Tag: commuting
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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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Middle and high school students: Bike to School Challenge field still wide open
Garfield High School is leading Cascade’s Bike to School Challenge in the number of miles biked, but the field is wide open. Middle and high school students can enter the contest online and are automatically placed on their school’s team. The student with the most miles logged will win Ortlieb panniers messenger bag.
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You have to ride to work this week to get counted
This week is not the week to take a break from bike commuting. SDOT is conducting their bicycle and pedestrian counts May 10-12, according to the SDOT Blog. So if you want to get counted, you gotta ride! From SDOT: SDOT will be conducting pedestrian and bicycle volume counts at more than 50 locations across…
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Phinney neighborhood bike commuting classes start next week
The Phinney Neighborhood Association is hosting bike commuting classes taught by the Cascade Bicycle Club starting next Wednesday. Teaching neighborhood-specific bike commuting classes is a fantastic idea. This begs the question: What other neighborhoods have something similar? Post in the comments below. If yours doesn’t have a beginning bike commuting class/ride, perhaps you should start…
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