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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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Tagged ed murray, elizabeth kiker, mike o'brien, scott kubly, tom rasmussen, westlake, westlake cycle track, westlake lawsuit
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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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Tagged 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), cascade bicycle club, chuck ayers, elizabeth kiker, save cascade
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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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Tagged 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), cascade bicycle club, catherine hennings, elizabeth kiker
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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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Tagged cascade bicycle club, cascade bicycling center, elizabeth kiker, kelli refer, magnuson park, move by bike
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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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Tagged anne-marije rook, cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker, kat sweet, serena lehman, shannon koller
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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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Tagged cascade bicycle club, elizabeth kiker, evan manvel, merlin rainwater, mj kelly
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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