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Tag Archives: madeleine carlson
Family Ride: Hauling Christmas trees and cruising Candy Cane Lane by bike
EDITOR’S NOTE: Critical Lass will be biking to and through Candy Cane Lane Sunday. This family-friendly ride for women and their friends meets up 4 p.m. at Fix Coffeehouse in Green Lake. You can find more details on the event … Continue reading
Carlson: Biking Seattle with Summer by Rail’s Elena Studier
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Madi Carlson for this post. It comes on the heels of several great posts she’s been writing recently on her blog FamilyRide.us. I especially like her post about family bike camping at Illahee State Park. Forget … Continue reading
FamilyRide: 20 families bike together to go camping on Bainbridge
EDITOR’S NOTE: Madi Carlson is Seattle Bike Blog’s Family Bike Expert and author of FamilyRide.us. Keep an eye out for her book, “Urban Cycling: How to get to work, save money, and use your bike for city living” available from … Continue reading
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Tagged bainbridge island, familybike seattle, familyride, fay bainbridge park, madeleine carlson, swift campout
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AP: Cargo bikes are the new minivans, and Seattle is leading the way
Cargo bikes are the new minivans, and Seattle families are leading the shift. The Associated Press’ Phuong Le has a great story and video today featuring several people and families in Seattle using cargo bikes for all kinds of purposes. … Continue reading
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Tagged associated press, cargo bikes, family ride, g&o family cyclerly, madeleine carlson, phuong le, totcycle
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Happy Halloween from the Family Ride kids!
Quite unintentionally, my kids’ Halloween costumes have mirrored improvements to Seattle bike infrastructure over the last few years: 2010: Old style man-in-a-house sharrow (and mail carrier)
FamilyRide: Mapping our bike corrals
I love bike corrals! My big bike doesn’t really fit in the artsy ones, but I still love them. Riding through Ballard the other day, I passed one I’d never seen before. It’s not new, I’d just never biked on … Continue reading
FamilyRide: Are you a fair-weather biker? Three fun rides to get back on the saddle
Fair-weather riders, take note: the seasons are changing! Three wonderful, easy-paced rides are coming up next month so dust off your bike, find your helmet, and get ready to roll. (Hard-core, year-round cyclists are welcome, too, of course.) We’ve got … Continue reading
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FamilyRide: Gotta haul something that won’t fit in your car? Call your friend with a family bike!
While my misery is loving the company my least favorite intersection post generated last week, I’m in the mood for something lighter this week. The kids and I hauled a big (empty) box from Green Lake to Lower Queen Anne … Continue reading
FamilyRide: My least favorite intersection
The Bicycle Master Plan public comment period is over so now we just sit back and wait for the magic to happen. But while we’re waiting, who’s to say we can’t complain about our least-favorite intersections? The bulk of my … Continue reading
Spotted on Dexter: What do you think of these bike racks with maps?
Madi with Family Ride spotted this bike rack at the under-construction Union apartment building at Dexter and Aloha (yes, the one that sometimes closes the bike lane or puts fences in it). I can’t think of another public bike map … Continue reading
Cyclefest and Bikemania July 22 + Adorable U District kiddie crit video
Cascade’s Cyclefest and BikeMania events will take over Magnuson Park Friday, July 22. The event includes several kids events followed by a screening of Stage 19 of le Tour complete with a beer garden and BMX show. Here’s how Cascade … Continue reading
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Tagged bikemania 2011, cascade bicycle club, cyclefest 2011, familyride, kiddie crit, madeleine carlson, recycled cycles
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Join me for 30 Days of Biking in April
Editor’s note: Here’s a guest post by Madi from Family Ride. After reading this post, I’m not sure I have ever ridden my bike every day for 30 days straight without missing a single one. I never kept track before. … Continue reading