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From our Bike Events Calendar
Feb16Sat9:00 am The Seattle Bike & Outdoor Show ... @ CenturyLink Field Events CenterThe Seattle Bike & Outdoor Show ... @ CenturyLink Field Events CenterFeb 16 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
It may feel like the season for winter recreation outdoors, but inside the CenturyLink Field Event Center, more than 25 bike manufacturers and over 75 bike and outdoor-recreation exhibitors are gearing up for the bike sale of the year — … Continue readingFeb17Sun9:00 am The Seattle Bike & Outdoor Show ... @ CenturyLink Field Events CenterThe Seattle Bike & Outdoor Show ... @ CenturyLink Field Events CenterFeb 17 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pmIt may feel like the season for winter recreation outdoors, but inside the CenturyLink Field Event Center, more than 25 bike manufacturers and over 75 bike and outdoor-recreation exhibitors are gearing up for the bike sale of the year — … Continue reading10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsFeb 17 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmDetails: Volunteer Repair Parties (VRP) are drop-in, weekly bike repair parties for adults (age 18 and up). You do not need to be a skilled bike mechanic to help out. This is how most volunteers with Bike Works get their … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: road safety summit 2011
Map of Seattle road fatalities (2001-2009)
ITO World has created a map marking the spot of every road fatality in the country between 2001 and 2009, and it’s shocking (h/t Seattle Transit Blog). The victims are marked by whether they were in a car, on a … Continue reading
Reminder: Road Safety Summit tonight at Bike Works
I will be in Columbia City this evening helping to host a Road Safety Summit forum at Bike Works (at Rainier Ave and S Ferdinand). The forum will get under way at 6 p.m., wrapping up around 8. We will … Continue reading
Bike Works to host Road Safety Summit forum in Columbia City
There are two more city-sponsored chances to take part in Seattle’s Road Safety Summit: November 15 at Northgate Community Center and November 21 at Southwest Community Center (both from 6-8 p.m.) But, at the city’s suggestion, Bike Works has decided … Continue reading
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People walking bear disproportionate number of traffic deaths and tickets
Here is a look at the recently-released SDOT 2010 Traffic Report, in light of the city’s Road Safety Summit. This post focuses on data for people walking. We will dive into the data related to biking in a later post. … Continue reading
Dangerously short walk signal at Alaskan Way and King
When I went down to walk around on the Viaduct Saturday, I encountered this extremely short walk signal at Alaskan Way and King St. This intersection connects the old waterfront trail with the newly-opened Alaskan Way Trail, so it is … Continue reading
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More details on the city’s upcoming Road Safety Summit
The mayor’s office has released more details about the upcoming Road Safety Summit. The first forum will be at 6 p.m. October 24 in the Bertha K. Landes room at City Hall. From the mayor’s office: Please join us for … Continue reading
Mayor announces date of first road safety summit meeting
The first of three Road Safety Summit meetings will be October 24, Mayor Mike McGinn announced on his blog. The Summit was called after Robert Townsend became the third person killed while biking in Seattle this summer. “It’s time to … Continue reading