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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jun20Wed5:30 pm Volunteer OnboardingVolunteer OnboardingJun 20 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLearn about Seattle Neighborhood Greenways’ Volunteer Corps, our Theory of Change, and best practices for being an effective safe streets advocate. We will be in the 3rd floor learning space with some snacks and drinks. Learn more and RSVP here: … Continue readingJun21Thu6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJun 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 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 readingJun23Satall-day 5th Annual Sunride: Summer Solst... @ Mt. Rainier National Park: Sunrise Visitor Center5th Annual Sunride: Summer Solst... @ Mt. Rainier National Park: Sunrise Visitor CenterJun 23 all-day
5th Annual 2018 Sunride Hillclimb – A Willy Nilly Summer Solstice Road Bicycle Ride Join us for a solstice-welcoming spin up to the gorgeous high-alpine Sunrise Visitor Center at Mt. Rainier. “We” could be 5 riders or 150, with varied … Continue readingall-day Spoked To Ride @ Remlinger FarmsSpoked To Ride @ Remlinger FarmsJun 23 all-day
Are you Spoked to Ride for a Great Cause? Take part in our unique fundraising event that provides education and opportunities to young kids. This summer, set in the picturesque Snoqualmie Valley, you can take part in a family bike … Continue reading10:00 am Improve Beacon Hill’s Gateway wi...Improve Beacon Hill’s Gateway wi...Jun 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmDo you travel through S. Charles St & Golf Dr. S.? Most Beacon Hill residents do — being the closest intersection to the Jose Rizal Bridge (on the Beacon Hill Side) means almost all of us will travel through it. … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: jonathan martin
Why the so-called Burke-Gilman ‘Plan B’ is not a solution to the Missing Link
After well more than a decade and dumping cement trucks full of private and public money into design and legal battles over the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail, I can understand why people’s ears might perk up when … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, burke-gilman trail, jonathan martin, missing link, sally bagshaw
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Martin: Protected bike lanes downtown could be Murray’s ‘first big bike test’
We reported recently on the City Council’s proposal to add $1 million to the 2014 budget. If approved, the change would accelerate design of miles of protected bike lanes and walking safety improvements downtown and put the city on track … Continue reading
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Tagged cycle tracks, downtown, ed murray, jonathan martin, protected bike lanes, seattle times
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Times column: McGinn was right, road diets work. Now let’s fix Dexter
The Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin said in a column today that the city’s low-budget street safety projects (AKA road diets) have worked really well. He suggests that the city should do more of them, including a project to address serious … Continue reading
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Tagged dexter, jonathan martin, road diets, seattle times, seattle times editorial board
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Is the Seattle Times falling in love with city cycling?
Seattle’s transportation culture is shifting fast. Bike lanes are extremely popular, and people want more of them. Transit is extremely popular and people want it to be faster and more reliable. People want our streets to be places, not just … Continue reading