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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jan25Sat10:00 am Stinky Spoke Mountain Bike Poker... @ Willows Run Golf Complex (start and finish location)Stinky Spoke Mountain Bike Poker... @ Willows Run Golf Complex (start and finish location)Jan 25 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
It might be gloomy outside on what is traditionally the “stinkiest” weather day of the year, but we make the Stinky Spoke Mountain Bike Poker Ride for Charity so much fun, several hundred riders will be joining us in January … Continue readingJan26Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJan 26 @ 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 reading11:00 am Bike Works Warehouse Sale @ Bike Works WarehouseBike Works Warehouse Sale @ Bike Works WarehouseJan 26 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Volunteers are always welcome. Two shifts available (12 people for each shift): 10 AM-1:30 PM & 1:30-4:30 PM. Morning shift get first pick! Contact steveg@bikeworks.org It’s that time when bicycle enthusiasts and cycle-less people alike come together to dig through … Continue readingJan28Tue5:00 pm SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid...SDOT Open House: Roosevelt Rapid...Jan 28 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pmShow up in person or comment online on SDOT’s plans for the Roosevelt Rapid Ride J, including SLU, Eastlake, and Ravenna.The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) released the RapidRide Roosevelt Environmental Assessment (EA) on January 8, 2020 … Continue reading6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Jan 28 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmail
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Police release video of person snipping bike share brake cables
Seattle Police have released a surveillance video of a person in Sodo seen snipping bike share brake cables on more than one occasion, and they’re asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect. For months, brake cables on bike share … Continue reading
West Seattle Link might destroy the Sodo Trail, but that could be a good thing
SDOT has been planning an extension of the Sodo Trail to reach Spokane St under the West Seattle Bridge for a while now, but that work could take a major turn if Sound Transit chooses a West Seattle light rail … Continue reading
Q13: Man killed in Sodo was biking to job where he worked his way out of homelessness. RIP Celso Diaz
Celso Diaz was biking to his job at iClick’s Sodo warehouse November 21 when someone driving twice the speed limit struck and killed him while he crossed 1st Ave S at S Andover Street. The suspect, driving a light-colored Toyota Prius, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st ave s, celso pete diaz, crime stoppers, deaths, iclick, q13, sodo
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Person driving killed a 61-year-old man biking in SODO this morning and fled – UPDATED
A 61-year-old man was killed this morning in SODO, and Seattle Police are searching for the suspect. Someone driving northbound on 1st Ave struck and killed the man while he was biking near S Andover Street, just south of the … Continue reading
Work underway to replace S Holgate bridge staircase with ramp
The S Holgate Street Bridge is far from the friendliest bike route between Sodo and North Beacon Hill, but it is definitely the most direct. But because the only sidewalk on the bridge turns into a staircase at the Sodo … Continue reading
Lander bridge design still ignores safety + Should city hold its funds while it fights Trump?
Of all the major transportation investments Seattle has planned using Federal grant assistance, the only one that is not at risk by the Trump administration is the one we need the least: The Lander Street Overpass. That project is moving … Continue reading
Lander Street overpass plan needs better biking and walking access
The $140 million Lander Street Overpass in Sodo could be a big improvement for biking and walking in Sodo, but only if it done right. The city has compiled $100 million in grants, partnerships and city funds to put the … Continue reading
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Tagged don brubeck, s lander street, s lander street overpass, sodo, west seattle bike connections
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Arena plan would build pedestrian bridge for Holgate, needs bike lanes on 1st Ave
The team putting together a plan for a new arena directly south of Safeco Field plans to build a new pedestrian bridge over the train tracks on S Holgate Street as part of a multi-million dollar public benefits package to … Continue reading
Summer Blockbuster Alert: Watch Feds analyze bike/truck interactions in SODO
Watch your back Jurassic World, because USDOT just dropped a pair of videos analyzing truck and bike interactions in SODO that will make your box office numbers look like that goat in the T-Rex habitat. As we reported in May, … Continue reading
USDOT will host SODO bike/walk/freight safety assessment
The US Department of Transportation is headed to Seattle to assess bike/walk “safety challenges” in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood, where major bike commute routes mix with freight traffic. Unfortunately, this mix sometimes ends in tragedy or injury. The May 7 event … Continue reading
26-year-old recovering after scary collision with semi in Sodo
Firefighters had to use emergency airbags to free a 26-year-old who was struck and trapped under a semi truck near 4th and Spokane in Sodo Monday. Images from the scene are frightening, and Seattle Police describe the victim’s injuries as … Continue reading
WSDOT opens bike path under new Atlantic St Overpass
The biking and walking trail under the newly-opened Atlantic Street Overpass is now open, fixing a confusing bike connection between E Marginal Way and the Alaskan Way Trail into downtown. When the overpass opened to traffic early this year, the … Continue reading
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Tagged alaskan way, alaskan way trail, alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, s atlantic st, sodo, wsdot
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Bike Master Plan Draft 2: Sodo, Beacon Hill and Southeast Seattle
The last day to comment on the second draft of the Bicycle Master Plan is Friday. Email your comments to bmpupdate@seattle.gov. Southeast Seattle During review of the first draft of the Bike Master Plan, we said this: While changes to … Continue reading
Why the Sonics Arena should take bike access seriously
The proposed Sonics Arena in Sodo goes before the Downtown Design Review Board tonight (5:30 p.m. in the Bertha Knight Landes Room at Seattle City Hall). Regardless of what you think of the architectural design, this is a great opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged bike to sonics, international district, pioneer square, sodo, sodo arena, sonics
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Airport Way Bridge grand opening is Friday
The terrible detour around the Airport Way Bridge at the north end of Georgetown is almost at an end. The city will celebrate the grand opening of the reconstructed bridge at 3:30 p.m. Friday. There are no bike lanes included … Continue reading
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Tagged airport way, airport way south viaduct, construction, georgetown, sodo
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Bike Master Plan: West Seattle, Sodo and South Park
This is the fourth post in a series analyzing Seattle’s draft Bicycle Master Plan update, which is currently taking public comments. This post will focus on West Seattle, Sodo, Georgetown and South Park. Stay tuned for future posts looking at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 bicycle master plan update, georgetown, sodo, south park, west seattle
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Tickets still available for the Bike Works Auction & 15th Anniversary Celebration
Bike Works is turning 15! Just one more year, and it will be able to drive (wouldn’t that be a depressing surprise?). Their annual fundraiser auction this year is also a celebration of 15 years of community programs and bike … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, bike works, columbia city, events, herban feast, sodo
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Airport Way bridge set to close for a year or more
Biking (and driving and walking) to Georgetown from the north is about to get a little more difficult as the Airport Way viaduct just north of the neighborhood goes under construction for 12-14 months. People biking will be detoured all … Continue reading
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New Alaskan Way trail provides safer route south of downtown
No more following slow-moving, stressful Alaskan Way detours full of cars. No more confusing signage that almost leads you onto a Highway 99 on-ramp. No more getting stuck waiting for a train. WSDOT has opened a new multi-use trail between … Continue reading
BikeWise: Truck runs biker off road at 1st and Spokane
The driver of a truck with a “God Bless John Wayne” bumper sticker allegedly ran someone riding a bike off the road, according to a report on BikeWise. The self-reported incident occurred in October while heading south on Spokane Street. … Continue reading