Tag: sunbreak
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SunBreak: Is Seattle finally reaching the e-bike tipping point?
It seems like I’ve read the same story for several years claiming that this will be the year of the e-bike. Then every year, e-bike sales grow modestly, but nothing akin to a revolution. Seattle, with its steep hills and technology-driven economy could easily be the American city where e-bikes finally take hold and become…
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SunBreak: Will U-Link ‘flatten’ Captiol Hill for people on bikes?
Since the opening of Beacon Hill Station, many people who ride bikes have figured out that for a couple bucks, Link Light Rail will make one of Seattle’s mightiest hills disappear. Just hop on at Pioneer Square Station and two stops and an elevator later you are at the top of the hill. Michael van…
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The SunBreak reviews Willie Weir’s presentation at REI
The SunBreak went to see Seattle’s own Willie Weir talk at REI Tuesday evening and was pleasantly entertained. From The SunBreak: Weir, who has cycled around every corner of God’s green earth, is a triple threat: a trained actor, skilled photographer, and talented writer who has now published two volumes of cycling memoirs. A slim…
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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 design, by the way). So is Danny Westneat at Seattle Times. In fact, as Westneat…
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