- Advertisement
- Got a tip? Email: [email protected]
Get posts in your inbox
-
Join the Seattle Bike Blog Supporters
Seattle Bike Blog Supporters receive endless love. And, of course, you will have satisfaction of knowing that you helped power independent bike news in the Seattle area. Please consider being a supporter if you are able, starting at $5 per month:
-
From our Bike Events Calendar
Feb5Sun9:00 am SNG Racial Equity Workshop with ...SNG Racial Equity Workshop with ...Feb 5 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pmThis Sunday, February 5th, join Seattle Neighborhood Greenways for a FREE People’s Institute workshop on racial equity. This workshop on undoing racism and community organizing will be valuable for anyone, but is especially important for community organizations.RSVP Required. RSVP now as we have a limited … Continue reading →Feb6Mon6:00 pm SNG Phone Bank for I-135 @ ZoomSNG Phone Bank for I-135 @ ZoomFeb 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmRegister now to get out the vote for I-135 with fellow Greenways advocates! This is a virtual event on Zoom. Training will be provided – no prior phone banking experience necessary.I-135 – the only item on the February 14 ballot … Continue reading →Feb7Tue6:30 pm West Seattle Bike Connections mo...West Seattle Bike Connections mo...Feb 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmWe’ll meet in person at Zeke’s Pizza in the Morgan Junction.7:30 pm NW Greenways Meeting @ Virtual via ZoomNW Greenways Meeting @ Virtual via ZoomFeb 7 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pmOur regularly scheduled meeting, happens every other month. Please check NW Greenways Twitter account – https://twitter.com/NWGreenways, our Google Group – https://goo.gl/W9jmzW or our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/NWGreenways/) to confirm the meeting. Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
Advertisements-
Latest Stories
- SDOT will make some safety improvements to 15th Ave S as they work on bike lane design
- Vote YES on I-135 for social housing in Seattle
- It’s official, the Duwamish Trail connection on W Marginal Way is here to stay
- Sen. Cantwell: Seattle wins $25.7M grant for safe streets, mostly in SoDo
- Sign in now to show the WA Senate and House you support limiting turns on red
Seattle by Bike Flickr Pool
Top Posts
- SDOT will make some safety improvements to 15th Ave S as they work on bike lane design
- Vote YES on I-135 for social housing in Seattle
- Seattle Area Bike Maps
- Sen. Cantwell: Seattle wins $25.7M grant for safe streets, mostly in SoDo
- It's official, the Duwamish Trail connection on W Marginal Way is here to stay
Seattle Bike Links
- Biking Bis Bicycle touring and more
- Biking in the Rain By Aviva Stephens
- Cascade Bicycle Club Blog
- Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
- No Spandex Required Blogging about a Jew biking in the City of Seattle
- Northwest In Motion The Northwest’s Active Community
- Seattle Bicycle Laws Know ‘em.
- Seattle Bike Counters Updated every night
- Seattle Neighborhood Greenways Find & join your neighborhood group!
- Walk.Bike.Schools Helathy kids needs healthy trips to school
- Washington Bikes blog
- West Seattle Bike Connections
Other Good Links
- Bus Chick Car-free since ’03
- Capitol Hill Seattle Neighborhood news for Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
- Family Ride Promoting everyday family biking.
- Seattle Transit Blog Name says it all
- The Urbanist Focused on Seattle-area urban policy
- Urban Adonia Anthropological analyses of bike culture.
- Walking In Seattle Bloggin’ about walkin’
Tags
- ballard
- beacon hill
- bellevue
- bicycle alliance of washington
- bike counter
- bike news roundup
- Bike Route Alert
- bike share
- bike thefts
- bike works
- burke-gilman
- burke-gilman trail
- capitol hill
- cascade bicycle club
- central district
- city council
- construction
- crime
- cycle tracks
- deaths
- dexter
- downtown
- ed murray
- events
- fremont
- injuries
- jenny durkan
- king county parks
- mike mcginn
- missing link
- neighborhood greenways
- pronto emerald city cycle share
- protected bike lanes
- rainier valley
- sdot
- seattle neighborhood greenways
- seattle times
- sound transit
- spd
- uw
- video
- wallingford
- washington bikes
- west seattle
- wsdot
Tag Archives: seattle times
Memorial for Nap Cantwell Thursday, his would-be 19th birthday
As Nap Cantwell entered adulthood, his personality began to shine. But now friends and family are mourning the loss of a man they hardly had the chance to know. Cantwell was running late for work when, riding his father’s bike, … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged capitol hill, deaths, elysian brewing, memorial, nap cantwell, seattle times, wrecks
5 Comments
Judge throws out SLU streetcar crash lawsuit
A King County Superior Court judge has dismissed claims by a group of people seriously injured on the South Lake Union streetcar tracks after they were dangerously installed in the curb lane of the previously-popular bicycling route. They plan to … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged bob anderton, lawsuits, seattle times, south lake union, streetcars, westlake
28 Comments
Times: Kirkland rail corridor plans aim high
The City of Kirkland has some big hopes for the 5.75 miles of Eastside Rail Corridor it is on the verge of purchasing from the Port of Seattle (see our previous story). The Seattle Times reports that City Manager Kurt … Continue reading
Times: As biking in Seattle grows dramatically, number of crashes stays the same
While I was busy ranting about a questionable Letter to the Editor the Seattle Times Ed Board chose to publish, Mike Lindblom in the news department was working on a story about how the number of bicycle crashes and collisions … Continue reading
Dear Seattle Times Ed Board, Letters to the Editor are still supposed to be factual
A front page news story on neighborhood greenways in the Seattle Times earlier this week prompted what I thought was a pretty conversation on the blog about how people looking to promote neighborhood greenways should present them: Good for children, … Continue reading
