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From our Bike Events Calendar
Feb21Friall-day BikeWorks week at Flying Bike Co... @ Flying Bike Cooperative BreweryBikeWorks week at Flying Bike Co... @ Flying Bike Cooperative BreweryFeb 21 – Feb 27 all-day
BikeWorks Week at Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery: Feb 21-27th Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery is teaming with Bike Works for the week starting February 21 for a week of celebration and support of this great community program. Grab a pint of … Continue readingFeb23Sunall-day 12th Annual Willy Nilly Season-o... @ Vashon Island (any/all public roads, trails, wherever suits you)12th Annual Willy Nilly Season-o... @ Vashon Island (any/all public roads, trails, wherever suits you)Feb 23 all-day
If you like the idea of dragging your winter insulation-padded arse out for a ritualistic season-opening bicycle ride, but prefer to dodge herds, registration, fees, and rules, then… Mark your calendar for a happily non-organized spin on Vashon Island, WA … Continue reading10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsFeb 23 @ 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 readingFeb24Mon5:30 pm Better Signals for SeattleBetter Signals for SeattleFeb 24 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmAll people deserve traffic signals that allow them to walk and roll safely and with dignity. Join us to talk about how our traffic signals can be reprogrammed to prioritize people (not cars). In 2020 we will advocate SDOT adopt … Continue readingFeb25Tue6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Feb 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
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Mercer Island road safety project worked so well they decided…not to do it again?
The number of Mercer Island community members injured in a ten-block stretch of Island Crest Way dropped 75 percent after the city made a simple road safety change. Collisions dropped 61 percent. Traffic continued to flow. The 2012 project worked … Continue reading
Ballard crossing guard struck by car Monday took the job after daughter was struck there in 2001
Desiderio de Castro went through hell when his daughter was struck by a car in a crosswalk in front of Ballard’s Salmon Bay School in 2001. DessaMonica spent three days in intensive care with a lacerated liver and many more weeks … Continue reading
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After Mercer Island road changes scrapped, another teen is hit by car
Ira Appleman ran for the Mercer Island City Council with his opposition to changes to Island Crest Way as the key to his campaign. He lost. The council originally voted to go ahead with the controversial road changes, which would … Continue reading
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Tagged ira appleman, island crest way, mercer island, pedestrians, road diets, road tailoring, safety
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