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Tag Archives: fremont
City advances plans for N 34th St redesign in Fremont + Take the survey
SDOT is moving forward with a plan to redesign N 34th Street between Stone Way and the Fremont Bridge, a major connection in the regional bike network linking the Burke-Gilman Trail to the Fremont Bridge. Though the most popular option … Continue reading
2018’s one millionth Fremont Bridge bike trip is about to cross, smashing the record
Whoever bikes across the Fremont Bridge as number 1,582 today will tip the 2018 bike counter into seven digits, clobbering all previous records by a wide margin. Bike trips across the iconic bridge, which forms a pinch point for many … Continue reading
Trail Alert 8/21-26: Burke-Gilman and Ship Canal Trail repaving in Fremont/Queen Anne
The good news is that some of the busiest and bumpiest sections of the Burke-Gilman and Ship Canal Trails in the Fremont/Queen Anne area are getting repaved this week. The planned detours could be interesting, though. For example, what neighborhood … Continue reading
FreeRange Cycles’ new owner continues woman-owned legacy
Kathleen Emry is calling it quits. After 21 years of owning and operating the quaint FreeRange Cycles bike shop in Fremont, she has handed over the keys to Shawna Williams. Emry had been talking about a potential retirement for a … Continue reading
City has chance to improve biking, walking and transit in Fremont’s ‘Center of the Universe’
Fremont’s Center of the Universe could get an amazing walking, biking and transit makeover next year, but only if the city chooses to be bold. SDOT is in the early design phase for bus stop improvements on Fremont Ave between … Continue reading
Recycled Cycles will close Fremont location at end of October
After five years operating a second location in Fremont, Recycled Cycles will return to being a one-shop bike mecca. KOMO’s Lindsay Cohen noticed the telltale sign in the shop’s window: The Fremont location will close October 31. But fear not, … Continue reading
Work starts Monday on bike lanes to connect Burke-Gilman, Fremont Bridge
After more than a year of planning, SDOT is ready to begin construction on a short-but-key section of protected bike lane connecting the Burke-Gilman Trail to the Fremont Bridge. People biking already make up nearly a third of traffic on … Continue reading
State will close busy Fremont section of Burke-Gilman Trail Monday – UPDATED
UPDATE 7/8: WSDOT announced Friday that this closure is being put on hold so the team can rethink how the trail detour will work. From WSDOT: The planned closure of the Burke-Gilman Trail through Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood on Monday, July … Continue reading
Your guide to biking in the 2016 Fremont Solstice Parade
Will 2016 be the year you finally go for it and ride in the Fremont Solstice Parade? The iconic tradition where everyone is invited to strip down “as bare as you dare,” paint their bodies and bike ahead of the … Continue reading
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Fremont Arts Council tries to officialize, register iconic Solstice ‘naked’ bike riders
In the early 90s, a handful of people decided to hop on bikes and streak the Fremont Solstice Parade. They surely didn’t know at the time that they would inspire the world. Their act of celebratory, bicycle-powered mischief set the … Continue reading
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Rethinking Seattle’s Freeways: Mr. Inslee, tear down this Aurora wall
What if Bertha never finishes the SR 99 highway tunnel? What if SR 99 doesn’t need to be a freeway-style highway through downtown at all? And what if that’s true for the whole city, too? In other words, what if … Continue reading
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Tagged aurora, deep bore tunnel, fremont, green lake, jay inslee, phinney ridge, queen anne, rethinking seattle's freeways, sr 99, wallingford
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City proposes simple fix to connect Fremont Bridge and Burke-Gilman Trail
The city has proposed a simple way to better connect the Fremont Bridge and the Burke-Gilman Trail: Two blocks of protected bike lanes on the south side of N 34th Street. The east section is pretty simple: Make the existing … Continue reading
The Bicycle Story: Bill Davidson on making bike frames in Seattle since the 70s
Bill Davidson has been building bike frames in Seattle since 1973, and he didn’t let little details like nobody here knowing how to do it (and, therefore, able to teach him) get in his way (Rodriguez and Erickson also started … Continue reading
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Bike theft hero spots stranger’s ride, returns it during victim’s costumed birthday bike ride
Seattle has a new hero, and her name is Alex Cruse. Alex was in a car in Wallingford with her fiancée and soon-to-be father-in-law when she spotted an orange and white All-City Macho Man bike near an apparent homeless encampment … Continue reading
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2015 Fremont Bridge bike counts have broken records every month so far
The number of bicycle trips across the Fremont Bridge continues to climb year-over-year. In fact, a mild winter has helped to break all-time monthly bike count records every month so far in 2015. In fact, bike counts have increased 14 … Continue reading
Cue the balloon drop! One million Fremont Bridge bike trips in 2014! – UPDATED 1/1/15
@seabikeblog Hey, count made it to 645 on the 28th (7:36pm) pic.twitter.com/nSP4Fkgt45 — Jay Talbot (@JayTalbot2) December 29, 2014 We did it! One million bike trips over the Fremont Bridge in 2014! And reader Jay Talbot got a photo of … Continue reading
All I want for Christmas is 1 million Fremont bike trips – UPDATED 12/28
UPDATE 12/28: It could happen today! Rider number 645 on Sunday will be number one million for 2014. However, if bike trip levels today are like Saturday, the one millionth trip will happen Monday morning. UPDATE 12/26: I have updated … Continue reading
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Davidson Cycles and 333fab partner up to open Fremont custom bike shop
When Elliott Bay Bicycles closed in late September after 31 years, owners of Seattle-made Davidson bikes wondered what would happen to the storied bike maker’s shop. Now we know: Bill Davidson is teaming up with Maxwell Kullaway of 333fab to … Continue reading
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Update on journey to 1 million annual Fremont bike trips: We did it! (sort of)
We did it! One million bike trips across the Fremont Bridge in one year! Actually, as commenter Doug Ollerenshaw pointed out on our previous Fremont bike counter story, we did it back on September 29. That was the first day … Continue reading
Hub & Bespoke shutting down Fremont storefront
Hub & Bespoke and Seattle Bike Blog have essentially grown together. They opened their doors on N 36th Street in Fremont around the same time this blog started in 2010. While we reported bike news and opinion for people using … Continue reading