Neighborhood greenways are front-page news
I can’t say I disagree that neighborhood greenways are front-page news in Seattle. With more and more neighborhood groups forming every week, the political strength and excitement is bringing people together behind safe neighborhood streets in a big way. If … Continue reading
Snow won’t stop the Riding Reporter (and many others) + VIDEO
The Riding Reporter‘s Anne-Marije Rook made this video yesterday in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood: With powdery snow on the ground and most cars staying in driveways or buried under snow in the streets, many of the adventurous souls who ventured … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged anne-marije rook, mike lindblom, phinney ridge, riding reporter, seattle times, snow, video, west seattle
4 Comments
Neighborhood greenways and Prop 1 are about much more than bicycling
As neighborhood greenways quickly gain grassroots and political support in Seattle, the city could be on the verge investing in miles of the family-safe residential roads every year. In a front-page story in the Seattle Times, Mike Lindblom explains the … Continue reading
Nine days after bicycle wreck, Espresso Vivace Manager Brian Fairbrother dies
In a big hit to Capitol Hill, the city and coffee lovers everywhere, long-time Espresso Vivace barista and general manager Brian Fairborther has passed away after injuries sustained from a bicycle crash. He was 50 years old. Since news of … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged brian fairbrother, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, deaths, fairview, fairview ave n, seattle times, south lake union
13 Comments
STP news: 10,000 people (including a 9-year-old) ride from Seattle to Portland
10,000 people rode 202 miles in excellent weather over the weekend for Cascade Bicycle Club’s annual Seattle to Portland Classic. I was deathly ill and not even able to see folks off Saturday morning, but there was a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged biking bis, cascade bicycle club, seattle times, seattle to portland 2011, stp
2 Comments
Times: Group leaders make case for neighborhood greenways
Community leaders from neighborhoods all around Seattle see CTAC III as their shot to fund Seattle’s budding neighborhood greenway movement (see our previous series). As the committee decides whether to pursue an $80 vehicle license fee ballot measure, Cathy Tuttle, … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged Ballard greenways, Beacon BIKES, neighborhood greenways, seattle times, spokespeople
Comments Off on Times: Group leaders make case for neighborhood greenways
Times: 2.3-mile Snoqualmie Tunnel opens with fanfare
The Snoqualmie Tunnel, a 2.3-mile section of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail through the Cascades, opened July 5 for the first time since 2009. From the Seattle Times: The tunnel was closed in January 2009 for repairs after chunks of … Continue reading
Westneat: People injured by Missing Link offer to pay for a fix
In a somewhat new twist on the never-ending Burke-Gilman Missing Link saga, a group of people who were injured crossing the railroad tracks under the Ballard Bridge have offered to pay for what they see as a fix. From Danny … Continue reading
After wreck, international war crimes investigator vows to make Burke-Gilman crossing safe
Stefanie Frease has been in a lot of dangerous environments around the world, but the one that left her out of commission for several months is right here in Seattle. Many of you who ride regularly probably know it well: … Continue reading
Viaduct shutdown idea gaining momentum
The same morning we wrote about the economics of highway removal and suggested we try closing the viaduct, Mayor McGinn was saying something similar on KUOW. So is Michael van Baker at the SunBreak (which has a wonderful new site … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, earthquakes, japan, mike mcginn, seattle times, sunbreak, tom rasmussen
3 Comments
It’s unfortunate you all got used to your free parking
Because that should not have happened. It sucks when you get used to a perk, and then it starts to go away. But all that free and cheap parking was just that: a perk. Because the city was paying for … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged parking, seattle times
Comments Off on It’s unfortunate you all got used to your free parking
Alert the Militia! Seattle Is in the Pocket of Big Bicycle
Sometimes, I feel like I’m the only one who sees it. But thank the Lord those Seattle Times editorial writers also have the courage to see it and speak out before it’s too late. My friends think I’m a conspiracy … Continue reading
Times columnist takes some of her claims back
Well, I am glad to see that, in her newest column, Nicole Brodeur has taken back many of the unfounded and unresearched claims she made in her previous column. First, she apologizes for attacking the mayor when the project was … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged complete streets, ne 125th, nicole brodeur, road tailoring, seattle times
2 Comments
Nicole Brodeur supports NE 125th changes (but she thinks she doesn’t)
Nicole Brodeur at the Times agrees with the proposed changes to NE 125th, she just doesn’t realize it. She also doesn’t do her homework. First, she spends several paragraphs in her Monday column suggesting that the plans are just “Mayor … Continue reading
To people worried about changes to NE 125th: Take the Greenwood Ave challenge
An article in the Seattle Times Saturday has struck up the same old anti-traffic calming arguments, framing the project as a bikes vs car project. In the piece, residents express fears of doom and congestion, despite ample evidence from the … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged complete streets, ne 125th, road tailoring, sdot, seattle times, traffic calming
5 Comments