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Tag Archives: video
Watch: Biking around and feeling hopeful for 2023
Ride with me as I ramble about some reasons why I think 2023 will be a good year. And please let me know if you like this format for future videos.
Episode 1 of Ask Seattle Bike Blog: Bus driver in West Seattle needs a bike route to the Sodo bus yard, so here’s my process for finding a new route
For the inaugural episode of Ask Seattle Bike Blog, I respond to a bus driver who lives in West Seattle and wants to know a good bike route to the bus yard in Sodo. I thought this would be a … Continue reading
Watch: Talking open streets during COVID-19 with Gordon and Clara from SNG
Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has been working with local advocates to develop ideas for open streets as a way to relieve crowding on sidewalks, paths and major parks during the outbreak. We previously reported about some of their ideas, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged clara cantor, gordon padelford, open streets, seattle neighborhood greenways, stay healthy streets, video
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Watch: With the West Seattle high bridge closed, here are some popular bike routes to get across the Duwamish River
Transcript (auto-generated .txt) There is still no timeline for reopening the West Seattle high bridge, by far the most-traveled way to get across the Duwamish River and connect to the rest of the city. In the meantime, the lower Spokane … Continue reading
Watch: Swift Industries launches the Social Distance Cycling Club
Transcript (auto-generated .txt) When they had to cancel their regular social bike rides due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift Industries got creative. At first they laughed when Swift Founder Martina Brimmer suggested starting the Swift Social Distance Cycling Club. But … Continue reading
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Watch: Talking about the SPLAIN bike shop survey with creator Roxy Robles
Roxy Robles joined me to talk about the SPLAIN survey results we released Friday. So if you found that story interesting and want to know more about how and why Roxy conducted it, check out the video. It’s 36 minutes … Continue reading
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Tagged roxanne robles, splain survey, video
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Watch: Cranksgiving riders biked a literal metric tonne of food to Rainier Valley Food Bank
2,223 pounds. That’s 1.1 tons or 1 metric tonne. All by bike. All donated to the community. I already wrote about how amazing the 2019 Seattle Cranksgiving was over the weekend, but this number is so big that I felt … Continue reading
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Tagged cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2019, video
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Watch: Fremont Bridge nears 1 million 2019 bike trips 1 month early
UPDATE: Cascade Bicycle Club, Queen Anne Greenways and Ballard-Fremont Greenways will host a celebration 3–5 p.m. Saturday, October 19. Details here. Video transcript (.txt) As we reported previously, 2019 bike trips across the Fremont Bridge are set to break one … Continue reading
Watch: The new Pike Street bike lanes are just a glimpse into the community-led vision for Pike/Pine
[video transcript] There’s something very different about the new protected bike lanes on Pike Street on Capitol Hill: Community groups led the process every step of the way. When former mayor Ed Murray slammed the brakes on the Center City … Continue reading
Watch: Biking Expedia’s amazing Elliott Bay Trail remake
Expedia is preparing to start moving from Bellevue into their new campus on the Seattle waterfront starting as soon as next year. And work is very clearly in high gear across their huge new space. For the past year, the … Continue reading
SDOT and PeopleForBikes make a video about 2nd Ave that’s … well, just watch it
There are a couple ways to encourage and teach people to use a new piece of bike infrastructure. In the first handful of days after the 2nd Ave protected bike lane opened, for example, volunteers and SDOT staff were out … Continue reading
The Linden Cycle Track is Seattle’s first world-class protected bike lane + VIDEO
Seattle recently completed most work on the Linden Ave Complete Streets Project, which includes a world-class cycle track connecting the Seattle and Shoreline sections of the Interurban Trail and dramatically improving walking and ADA access along the street. Essentially, the … Continue reading
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Tagged cycle tracks, interurban north, linden, protected bike lanes, shoreline, video
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Documentary about Fremont Solstice naked bike ride coming out soon + VIDEO
Remember Beyond Naked, the documentary about the 2011 Fremont Solstice Parade naked bike ride? Well, after some project delays, filmmakers Dan McComb and Lisa Cooper have waded through many hours of footage to pull together a cut of the film. … Continue reading
Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway now open (VIDEO)
The Wallingford Neighborhood Greenway is now officially open. Neighborhood advocates for the project threw a street party to celebrate, which featured a dog parade, a group ride and walk along the route and gelato from a cargo bike (as you … Continue reading
Seattle’s Bill Nye the Science Guy: The city of the future will be built around bikes
I love this. So much awesome stuff from Seattle’s greatest youth science entertainer. Bill Nye the Science Guy envisions bicycle arterials all over the city, with showers in workplaces and lots of places to lock your bike securely. Hey, Seattle’s … Continue reading
How far has Seattle’s cycling efforts come since 1982? Ask Sprocket Man
Today, the city is investing in 11 miles of neighborhood greenways per year, working to update the city-wide Bicycle Master Plan, painting miles of bike lanes and arguing extensively in court to complete a biking and walking trail in Ballard. … Continue reading
Wednesday Morning Theater: Youth Bike Summit in New York
From StreetFilms: Gaining Momentum: Youth Bike Summit 2012 from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Here’s a mini-game: Can you spot all the Bike Works people in the video? Also, Seattle would be a great place to host a West Coast Youth Bike … 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
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Tagged anne-marije rook, mike lindblom, phinney ridge, riding reporter, seattle times, snow, video, west seattle
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Russ from Path Less Pedaled punched in New Zealand road rage attack
Russ and Laura are no strangers to Seattle. Then again, they aren’t strangers to many places, considering they travel the world with their bicycles, documenting their inspiring trips with beautiful video at their blog the Path Less Pedaled. The Portland-based … Continue reading