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Oct17Thu5:30 pm Feet First Conversation with Ang...Feet First Conversation with Ang...Oct 17 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmWashington faces a pedestrian safety crisis. The number of people killed walking on our state’s streets has spiked 40% in the last 5 years. Residents of color, seniors, and those living in poverty make up a disproportionate number of those … Continue reading →6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsOct 17 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading →Oct18Fri7:30 am Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Oct 18 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 amInterested in using a bike to get downtown but unsure of what routes are safe and reluctant to explore on your own? There is strength in numbers! Beginning May 3, we are offering three rides on Fridays:Columbia City to Downtown via … Continue reading →Oct19Sat6:30 pm Light the Night: A Casual Ride A... @ Ride Bicycles Bike ShopLight the Night: A Casual Ride A... @ Ride Bicycles Bike ShopOct 19 @ 6:30 pm – 6:30 pmRide Bicycles and Kryptonite Locks present a casual ride around the city ending at Gasworks park! Route will be around from 8-12 miles and will be mostly flat with a couple small hills. Expect a chill pace, friendly folks, and … Continue reading →Oct20Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsOct 20 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading → Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
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Tag Archives: david hiller
Bikelash? I’d rather go ride in the sunshine
Danny Westneat and I had an excellent chat Tuesday about Seattle’s resurging “bikelash” this past week. Coincidence or not, this week has also had fantastic weather for riding a bike. The frustrations started with the announcement that Mayor Mike McGinn … Continue reading
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Tagged bike to work day 2011, bikelash, danny westneat, david hiller, king 5, linda brill, mike mcginn, ride of silence
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Hiller’s appointment not outside of mayor’s budget
When the news broke that the mayor’s office had hired former Cascade Bicycle Club Advocacy Director David Hiller, many of the city’s media outlets jumped on the news as hypocritical amid budget cuts across many city departments. After all, how … Continue reading
David Hiller resigns from Cascade Bicycle Club – UPDATED
David Hiller is stepping down as Advocacy Director of Cascade Bicycle Club effective Friday, May 13. UPDATE: Have no fear, Hiller fans, he will not be going far. Publicola reports that Hiller has taken a job with Mayor Mike McGinn’s … Continue reading
Governor will sign Vulnerable User Bill May 16
David Hiller at Cascade says Governor Gregoire will sign SB 5326 (AKA the Vulnerable User Bill) May 16. This bill has been three years in the making, and many people whose lives were affected by negligent driving came out to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 legislature, cascade bicycle club, chris gregoire, david hiller, SB 5326, vulnerable users bill
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Cascade was not included in cutback to Bicycle Sundays
Cascade Bicycle Club’s David Hiller told Publicola the club was not included in the Parks Department’s decision to cut the number of Bicycle Sundays from 18 to 12 this year: David Hiller, policy director for the Cascade Bicycle Club, says … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle sundays, cascade bicycle club, clarence eckerson jr, david hiller, events, publicola, streetfilms
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Cascade Director: If I get fired for protecting my staff, then so be it
The Cascade Bicycle Club members meeting last night got a little ugly. But through the yelling and demands, it came out that the club’s Board had advised Executive Director Chuck Ayers to fire Advocacy Director David Hiller, and Ayers decided … Continue reading
Cascade Director change proves a little rocky: The Board and Ayers explain their rough split
Cascade Bicycle Club has been knocked off-balance this week after the Board of Directors ousted 13-year Executive Director Chuck Ayers, launching speculation, accusations and uncertainty around the 13,000-member politically-powerful club. I spoke with Tim Hennings, interim Vice-President of the Board, … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, chuck ayers, david hiller, puget sound business journal, the stranger, tim hennings
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