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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: st3
Cascade: Redmond stations are a chance to go all out on Sound Transit station access
Transit works better when people can get to the stations. This might seem like an extremely obvious point, but many of the region’s biggest rail and express bus stations have awful walking and biking access problems. Like truly awful: And … Continue reading
Region passes gigantic transit investment, but it feels so feeble today
It seems like just yesterday we were arguing about whether Sound Transit 3 was too big of an investment. Yet by the time the big King, Pierce and Snohomish county vote totals hit the Crocodile stage during the ST3 victory … Continue reading
Seattle women #BikeTheVote today + How you can help final ST3 push & where to party
I voted for ST3. It was at the very end of a very long ballot. But damn it felt good. Seeing hours-long lines outside polling places in many communities across the country, I am so thankful for Washington’s vote-by-mail system. … Continue reading
Sound Transit 3 is not about light rail, it’s about bringing our region closer together
So much of the debating over the Sound Transit 3 vote has been about taxes or traffic or whether buses are better than trains or whether the size of the package is too ambitious. These points are all missing what’s … Continue reading
Last day to register to vote online! Regional transit needs you
Don’t be one of those people who thinks their vote doesn’t matter because they are not in a Presidential swing state. Today is the last day to register to vote online in WA if you want your ballot mailed to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 general election, bill bryant, jay inslee, mass transit now, st3
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Cascade calls for more bike/walk station access funds in ST3
Sound Transit’s latest ballot measure draft would spend $661 million in transit funds to build car parking near stations. Seattle Transit Blog did the math and found that each new parking space would cost $80,000. To put that in perspective, … Continue reading