Tag: magnuson park

February 10, 2017

2017 Seattle Bike Swap is Sunday, now hosted in Magnuson Park

After many years at Seattle Center, Cascade Bicycle Club is moving its annual Seattle Bike Swap to Magnuson Park near the club’s headquarters. Vendors from all over the region bring stuff for all kinds of bikes, from locally-made to imports and from high end to vintage to bargain. It’s $7 to get in ($5 if…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, events, magnuson park, seattle bike swap
November 13, 2014

Cascade’s new Bicycling Center has grand opening Saturday + Will move office by bike Nov 30

Cascade Bicycle Club is moving their office across Magnuson Park to a renovated lakefront building. But they’re hoping the new headquarters will be more than just an office. With space for members to gather and some event and programming space, the Cascade Bicycling Center could become a hub of bike culture in Seattle. Or at…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, cascade bicycling center, elizabeth kiker, kelli refer, magnuson park, move by bike
April 5, 2013

Now open: NE 65th Street cycle track near Magnuson Park

To use a summer blockbuster analogy, cycle tracks—essentially bike lanes that are protected from general traffic—are the next big thing dropping on Seattle’s streets. NE 65th Street is the trailer, and it was just officially released. SODT reports that the short cycle track connecting the Burke-Gilman Trail to Magnuson Park is now open. The project…
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tagged: cycle tracks, magnuson park, ne 65th, protected bike lanes, sdot
September 11, 2012

City plans short cycle track on NE 65th St near Magnusson Park

Just days after I saw a presentation about the NE 65th St cycle track, a woman was struck by a car while crossing the street on foot. She was running on the Burke-Gilman Trail, crossing a relatively low-traffic segment of NE 65th St in the trail’s crosswalk. NE 65th St between the Burke-Gilman Trail and…
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tagged: cycle tracks, magnuson park, ne 65th
March 28, 2012

Trail Updates: Frelard bollard removal + Help paint trees blue + Duwamish Trail work complete

The city is removing 14 metal bollards along the Burke-Gilman Trail Wednesday and Thursday this week. Expect delays or detours, especially during off-peak daytime hours (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.). These bollards are often used to keep motor vehicles out of car-free areas, but they can sometimes be hazardous to trail users and cause accessibility…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, duwamish trail, frelard, magnuson park, westlake park
August 10, 2011

Kids at Bike Works learn bike polo from the best + Polo demo at Westlake Park

The bike polo programs at Bike Works was profiled by 321 Polo! last month. The site, which documents everything bike polo from around the world, was impressed by the opportunity kids in Seattle have to learn polo from some Seattle all-stars: They have lots of cool programs, but the coolest by far is the Earn-a-bike…
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tagged: 2011 world harcourt bike polo championships, 206 bike polo, bike polo, bike works, downtown, events, magnuson park, westlake park