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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep22Friall-day Age Friendly City HackathonAge Friendly City HackathonSep 22 – Sep 24 all-dayhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-city-for-all-tickets-36417003237 6PM Friday thru 4PM Sunday Seattle City Hall Imagine yourself in Seattle 20 years from now. Or 40 years from now. Or maybe 60 years from now. What does your life here look like? Has our world adapted to … Continue readingSep23Sat7:00 am Friday Harbor Bike-n-Brew @ San Juan County FairgroundsFriday Harbor Bike-n-Brew @ San Juan County FairgroundsSep 23 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
From the event page: Friday Harbor Bike-n-Brew offers a choice of three bike routes exploring the picturesque back roads of San Juan Island. After the ride, relax and share your stories with fellow riders at Brickworks in Friday Harbor. Enjoy … Continue reading11:00 am Snohomish Tweed Ride @ Snohomish Carnegie/ Centennial TrailSnohomish Tweed Ride @ Snohomish Carnegie/ Centennial TrailSep 23 @ 11:00 am
Fancy a cycle? Sport your finest and join us for a jaunt through the countryside. Pause for a picnic (bring your own), jolly diversions, tea and sweets (our treat!) We set off from the Snohomish Carnegie 105 Cedar Avenue, and … Continue readingSep24Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsSep 24 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pmAre you a new volunteer? Do you have worktrade debt from a Bike Works class? Are you a volunteer from Bike Works past and want to re-engage? Are you interested in learning more about bikes while participating in some awesome … Continue reading11:00 am Valleyfest Family Bike Ride @ Mirabeau Point ParkValleyfest Family Bike Ride @ Mirabeau Point ParkSep 24 @ 11:00 am
Check in at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 24th and join us for a family-friendly bike ride along the beautiful Centennial Trail. The ride(s) start at noon, and there are four leader-guided routes to choose from: 6.8 miles, 8.8 miles, … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: sally bagshaw
Rainier Ave ride demos huge potential for bike lanes + City leaders support bike network at rally
I biked on Rainier Ave from Columbia City to downtown during rush hour this morning, and it was peaceful, easy and fast. As part of the Bike Everywhere Day celebration, Cascade Bicycle Club and Bike Works partnered to host a … Continue reading
Council faces a choice: Kill Pronto now or make lemonade out of the existing stations?
Pronto Cycle Share turned two years old last week, but there hasn’t been a whole lot of celebration. At this point, the system has spent more time operating in a state of uncertainty and controversy than it has operating normally. … Continue reading
Council approves lower speed limits, but the work isn’t done
The City Council approved new default speed limits across Seattle Monday, likely clearing the final major hurdle for the changes. “It’s been something that’s very near and dear to my heart,” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, who wrote about the issue … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, mike o'brien, sally bagshaw, speed limits, tim burgess
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Watch: City Inside/Out takes on Seattle’s slashed bike plans
Seattle Channel’s City Inside/Out produced a quality segment on the city’s recent bike plan cuts and the public protest against them. The episode begins with a five-minute intro report outlining how the cuts came about and what people protesting the … Continue reading
We Can’t Wait, Part II: How Seattle’s bike plans got so lost, and how to get back on track
Yesterday in Part I, we reported on a protest at City Hall over the city’s delayed bike plans, especially downtown. In Part II, we look at how Seattle got so far off their bold safe streets path, and how the … Continue reading
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Tagged center city bike network, center city mobility plan, downtown, ed murray, mike o'brien, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, sdot
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Move Seattle saves the transpo budget + Pronto gets oversight + Red light cameras will fund school safety
When Mayor Ed Murray presented his proposed 2016 budget, he had to assume there would be no replacement for Bridging the Gap, and it was pretty devastating. There was an exciting $5 million one-time expenditure for expanding Pronto Cycle Share, … Continue reading
2015 City Council endorsements
Before the City Council primary this year, we wrote: the biggest mission for this primary should be to knock out the NIMBY candidates who fear change and want to put the brakes on our growing city and the multimodal streets … Continue reading
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Tagged city council, city council district 1, city council district 2, city council district 3, city council district 4, city council district 5, city council district 6, city council district 7, city council position 8, city council position 9, kshama sawant, lorena gonzález, mike o'brien, rob johnson, sally bagshaw, shannon braddock
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SNG: Imagining a truly bike-friendly Uptown and South Lake Union
