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Aug18Fri5:00 pm 2017 Gigantic Bicycle Festival @ Centennial Fields Park2017 Gigantic Bicycle Festival @ Centennial Fields ParkAug 18 @ 5:00 pm – Aug 20 @ 5:00 pm
Gigantic Bicycle Festival is the Pacific Northwest’s annual summer celebration of bicycle culture. The three day, mid-August festival features a diverse, multifaceted and regionally representative mix of live music, film, visual & performance art, hand build bicycles, guest speakers, sculpture, … Continue readingAug20Sun10:00 am Bicycle Sunday @ Lake Washington BlvdBicycle Sunday @ Lake Washington BlvdAug 20 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
For the 49th year, Seattle kicks off Bicycle Sunday. Three miles of Lake Washington Blvd will go car-free 12 Sundays in 2017. It’s a great chance to experience of the most beautiful urban streets in the world without stressing about … Continue reading10:00 am Bicycle Sunday @ Mt Baker Park to Seward Park on Lake Washington BlvdBicycle Sunday @ Mt Baker Park to Seward Park on Lake Washington BlvdAug 20 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pmhttp://parkways.seattle.gov/2017/03/09/join-us-bicycle-sundays-along-lake-washington-blvd/FacebookTwitterRedditEmailAug22Tue6:30 pm Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Queen Anne Greenways monthly mee...Aug 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pmQACC Room #1 ALWAYS CHECK THE FACEBOOK PAGE (https://www.facebook.com/QueenAnneGreenways) FOR POSSIBLE CHANGESFacebookTwitterRedditEmailAug24Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryAug 24 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S. FacebookTwitterRedditEmail Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: washington state ferries
Your comments worked, WA Ferries won’t charge more for most bike trailers
WA State Ferries will not charge extra for most bike trailers, Cascade Bicycle Club reported Wednesday morning. The WA Transportation Commission will instead limit the new rules to people hauling kayaks or canoes on a bike trailer. So people hauling … Continue reading
Cascade: WA Ferries proposes huge fare increase for … bicycle trailers?
WA State Ferries has proposed a dramatic fare hike for people pulling a bicycle trailer. For the Bainbridge and Bremerton runs, for example, a person biking with a trailer would have to pay $16 during peak season, a 73 percent … Continue reading
Bike access at Colman Dock changing soon + Mercer Project on schedule for fall finish
If you are among the scores of people who bike to the Bremerton and Bainbridge Ferries or the King County Water Taxis, get ready for more changes to how you get to your boats starting this month. The ongoing seawall … Continue reading
Cascade: Bainbridge ferry terminal construction could bring cycling headaches
People who bike to and from Bainbridge should be ready for some changes and narrower lanes at the island’s ferry terminal starting Monday, Cascade Bicycle Club notes on its blog: Construction will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. … Continue reading
Bicycle surcharge not changed in May ferry fare hike
The state announced recently that fares on ferries are going up about 3 percent. However, the bicycle surcharge remains unchanged, Biking Bis reports. So while your walk-on ticket will still be higher, the bicycle fee will remain the same. And … Continue reading
Washington Ferries will drop bicycle fee for ORCA and pass users
In a very welcome step forward, Washington State Ferries will drop the fee currently assessed to people using passes and ORCA cards for most ferry routes. The change will go into effect with other fare changes in October. The current … Continue reading
State will not push cyclists to back of the ferry
Washington State Ferries (WSF) has no plans to pursue a recommendation that cyclists embark and disembark last, according to the Bicycle Alliance of Washington: For the moment, bicyclists need not worry about any changes to the present system of loading … Continue reading
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Should people on bikes exit ferries last? Let the state know what you think
A review of the state’s ferry system yielded one recommendation that caught our attention: Let motor vehicles unload before bicycles. We wrote about this review back in September, but if you have not voiced your concern, now is the time. … Continue reading