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Dec5Thu6:00 pm Lake City Greenways Meeting @ Lake City Library (meeting room)Lake City Greenways Meeting @ Lake City Library (meeting room)Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmDear Friends:Lake City Greenways will meet on December 5th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 at the Lake City Branch Library meeting room.We’ll be writing postcards to SDOT and WSDOT leadership, urging them to implement agreed-to safety changes on Lake City Way.In … Continue reading →6:00 pm Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum...Sound Transit Neighborhood Forum...Dec 5 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmInterbay/Ballard – Dec. 5Station areas include Smith Cove, Interbay and BallardThursday, Dec. 5, 2019 | 6 – 8 p.m.St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5710 22nd Avenue NW, SeattleServed by King County Metro Routes 17X, 18X, 29, 40 and 44More info and … Continue reading →6:30 pm Bike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsBike Works Volunteer Repair Party @ Bike Works ClassroomsDec 5 @ 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 reading →Dec7Sat9:00 am First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...First Saturday Neighborhood Clea...Dec 7 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pmEvery month volunteers gather to collect garbage and help beautify our neighborhood. On average, we collect about 15 bags of garbage per clean up, which means 1,000’s of small pieces of plastic that do not find their way into Puget … Continue reading →10:00 am Basic Bike Network Celebration R...Basic Bike Network Celebration R...Dec 7 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmCome ride a bike along new additions to the downtown network, and join the discussion on how to advocate for more safe routes for people who bike throughout the city! WHAT: Celebrate downtown bike lane construction!! Join us to ride the … Continue reading → Bike-Friendly Business Showcase
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Tag Archives: willie weir
Work underway to replace S Holgate bridge staircase with ramp
The S Holgate Street Bridge is far from the friendliest bike route between Sodo and North Beacon Hill, but it is definitely the most direct. But because the only sidewalk on the bridge turns into a staircase at the Sodo … Continue reading
Tonight: Willie and Kat kick off tour to support the John Wayne Trail
If you have never heard Willie Weir and Kat Marriner spin a yarn, get yourself to Cascade Bicycling Center in Magnuson Park 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) for an evening that promises laughs and heartwarming positivity. Seriously, these are special people, … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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Weir: New trail ends at dangerous spot
Willie Weir, a bicycling writer, speaker and Beacon Hill resident, is concerned about the where the new Mountains-to-Sound Trail extension ends. The trail runs into a mid-hill point where Beacon Ave turns into the Holgate St Bridge. It’s very steep … Continue reading
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Tagged beacon hill, mountains-to-sound, willie weir, yellow tent adventures
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The neighborhood safe speeds bill has unanimous, bipartisan support
20’s Plenty For Us from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Last year, freshman state Representative Cindy Ryu sponsored a bill that won wide, unanimous and bipartisan support. HB 1217 would allow municipalities to bypass red tape when lowering speed limits on non-arterial … Continue reading
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Tagged beacon hill, bicycle alliance of washington, cindy ryu, hb 1217, king 5, mike mcginn, neighborhood greenways, willie weir
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