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From our Bike Events Calendar
Aug22Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly...Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly...Aug 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S. We will be having our August meeting at a different location so that we can all enjoy a potluck! This Thursday, August 22, we will be meeting at Jefferson Park at 6:00 pm near the north end … Continue reading6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsAug 22 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 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 readingAug23Fri7:30 am Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Aug 23 @ 7:30 am – 8:30 amInterested in using a bike to get downtown but unsure of what routes are safe and reluctant to explore on your own? There is strength in numbers! Beginning May 3, we are offering three rides on Fridays:Columbia City to Downtown via … Continue readingAug24Satall-day NW Epic Series Capitol Forest 14... @ Evergreen Sportsmen's ClubNW Epic Series Capitol Forest 14... @ Evergreen Sportsmen's ClubAug 24 all-day
To round out the season, we’re heading to one of our favorite riding places: Capitol Forest, home of some of the most amazing singletrack in Washington. We’d like to thank our non-profit partner, Friends of Capitol Forest, a mountain bike … Continue readingAug25Sun10:00 am Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsAug 25 @ 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 reading
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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