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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep15Sun8:30 am Beacon Hill History Ride @ Jefferson Community CenterBeacon Hill History Ride @ Jefferson Community CenterSep 15 @ 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
This will be a leisurely pace history ride to visit and learn facts about various historic and interesting sites around parts of Seattle’s Beacon Hill. Meet at 8:30 am, wheels rolling at 9. How did Seattle almost have a South … Continue reading10:00 am Bicycle Sunday! @ Lake Washington BlvdBicycle Sunday! @ Lake Washington BlvdSep 15 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmOn scheduled Sundays from May to September, a portion of Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites everyone in the community to bike, jog or stroll along … Continue readingSep18Wed6:00 pm GET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseGET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseSep 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every THIRD Wednesday of the month from 6 – 9 PM, we’re hosting a Volunteer Repair Party (VRP)/Open Shop specifically for folks who identify as women, trans, or gender non-binary to come together in an inclusive space to repair bikes … Continue reading
Tag Archives: elizabeth kiker
Elizabeth Kiker resigns as Executive Director of Cascade and WA Bikes
Elizabeth Kiker has submitted her resignation as Executive Director of Cascade Bicycle Club and Washington Bikes. Her last day will be December 31. “I’m proud of all that has been accomplished during my time at Cascade and Washington Bikes,” said … Continue reading
The Westlake Bikeway is officially open, and it was worth the compromises
The Westlake Bikeway officially opened Thursday, finally creating a flat and separated bike route from the Ship Canal to the city center. “This project is really going to make this corridor safer and more predictable for everyone,” SDOT Director Scott … Continue reading
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Will Cascade ditch election advocacy? Members and the Board will decide this month
Cascade Bicycle Club members will gather twice in the next week to discuss a proposal from the Board of Directors to end direct candidate election advocacy. As we have reported previously, the club is considering moving to a non-profit charity … Continue reading
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Cascade Bicycle Club may drop endorsements and direct election advocacy
Cascade Bicycle Club is currently considering major changes to their organizational structure that could end their ability to endorse political candidates or directly assist in their campaigns. This would be a significant change in the club’s advocacy goal to “educate … Continue reading
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Cascade’s new Bicycling Center has grand opening Saturday + Will move office by bike Nov 30
Cascade Bicycle Club is moving their office across Magnuson Park to a renovated lakefront building. But they’re hoping the new headquarters will be more than just an office. With space for members to gather and some event and programming space, … Continue reading
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UW accepts bike-friendly campus award, leaders talk about how to expand biking even further
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Jack Truitt, a UW News Lab student. It is published here as part of a partnership between Seattle Bike Blog and News Lab. Biking needs to become an issue of climate change and personal … Continue reading
Aken picked as Cascade’s new Advocacy Director, more staff changes coming
Jeff Aken has been promoted from his job as Principal Planner at Cascade Bicycle Club to fill the Advocacy Director position vacated recently by Thomas Goldstein. Aken said his advocacy style is all about collaboration, and his goal is to … Continue reading
What do you think of Cascade’s new logo?
Cascade Bicycle Club has unveiled a new logo for the new year. Finally bidding farewell to the long-running, sans-serif-in-italics logo. The new logo has a more corporate and clean look featuring a “C” wrapped around half a chain link. The … Continue reading
Cascade hiring two communications staffers, shakeups continue
Changes at Cascade Bicycle Club keep coming, and the club has announced two communications positions. In recent weeks, several more staffers left or were let go as new Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker continues to dramatically reorganize the 15,000-member organization. Cascade … Continue reading
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Big shakeups at Cascade continue: Manvel and Kelly let go, board elections Tuesday
Big changes at Cascade Bicycle Club continue with no signs of slowing down. We reported recently on departures of many staff members in the past year, and the club let two more high-level staffers go. Evan Manvel is no longer … Continue reading
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Cascade hires national bike leader and Women Bike founder as new Director
Cascade Bicycle Club’s new executive director comes from the national bike advocacy scene, where she was a VP at the League of American Bicyclists and a founder of the League’s Women Bike program. Elizabeth Kiker will take the position held … Continue reading