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From our Bike Events Calendar
Mar23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryMar 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S.7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 23 @ 7:15 pm
Meet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.Mar27Mon5:30 pm Downtown Greenways monthly meetingDowntown Greenways monthly meetingMar 27 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pmLast Monday of the month. Join us! https://seattlegreenways.org/downtowngreenwaysMar28Tue6:00 pm Northeast Seattle GreenwaysNortheast Seattle GreenwaysMar 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmNortheast Seattle Greenways is re-gathering! Join us at Urban Luxe Cafe in Roosevelt to connect with new and longtime members alike.Mar30Thu7:15 pm Point83 @ Westlake ParkPoint83 @ Westlake ParkMar 30 @ 7:15 pmMeet up in the center of the park at 7ish. Leave at 730. Every Thursday from now until forever rain or shine. Bikes, beers, illegal firepits, nachos, bottlerockets, timetraveling, lollygagging, mechanicals, good times.
Tag Archives: mike mcginn
Bike to Work Day is a glimpse into Seattle’s cycling future + Map of Commute Stations
Friday is Bike to Work Day, which is basically a holiday where, for one morning, we have a chance to glimpse a few years into the future to experience what it will be like with even more people biking to … Continue reading
Mayor announces $900K for E Marginal Way safety improvements, West Seattle trail projects
Mayor McGinn announced Tuesday that the city will spend $700,000 on near-term paving work and a possible temporary cycle track on E Marginal Way. The city will also spend $200,000 on design work for a permanent longterm solution, which will … Continue reading
Mayor gives update on School Road Safety Initiative
Just hours after a man was killed while cycling in an industrial area of Seattle, Mayor McGinn announced an update to a road safety initiative near schools. The initiative, which was announced before a devastating collision near Eckstein Middle School, … Continue reading
After big community walk, McGinn announces NE 75th St safety improvements
Hundreds of family, friends, city officials and community members took to the streets Monday, just a week since a devastating collision at 33rd Ave NE and NE 75th St took the lives of Judy and Dennis Schulte and sent Karina … Continue reading
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Tagged eckstein middle school, mike mcginn, ne 75th st, ne seattle greenways
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Spokane St Viaduct completed under budget, mayor invests savings in road safety and repairs
The $163 million Spokane Street Viaduct widening project has been completed under-budget, and Mayor McGinn announced today that the city will invest the $11.75 million savings in road safety, freight and road maintenance projects. On the list of projects to … Continue reading
Looking to stand out from the mayoral pack? Challenge McGinn with a bike-friendly vision
Are you running for Mayor of Seattle, but don’t know how to stand out among a packed crowd of challengers to incumbent Mike McGinn? Stop reading Internet comments and come out with an inspiring vision for a biking and walking-friendly … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 mayoral race, bruce harrell, ed murray, kate martin, mike mcginn, peter steinbrueck, tim burgess
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Mayor McGinn to Rahm Emanuel: Seattle will keep its bikers, thank you
In his State of the City address Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn responded to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s threat to lure Seattle’s tech jobs to his city by creating a world-class bike lane network. We’re going to build world-class, safe … Continue reading
Mayor presents 2013 transportation Action Agenda progress report
Touting the city’s downtown cycle track plan, Bicycle Master Plan update and neighborhood greenways progress, Mayor Mike McGinn presented the city’s transportation Action Agenda progress report to the City Council today. The mayor is again pushing hard for an expedited … Continue reading
Today: City will announce Missing Link safety improvements – UPDATED
Mayor McGinn and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen will announce safety improvements to the Burke-Gilman Missing Link in Ballard this afternoon, according to Cascade Bicycle Club. They will be underneath the Ballard Bridge on Shilshole at 2:30 p.m. For a brief recap: … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, burke-gilman trail, cascade bicycle club, mike mcginn, missing link, tom rasmussen
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Broadway cycle track could be ready next year + Could it extend to Volunteer Park (or 520)?
City officials Tuesday announced funds to extend the First Hill Streetcar north from its terminus at Denny Way to Roy St or even all the way to Volunteer Park. Though the design process will work out the details, it’s pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged broadway bikeway, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, first hill streetcar, mike mcginn
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More 2013-14 budget details + Bagshaw supports bike/walk improvements
Mayor McGinn’s proposed 2013-14 budget includes some strong support for biking and walking improvements, including a big boost to the city’s Safe Routes to School and neighborhood greenway efforts. We reported on these proposals previously. SDOT Director Peter Hahn recently … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 budget, city council, mike mcginn, peter hahn, sally bagshaw, sdot
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Mayor announces 3 Safe Routes to School projects as part of 2013-14 budget
Mayor McGinn announced three significant Safe Routes to School projects during a press event Wednesday as part of his ongoing 2013-14 city budget proposal roll-out. In doing so, he also stressed the importance not only of road safety, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 budget, beacon hill, mike mcginn, safe routes to school
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Mayor’s budget includes downtown bike facility plan, boosts Safe Routes to School, neighborhood greenways
Mayor McGinn announced details of his 2013-14 transportation budget today, which includes funds for a “Center City Mobility Plan,” which includes planning for a downtown bicycle network (read: protected cycle tracks). The $325,000 plan “will review how all modes of … Continue reading
Is safety really Seattle’s #1 transportation priority?
Just about all the transportation news since the city announced the Road Safety Action Plan has made me question whether safety really is the city’s top transportation priority. Here’s what happened: The city held a press conference in South Lake … Continue reading
City releases plan for zero traffic deaths
Traffic deaths are preventable. We have the tools and resources to make them stop. All we need is the will to make it happen. The city concluded nearly a year of outreach and work to create its first Road Safety … Continue reading
Seattle’s first Road Safety Action Plan launches Wednesday at Denny/Westlake
The city is ready to launch its Road Safety Action Plan, the product of last year’s Road Safety Summit and the work of a committee of advocates and city representatives. It will be unveiled at noon Wednesday at the corner … Continue reading
Fremont bike counter, school bike train plans unveiled at City Hall Bike to Work Day rally
Cascade is pretty sure that Fremont’s bike counter will be the first such counter in the nation when it is unveiled this summer. The 7.5-foot-tall counter by Eco-Totem will tick away counting the number of people biking on either side … Continue reading
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Tagged bike counter, bike month 2012, bike to school day 2012, bike to work day 2012, bryant elementary, car free days, fremont, kexp, mike mcginn
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Bike to Work Day preview + Map of Commute Stations
Friday is Bike to Work (and School!) Day, which is pretty much a holiday for folks on two wheels. There will be Commute Stations all over the region, many of which will be armed with snacks and coffee. In a … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, bike to work day 2012, cascade bicycle club, downtown, events, kexp, mike mcginn
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Jay Inslee visits Bike Works, discusses the benefits of bicycle education
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee visited Columbia City today, kicking off the walking tour with a stop at Bike Works. The neighborhood tour comes as the candidate kicks into full campaign mode (and, as Eli Sanders at the Stranger writes, … Continue reading
Collisions drop 23 percent on redesigned Nickerson – UPDATED
Changes to Nickerson St in 2010 have resulted in a 23 percent drop in collisions, the city reported during a press conference today. Last year, Publicola reported that traffic volumes on Nickerson remained consistent, as the city had predicted. Average … Continue reading
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Tagged mike mcginn, nickerson, peter hahn, queen anne, road diets, ship canal trail
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