Tag: major taylor project

September 12, 2017

31 bikes stolen from Tacoma Major Taylor Project school + How you can help

A thief (or thieves) broke into Tacoma’s iDEA High School Sunday and stole more than 30 bikes belonging to the school’s chapter of Cascade Bicycle Club’s Major Taylor Project. The bikes were mostly quality road and mountain bikes, so the total value of the loss is likely in the $25,000 range. Tacoma student Greyson Monaghan-Bergson…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, major taylor project, tacoma
October 28, 2016

Huge loss for Cascade Bicycle Club: Ed Ewing is leaving

Simply put, Cascade Bicycle Club will not be able to replace Ed Ewing. “We’re not going to be the same without him,” said Cascade’s Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker. And it’s true. Ewing is best known for starting the club’s Major Taylor Project, a small idea that was just supposed to be an after-school activity but…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, ed ewing, major taylor project
April 15, 2016

Bike around South King County for Cascade’s Major Taylor Project Saturday

Cascade Bicycle Club’s Major Taylor Project offers after-school programs for students at 14 schools in South King County and Pierce County. “Bike Club” provides 300 students “a forum for helping students develop confidence, goal setting abilities, bicycle maintenance and handling skills, and deep connections with their peers and communities,” according to Cascade. Saturday’s Ride for…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, major taylor project, ride for major taylor
April 13, 2015

This Week: Janette Sadik-Khan talk, Ride for Major Taylor + more

The Seattle Bike Blog Events Calendar is blowing up, and not just because Cascade Bicycle Club events have been added. There’s just a ton of bike stuff happening in Seattle, and the event list will really take off next month. So I hope you’ve kept your schedule clear… And remember, anyone can post an event…
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tagged: events, janette sadik-khan, major taylor project, ride for major taylor
February 20, 2015

Cascade announces new south end fundraiser ride for Major Taylor Project

Cascade has announced a brand new ride, and it sounds a lot different than their standard events. The Ride for Major Taylor starts in West Seattle and heads down through White Center, SeaTac and Burien, neighborhoods where the club’s Major Taylor Project is most active. “We see this event as an opportunity for people to…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, events, major taylor project, ride for major taylor
June 26, 2014

The Bicycle Story: Ed Ewing on why expanding diversity is vital for bike advocacy

In a great interview with Josh Cohen at The Bicycle Story, Ed Ewing (Cascade Bicycle Club’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion) spells out the awesome and sometimes surprising ways that bicycling can help empower young people in disadvantaged communities to question inequality. The club has shifted more resources to the Major Taylor Project and has…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, ed ewing, major taylor project, transportation justice