/WA Bikes have a new Executive Director: Richard Smith

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

Richard Smith will be the new Executive Director of Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes, the organizations announced Friday Smith comes from Microsoft, and the press release says he was “the executive sponsor of his division’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts” … Continue reading →

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Cascade: WA Ferries proposes huge fare increase for … bicycle trailers?

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Tom Fucoloro

WA State Ferries has proposed a dramatic fare hike for people pulling a bicycle trailer. For the Bainbridge and Bremerton runs, for example, a person biking with a trailer would have to pay $16 during peak season, a 73 percent … Continue reading →

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