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Tag Archives: cascade bicycle club
Watch: Fremont Bridge nears 1 million 2019 bike trips 1 month early
UPDATE: Cascade Bicycle Club, Queen Anne Greenways and Ballard-Fremont Greenways will host a celebration 3–5 p.m. Saturday, October 19. Details here. Video transcript (.txt) As we reported previously, 2019 bike trips across the Fremont Bridge are set to break one … Continue reading
Cascade: Mercer Island plan should ‘futureproof’ I-90 Trail, open house Monday
When the I-90 Trail crosses Mercer Island, it climbs up and through a park created in the 1990s to cover the freeway. Posthumously named after and Island Councilmember and Mayor who negotiated with the state to include the lidded park, … Continue reading
An olive branch? Mayor Durkan celebrates downtown bike lanes, acknowledges delays
Seeing Queen Anne Greenways’ Mark Ostrow give Mayor Jenny Durkan a high five from his bicycle is the image that sticks in my head from Wednesday’s press event celebrating the opening of the 8th Ave bike lane downtown (Crosscut’s Josh … Continue reading
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Saturday: Streets will go car-free for two hours before Ballard Crit for an open streets party
Here’s a great idea: Ballard Criterium race organizers Apex Racing are already doing the hard work of securing permits, placing signage and barricades and informing the community about their annual event Saturday. So why not extend the time a few … Continue reading
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Bike Everywhere Day 2019 is Friday + Map of morning ‘celebration stations’ across the region
Bike Everywhere Day 2019 (formerly known as “Bike to Work Day”) is Friday, and there will be 113 celebration stations spread throughout the region to provide encouragement, smiles and maybe some coffee or donuts for folks biking to work or … Continue reading
Cascade’s annual Bike Everywhere Breakfast is Tuesday
Hey, did you know May is Bike Month? I know, I know, every month is bike month in Seattle. I hear you. May is filled with events and organizational efforts to help get more people on bikes heading into summer. … Continue reading
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Redesigned Northgate bike/walk bridge construction should start middle of this year
Crossing I-5 in Northgate is terrible today. The freeway divides the neighborhood, and the few places where crossing on foot or bike is possible are either far apart or very stressful. So as the region prepares to open a light … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, northgate, northgate station, sdot, sound transit
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Judge decides Missing Link megastudy did not adequately address economic concerns
In yet another partial court defeat, the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail has once again been thrown into question this week after King County Superior Court Judge Samuel Chung sided with the city on two out of three … Continue reading
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Cascade launches campaign to promote city-wide bike network
Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan identifies 474 miles of new or upgraded bike routes to be constructed by 2034. But Cascade Bicycle Club launched a campaign this week called Connect Seattle to encourage the city to follow through on a handful … Continue reading
CM Mosqueda delivers must-watch speech as Council approves downtown bike lane resolution
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
The Urbanist: Womxn’s Bike Month Happy Hour is Thursday
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’
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
Bike on I-5, the Aurora Bridge and the soon-to-be-closed waterfront Viaduct April 8
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
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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Tagged basic bike network, cascade bicycle club, downtown, one center city, seattle neighborhood greenways
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Cascade calls Trump’s infrastructure plan a ‘bad deal for biking in Washington’
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
The annual Seattle Bike Swap is Saturday at Magnusson Park
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
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
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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Tagged burke-gilman trail, cascade bicycle club, jenny durkan, mike o'brien, missing link
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Cascade: Support Bellevue’s downtown bike lane plans Thursday
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
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