Tag: puget sound bike share
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Council committee recommends rule changes to allow bike share
The city took another step towards the launch of Puget Sound Bike Share Tuesday. The City Council Transportation Committee unanimously approved rules changes creating a permitting process for bike share stations and helmet vending kiosks in city Urban villages, urban centers and major institutions. This move brings the bike share one small step closer to…
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Seattle Children’s steps up as first big bike share sponsor with $500K grant
Seattle Children’s Hospital has stepped up to be the first big sponsor of Puget Sound Bike Share, announcing a $500,000 grant Monday (actually, it will be announced at an 11 a.m. press event at the hospital). The grant is just the latest effort from a health care organization that has proven it understands the importance…
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Vancouver bike share faces delays + King County is getting a sweet deal on bike share launch
Details on the delayed Vancouver, BC, bike share system have come to light, with government and user costs revealed, new details on helmet vending challenges and a new launch date of early 2014. Originally scheduled for a spring 2013 launch, the system has been delayed for a variety of reasons, including the crafting of a…
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Timbuk2 launches mini free ‘bike share’ at downtown shop
Timbuk2 opened a downtown Seattle store just a few months ago, their first standalone retail venture outside their hometown San Fransisco. This week, they are expanding the bikey presence in downtown by launching a free store-based mini bike share. Visitors can borrow one of their three bikes (comes with lock, helmet and, of course, a…
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Feds no longer back 1989 Seattle helmet effectiveness study – City should modify its helmet law before bike share launches
After years of conflicting studies have thrown its results into question, both the Center for Disease Control and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will no longer promote the conclusion that bicycle helmets reduce head injury rates by 85 percent in light of meta-analyses of similar studies that found lower and inconclusive results. The often-cited…
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