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Jan28Satall-day Stinky Spoke Mountain Bike Ride @ Willows Run Golf ComplexStinky Spoke Mountain Bike Ride @ Willows Run Golf ComplexJan 28 all-day
Stinky Spoke is a traditional mountain bike ride held on the stinkiest weather day of the year. In 2023, that’s January 28. It’s a 20-mile course that takes you from Willows Run Golf Complex, up Heart Attack Hill, onto the … Continue reading3:00 pm I-135 Community Canvass with Duw...I-135 Community Canvass with Duw...Jan 28 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pmI-135 Community Canvass at South Park Playfield with Duwamish Valley Safe Streets and Puget Sound Sage Join us for a community canvass beginning at South Park Playfield with Duwamish Valley Safe Streets, Puget Sound Sage and House Our Neighbors! We’ll … Continue readingJan30Mon5:30 pm Downtown Greenways monthly meetingDowntown Greenways monthly meetingJan 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLast Monday of the month. Join us! https://seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenwaysJan31Tue4:00 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 reading
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Repeal of helmet law is a sign of change both in bike advocacy and local politics
The two-decade bicycle helmet law experiment is drawing to a close as Seattle, the largest remaining city in the United States with such a law, no longer requires them. The King County Board of Health voted Thursday to repeal its … Continue reading
King County Health Board set to vote on repeal of rare all-ages helmet law – UPDATE: Law repealed
UPDATE 2/17: The Board of Health voted 11-2 to repeal the law, citing serious concerns about inequitable police enforcement. The general sentiment of the majority was that they still strongly recommend helmet use, just not the police-enforced strategy for achieving … Continue reading
Under new policy, Seattle Police should no longer stop people for biking without a helmet
Seattle Police should no longer pull people over simply for riding a bicycle without wearing a helmet, according to a new department policy. “These violations do not have a direct connection to the safety of other individuals on the roads, … Continue reading
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King County expected to examine helmet law as Cascade Bicycle Club supports repeal UPDATED
Correction: the data compiled by Ethan Campbell of Central Seattle Greenways has been updated after further analysis of the citations issued revealed a number of duplicates. The overall summary of the information has not significantly changed. The King County Board … Continue reading
How Pronto plans to make bike share work even with Seattle’s helmet law
King County has a very rare all-ages helmet law, which will certainly complicate the launch and daily operations of Pronto Cycle Share in September. But fueled by a grant from Seattle Children’s, they are forging ahead with an ambitious and … Continue reading
