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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep17Satall-day Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Lake Washington Boulevard open s...Sep 17 – Sep 18 all-dayThree miles of Lake Washington Boulevard, from Mt. Baker Park to Seward Park, will re-open to people walking, running, riding, rolling, and playing and close to people driving. And mark your calendars for the following dates:May 20-23; 27-31 June 10-13; 24-27 July 1-5; 15-18 August … Continue readingSep18Sun10:00 am Cycle History – West Seattle Mus... @ West Seattle High School north drive opposite Hiawatha Community Center.Cycle History – West Seattle Mus... @ West Seattle High School north drive opposite Hiawatha Community Center.Sep 18 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Southwest Seattle Historical Society and West Seattle Bike Connections are delighted to announce that Cycle History is back for an in-person ride in 2022! Come explore West Seattle’s music scene –from jazz to grunge, we’ll have stops to please … Continue reading2:00 pm Family & Cargo Bike Demo Gathering!Family & Cargo Bike Demo Gathering!Sep 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmFamily & cargo bike demo!Seward Park on September 18th from 2PM to about 4PM. If you have a cargo or family bike (electric or acoustic!) that you want to show folks, bring it! If you’re curious, come see some bikes!Whether you … Continue reading2:00 pm Informal Family and Cargo Bike Demo @ Seward ParkInformal Family and Cargo Bike Demo @ Seward ParkSep 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Folks that live and ride in Seattle are organizing an impromptu family & cargo bike demo event at Seward Park on September 18th from 2PM to about 4PM. If you have a cargo or family bike (electric or acoustic!) that … Continue readingSep19Mon7:00 pm SNG New Volunteer OrientationSNG New Volunteer OrientationSep 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmJoin us and learn about how to get involved with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways!Monday, Sept 19, 7:00 – 8:00 pmVia ZoomRSVP on Facebook here or to [email protected] us and learn about how to get involved with Seattle Neighborhood Greenways!Seattle Neighborhood Greenways … Continue reading
Tag Archives: scooter share
City announces new scooter and bike share permits: Spin and Wheels are out, Bird is in
Spin and Wheels have not received permits to operate in Seattle under the city’s 2022–2023 permit, SDOT announced. But for the first time, scooter company Bird will operate here. LINK scooters have retained their permit, as have Lime’s scooters and … Continue reading
Lime launches scooter share in Seattle
After years of talking, the first shared electric scooters are hitting Seattle streets today as Lime rolls out 500 of its popular Lime-S scooters. Lime has been serving Seattle for years with its pedal bikes and e-bikes. The company now … Continue reading
Seattle’s proposed scooter rules set riders up for failure
Banning electric scooters on sidewalks seems to make sense at first. Sidewalks are for walking, right? That seemed to be the guiding principle behind Seattle’s decision to mostly leave the existing ban on riding electric scooters on sidewalks in place … Continue reading
Scooter share permit gets committee approval + How the system would work
Seattle is finally maybe going to give shared scooters a try. The City Council Utilities and Transportation Committee voted last week to approve two ordinances that would allow SDOT to launch a scooter permit program (Council bills 119867 and 119868). … Continue reading
You won’t be allowed to ride a shared scooter on Seattle sidewalks + Combined bikes and scooters capped at 20K
When (or if) Seattle launches its scooter share pilot in early 2020 as planned, users of the shared scooters will not be allowed to ride on the sidewalk like people biking can. That’s just one of the interesting bits of … Continue reading
What should Seattle’s scooter rollout look like? + Public forum Wednesday
Seattle got out in front of most other U.S. cities when it encouraged private bike share companies to launch their services in summer 2017. The city’s experiment in dockless bike share has been wildly influential on how other cities have … Continue reading
Seattle starts planning for shared scooters. Like, for real this time.
Scooters are coming to Seattle next year probably maybe. Work to create the framework for the scooter share pilot project starts now, along with environmental review (of course). SDOT plans to finalize the permit details in the fall and winter, … Continue reading
More than 3,000 Lime users contact city asking for scooter share
Lime launched a digital campaign Wednesday to encourage its users to contact Seattle city leaders and ask them to allow scooter share. In just one day, the company says more than 3,000 people have done so. Before ofo and Spin … Continue reading
Seattle’s next bike share battle could be between Lime, Uber and Lyft + Let’s start a scooter pilot
Though it’s been scaling back its efforts for a while now, Spin has officially announced an end to its bike share service in Seattle. Citing an increase in fees and the decision not to include scooters in the city’s updated … Continue reading
