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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep15Sun10:00 am Bicycle Sunday! @ Lake Washington BlvdBicycle Sunday! @ Lake Washington BlvdSep 15 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmOn scheduled Sundays from May to September, a portion of Lake Washington Boulevard will be closed to motorized vehicles from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Seattle Parks and Recreation invites everyone in the community to bike, jog or stroll along … Continue readingSep18Wed6:00 pm GET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseGET SPOKED! WOMXN, TRANS, GENDER... @ Bike Works WarehouseSep 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Every THIRD Wednesday of the month from 6 – 9 PM, we’re hosting a Volunteer Repair Party (VRP)/Open Shop specifically for folks who identify as women, trans, or gender non-binary to come together in an inclusive space to repair bikes … Continue readingSep19Thu6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsSep 19 @ 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 reading
Tag Archives: light rail
Help guide Judkins Park light rail station access
Seattle’s least talked about light rail station could be it’s most bikeable. The planned East Link station at I-90/Rainier/23rd Ave will have an entrance right off the I-90 Trail and will be located in the midst of a neighborhood with … Continue reading
UW Station construction closes bike path link
Contractors have paved a new ramp on the stairs of the Montlake Triangle to provide a biking detour as construction on the pending biking and walking bridge over Montlake Boulevard has closed the path people are familiar with. The detour … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, husky stadium station, light rail, link, montlake triangle, sound transit, uw
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Brooklyn Station meeting Wednesday + Is it time to tackle big bike access issues in the U District?
Sound Transit is holding a meeting tonight (Wednesday, sorry for the late notice) from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Neptune Theater to discuss the 60 percent design for Brooklyn Station. The plans include two station entrances (good news!), no additional car … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn station, events, light rail, north link, sound transit, u district
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SunBreak: Will U-Link ‘flatten’ Captiol Hill for people on bikes?
Since the opening of Beacon Hill Station, many people who ride bikes have figured out that for a couple bucks, Link Light Rail will make one of Seattle’s mightiest hills disappear. Just hop on at Pioneer Square Station and two … Continue reading
Cascade: Get involved with Northgate light rail planning
Cascade Bicycle Club is working to make sure bicycle access to the future Northgate light rail station is safe and easy. They previously laid out a strong argument for investing in biking and walking infrastructure around the future station site, … Continue reading
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Tagged cascade bicycle club, light rail, Max Hepp-Buchanan, northgate, northgate station, sound transit
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Sound Transit offers $10 ORCA to try Columbia City Station’s new bike lockers
As the weather changes, Sound Transit is urging people to bike to Rainier Valley light rail stations, then take the train to downtown. A new “bike plaza” at Columbia City Station has secure bike lockers for up to 46 bikes. … Continue reading
Sound Transit installs bike lockers in Rainier Valley
Amid concern about bicycle security at some Link stations, Sound Transit has installed bike lockers at Columbia City, Othello and Rainier Beach stations. There were at least six reported bike thefts at Columbia City station last year, according to ST. … Continue reading
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Tagged bike lockers, columbia city, light rail, link, othello, rainier beach, sound transit
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November bike thefts
View Larger Map Here’s the first monthly bike theft roundup. I had been doing these weekly, but thought I would change things up. What do you all think? Is a monthly report more or less useful/interesting than weekly? The data … Continue reading
How to bring your bike on Link: Sound Transit releases new videos – UPDATED
Well, OK, they are a couple weeks old. But now they are on YouTube, so I can embed them (the video player on the ST site could use a face lift). First up, Central Link:
Ever take your bike on Link Light Rail? How did it go?
Seattle’s Link Light Rail – The Start of Something Big from Streetfilms on Vimeo (Skip to 2:28 for the bike stuff). I’ve actually never taken my bike on the light rail. I guess it has never come up. The bike/bus … Continue reading