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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jan31Tue4:00 pm SDOT: Seattle Transportation Pla...SDOT: Seattle Transportation Pla...Jan 31 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pmWe’re excited to announce that we will be hosting two Seattle Transportation Plan Open Houses, one on Saturday, January 28 and one on Tuesday, January 31! At these Open Houses, we will share our "second draft" transportation network maps. These have been … Continue readingFeb1Wed6:00 pm Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M...Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board M...Feb 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmMonthly agendas can be found at: http://www.seattle.gov/seattle-bicycle-advisory-board/meetings/meeting-agendas The Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board (SBAB) advises the Mayor, City Council, and City Departments and Divisions on projects, policies, and programs that improve and/or affect bicycling conditions in Seattle. Responsibilities SBAB’s responsibilities include: … Continue readingFeb2Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkFeb 2 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Feb4Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Feb 4 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not find their way into Puget … Continue reading12:00 pm I-135 Community Canvass with Cen...I-135 Community Canvass with Cen...Feb 4 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pmI-135 Community Canvass with Central Seattle Greenways and MLK Labor Join us for a community canvass with Central Seattle Greenways, MLK Labor and House Our Neighbors! We’ll be going out in the Mt. Baker neighborhood to knock on doors and … Continue reading
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Vashon passenger ferry could improve bike accommodations + Survey
The Vashon-to-Seattle passenger ferry is looking to make improvements to its Vashon terminal. On the list of possible projects is better bicycle accommodations, including covered bike parking. So if you use this service, operated by King County, then you should … Continue reading
Port Townsend cancels plans for a walk/bike ferry to Seattle
This is a huge bummer. Port Townsend has given up on its plans for a passenger ferry to Seattle, citing a lack of expected ridership. We reported previously that the ferry was expected to start as early as the spring … Continue reading
New Seattle-Port Townsend walk/bike ferry in the works
Getting to Port Townsend with your bike could get a whole lot easier when plans for a new passenger ferry come to fruition as early as spring 2013. The PTLeader has the story: According to the draft plan, the terminals … Continue reading
Pedal-powered weekend getaways
Last weekend, my partner Kelli and I took advantage of a temporary change in ferry schedules to bike to Whidbey Island for a getaway. Usually, the ferry to Clinton on Whidbey Island leaves from Mukilteo for a 15-minute jaunt. But … Continue reading
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Should people on bikes exit ferries last? Let the state know what you think
A review of the state’s ferry system yielded one recommendation that caught our attention: Let motor vehicles unload before bicycles. We wrote about this review back in September, but if you have not voiced your concern, now is the time. … Continue reading
Ferry report says bikes ‘impede’ cars and should load/unload last
Today’s outrageous car-centric idea comes buried in a Washington State Ferries report and recommendations for improving ferry service: Bikes should have to wait for cars before embarking and disembarking. The reason? They supposedly “impede” the unloading of cars and are … Continue reading
