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From our Bike Events Calendar
Jun20Thu6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsJun 20 @ 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 readingJun21Fri7:30 am Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Seattle Bike Train Weekday Commu...Jun 21 @ 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 readingJun22Sat7:00 am 13th Annual Gorge Ride13th Annual Gorge RideJun 22 @ 7:00 am – 4:00 pm
The 13th Annual Gorge Ride features world-class scenery from the Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH) and HCRH State Trail. This fully supported non-competitive bike ride begins at the Columbia River Gorge Discovery Center and Museum, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, … Continue reading Be a Seattle Bike Blog Supporter!
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Tag Archives: west seattle
Woman who assaulted West Seattle Greenways leader found guilty
In July 2013, Seattle Bike Blog published a troubling email we received from dedicated West Seattle Greenways leader Jake Vanderplas, who was the victim of an intentional assault when a road raging person yelled at him from her car, then … Continue reading
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Tagged assault, crime, erika soerensen, jake vanderplas, west seattle, west seattle blog
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West Seattle traffic light is so long, bike commuter cooks breakfast burrito while waiting for it to change
I would have at least added some cheese. This video features Don Brubeck of West Seattle Bike Connections. Clearly, people walking and biking are far from the priority at this terrible intersection where the Alki Trail, Chelan Ave, W Marginal, … Continue reading
After 300 collisions in just 3 years, city meetings will discuss changes to ‘I-35’
Every couple days, someone driving in a car on 35th Ave SW runs into another car, someone walking or someone biking. Since 2011, 128 people were injured in 294 collisions. Two people were killed. One of those people was James … Continue reading
Plans developing for protected bike lanes on Fauntleroy, meeting Tuesday
Plans for a very-much-needed remake of a key section of Fauntleroy Way SW in West Seattle are moving forward, and the city is looking for input. There will be a community meeting to discuss the project Tuesday, 5 – 7 … Continue reading
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Tagged fauntleroy green boulevard, fauntleroy way, sdot, tom rasmussen, west seattle
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Do neighborhood greenways increase cycling? Oh yes.
If you were wondering whether the city’s investments in neighborhood greenways are effective, here’s your answer: A resounding yes. The city wisely gathered bike use data on a couple proposed neighborhood greenway routes before work began. They then compared those … Continue reading
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Tagged ballard, bike counter, delridge, neighborhood greenways, sdot, west seattle
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After community push, West Seattle is getting its first bike corral
I received a fun email from West Seattle Bike Connections this morning. After a community push to make sure a proposed bike corral actually happens in the Junction, the group announced that the city will install an on-street bike parking … Continue reading
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Tagged bike corrals, the junction, tom rasmussen, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
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Small improvements coming to Admiral Way, but protected bike lanes needed
The city will make some small improvements to the SW Admiral Way bike lane this summer, but the changes will not meet the recommendation in the Bike Master Plan, West Seattle Blog reports. The bike plan notes Admiral Way as … Continue reading
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Tagged admiral, sam woods, sdot, sw admiral way, west seattle, west seattle blog
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West Seattle residents want bike corral at the Junction, White Center discusses first corral on 16th
Seattle has been doing a great job installing on-street bike corrals around town this year. Well, maybe not ALL around town. West Seattle still does not have a corral despite demand for one in the Junction business district, and residents … Continue reading
Police release more details in serious hit and run near W Seattle Bridge
Seattle Police are still seeking help finding the person responsible for hitting and seriously injuring a man on a bike near the lower West Seattle Bridge last month. The suspect drove away from the scene, leaving behind pieces of his/her … Continue reading
Man biking struck near W Seattle Bridge, police seek suspect + Rash of other area collisions
A man biking was struck at the east end of the lower West Seattle Bridge Thursday night. The person driving fled the scene. Police are seeking more information to help catch the suspect and learn what happened. And obviously, the … Continue reading
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Tagged hit and run, injuries, lower west seattle bridge, spd, traffic violence, west seattle
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So, how’s Seattle’s bike-to-school revolution going?
Pretty well, it seems: Today was National Bike-to-School Day. Kids all over Seattle biked to class this morning. That’s not all that unusual, but there were definitely more than most days. And Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda joined one … Continue reading
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Tagged alki elementary, bike to school day 2014, jose banda, seattle public schools, west seattle, west seattle blog
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Help parent launch West Seattle middle school bike program
A parent of a 7th grader at Denny International Middle School has launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy bikes for the an after-school bike education program at the school. Inspired by the Major Taylor Project at nearby Chief Sealth High … Continue reading
Lower West Seattle Bridge will close Friday at 8PM
There is one big problem when a huge neighborhood only has a couple points of access for people on bikes: What happens when one of those points closes? Well, that will happen tonight (Friday) when the lower West Seattle Bridge … Continue reading
After far too many injured and killed on 35th Ave SW, petition requests changes
After far too many people — on foot, on bike, on motorcycles and in cars — have been injured or killed on 35th Ave SW, neighbors have had enough. The street is too dangerous, and its highway-style design leads to … Continue reading
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Tagged 35th ave sw, west seattle, west seattle blog, west seattle greenways
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Neighbors and relatives walk to remember James St. Clair, call for a safe 35th Ave SW
Neighbors, family members, elected officials and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways gathered Saturday to walk in remembrance of James St. Clair and to call for a safer 35th Ave SW. “I just hope my uncle’s death is not in vain,” St. Clair’s … Continue reading
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Tagged darlene saxby, deaths, james st clair, komo, memorial walks, seattle neighborhood greenways, west seattle, west seattle blog
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Delridge neighborhood greenway now officially open
The city has officially completed the first neighborhood greenway in West Seattle, a 1.5-mile stretch of 26th Ave SW from SW Andover Street to the SW Graham Street stairway leading to the High Point neighborhood. The stretch is the first … Continue reading
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Tagged 26th ave sw, construction, delridge, north delridge neighborhood council, sdot, west seattle, west seattle greenways
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West Seattle video series compares bike lights from the driver’s seat
The good folks at West Seattle Bike Connections read our October post about bike lights (and how some are too bright to put on strobe mode on a bike trail) and noticed something missing: Demonstrations of how different lights actually … Continue reading
Memorial walk for man killed crossing West Seattle street, family hopes for ‘positive light’
James St. Clair was walking across 35th Ave SW at SW Graham Street December 30 when he was struck by a car and killed. He was 69. Community members and Seattle Neighborhood Greenways are organizing a memorial walk for St. … Continue reading
Woman charged with assault for road rage attack on West Seattle Greenways founder
Erika Soerensen, 37, has been charged with second degree assault for allegedly attacking Jake Vanderplas with a deadly weapon July 8. Vanderplas, who was luckily not seriously injured in the attack at 26th Ave SW and SW Andover Street, reached … Continue reading
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Tagged 26th ave sw, crime, delridge, erika soerensen, jake vanderplas, king county prosecutor, road rage, west seattle
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Man injured while biking on E Marginal Way
Two people biking collided head-on this morning on E Marginal Way just north of Spokane Street. One person lost consciousness for a period of time, but was conscious as medics loaded him into the ambulance. It is not immediately clear … Continue reading