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From our Bike Events Calendar
May20Friall-day Happy Bike Everywhere Day!Happy Bike Everywhere Day!May 20 all-dayhttps://cascade.org/rides-and-events/bike-everywhere-month-2022FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail5:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways social...Ballard-Fremont Greenways social...May 20 @ 5:00 pm – 7:30 pmIn honor of Bike Everywhere Day, Ballard-Fremont Greenways will be hosting a social ride to Sunset Hill Park.5:00pm Meet at the Dinosaur in Fremont 5:30pm Roll outRoute: West on Burke Gilman TrailNorth on 6th Ave NWWest on NW 58th … Continue readingMay21Sat10:00 am Delridge Community Bike Fun @ Delridge Community CenterDelridge Community Bike Fun @ Delridge Community CenterMay 21 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmBike fun for all sponsored by Delridge Community Center with West Seattle Bike Connections for a bike rodeo and bike decorating; Bike Works mobile repair van; free rentals of adaptive cycles for children and adult riders with disabilities from Outdoors … Continue readingMay22Sun10:00 am Kidical Mass Ride – Bicycle Sund... @ Mount Baker BeachKidical Mass Ride – Bicycle Sund... @ Mount Baker BeachMay 22 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
We’ll meet up at 10:00 AM at Mt. Baker Beach parking lot. This is the beginning of Lake Washington Boulevard ‘Bicycle Weekends’ where the street is closed to motorized vehicles except for local access. We’ll decorate our bikes and the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: safety
Roger Millar: safety impacts cost Washington nearly $15 billion per year
The Washington State House of Representatives Transportation Committee convened for the first time this session on Tuesday and WSDOT head Roger Millar was there to lead the members through a presentation, which was titled “Return on Investment”. At the beginning … 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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Tagged alaskan way, king st, road safety summit 2011, safety, traffic signal
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PI: Top five spots where people biking and driving collide
The Seattle PI has tracked down the five spots in Seattle where the most bicycle-car collisions have occurred in recent years. NE 45th Street in front of Dick’s took the top spot, which may surprise some. But I fear that … Continue reading
Roundup of recent calls for safer streets
There have been so many great calls for safer streets from people all over the city recently that I have had trouble keeping up. This is, of course, a great problem to have! Here’s a quick roundup of a few … Continue reading
We have reached a turning point in Seattle bicycle safety
What started as a couple deaths after a long stretch with very few has turned into a devastating couple weeks on our city’s streets. After the third death on Seattle streets since July, one question has been on the minds … Continue reading
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Tagged bike master plan, brian fairbrother, deaths, proposition 1, safety, safety in numbers, tom rasmussen, vehicle lisense fee
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Bike incident press from Bizarro World … I mean the Netherlands
Streetsfilms posted this video, which clearly leaked through a dimension split of some kind. It comes from a parallel universe where a moment of reckless driving that almost seriously injures some cyclists spurs public outrage and a series of angry … Continue reading
Why giving away bike lights makes sense
Having a front-facing bike light can greatly reduce a rider’s chances of being struck in many of the most common types of car-bike collisions. The rate of collisions goes up significantly at night, and a common response from drivers who … Continue reading
The ‘Vision Zero’ philosophy of traffic engineering puts safety above all else
Bike Portland published an interesting Q&A with Peter Jacobsen, a public health researcher who pushes a philosophy of traffic engineering that focuses on reducing traffic deaths first. This concept, “Vision Zero,” should not be a revolutionary idea, but it is … Continue reading
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‘Safety in Numbers’ should be our loudest bicycle safety cause
The evidence is piling up that the absolute best way to improve bicycle safety is by increasing the number of riders. It’s not helmets, it’s not bike lights. In fact, the new riders don’t even need to be experienced riders. … Continue reading
After Mercer Island road changes scrapped, another teen is hit by car
Ira Appleman ran for the Mercer Island City Council with his opposition to changes to Island Crest Way as the key to his campaign. He lost. The council originally voted to go ahead with the controversial road changes, which would … Continue reading
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Tagged ira appleman, island crest way, mercer island, pedestrians, road diets, road tailoring, safety
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First Hill Streetcar and bike track visualization
SDOT released this video of a potential design of Broadway with the new streetcar and bicycle track. Now, it’s important to remember that there will be parking in those lanes next to the bike track, so try to imagine every … Continue reading