EDITOR’S NOTE: The only thing worse than biking in South Lake Union is driving in South Lake Union. But unlike driving, there are some relatively easy and quickly-achievable ways to dramatically improve bike routes to and through our city’s fastest-growing … Continue reading
The first ever Seattle Summer Parkways was fun, but let’s go bigger in Ballard
Seattle held its first ever Summer Parkways last weekend in the Central District. Three miles of residential streets linked several neighborhood parks in a car-light loop, encouraging people to bike, walk, scooter or use any other people-powered method to explore … Continue reading
Scenes from Bike to Work Day 2015
Happy Bike to Work Day! Remember, there are still a couple after parties if you haven’t gotten your fill of hanging out and talking bikes (as though that were possible!). This morning, I caught the Beacon Hill Local Service Bike … Continue reading
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Tagged bike month 2015, bike to work day 2015, ed murray, michael bennett, mike o'brien, sally bagshaw, the bennett foundation
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Seattle Children’s one of few workplaces in nation with on-site bike shop
You’re on your way to work when your bike starts go get harder and harder to pedal. You try to ignore it, as though that might make the problem go away. But of course it doesn’t. You pull over and … Continue reading
Cascade announces some early City Council endorsements, supports Godden opponent
As we reported earlier this week, Cascade Bicycle Club has wisely chosen not to ditch their political election work. We also reported that the club’s first political act after making that choice was to endorse Rob Johnson for Seattle City … Continue reading
Sound Transit wants to allow more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funds
The Northgate biking and walking bridge would connect North Seattle Community College and its surrounding neighborhood to Sound Transit’s planned light rail station on the opposite side of I-5. It would also provide a rare comfortable crossing of the wide … Continue reading
Memorial walk Saturday for Leo Almanzor, killed walking to work downtown
Leo Almanzor worked as a janitor at Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle for 17 years. But his walk from the bus to his job took a tragic turn November 22 when someone driving a Honda sedan fled a Seattle … Continue reading
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Tagged leo almanzor, memorial walks, sally bagshaw, scott kubly, seattle neighborhood greenways
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Regional leaders ask for more time to find Northgate bike/walk bridge funding
A group of regional elected leaders, including two members of the Sound Transit Board — Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien and King County Councilmember Larry Phillips — have asked the agency to disregard the July 2015 funding deadline for the … Continue reading
Why the so-called Burke-Gilman ‘Plan B’ is not a solution to the Missing Link
After well more than a decade and dumping cement trucks full of private and public money into design and legal battles over the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail, I can understand why people’s ears might perk up when … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, burke-gilman trail, jonathan martin, missing link, sally bagshaw
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Parks District passes, will help fund safe access to parks
The Parks District ballot measure Seattle Bike Blog endorsed has passed, giving the city slightly more funding for parks and some extra wiggle room for future property tax levies. Part of the Parks District plan includes some funding to help … Continue reading
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Tagged bridging the gap, parks and recreation, sally bagshaw, seattle parks district
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It’s time to give Summer Streets and Bicycle Sunday an energizing makeover
People love Summer Streets, Seattle’s summertime open streets events on neighborhood commercial streets in Greenwood, Alki, Ballard and Rainier Valley. They also love Bicycle Sunday, Seattle’s innovative open streets event that has been making sections of Lake Washington Boulevard car-free … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle sunday, open streets, portland, sally bagshaw, summer parkways, summer streets
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Council Transportation Committee approves Bike Master Plan – UPDATED
I know it’s hard to believe, but the Bike Master Plan update that began in early 2012 is still working its way through the bowels of the Seattle Process™. But it may finally be approaching the finish line. The City … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 bike master plan update, city council, jean godden, rahm emanuel, sally bagshaw, tom rasmussen
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Congratulations to Ed Murray, Mike O’Brien and other election winners
Ed Murray has been elected as the next Mayor of Seattle. We look forward to covering transportation issues under his leadership. He has campaigned on the claim that he can forge the partnerships needed to get things done, including safe … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013 mayoral race, dow constantine, ed murray, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o'brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
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