The last gaps in the gem of a bicycle trail in Snohomish County are expected to be filled by late fall.
When finished, the Centennial Trail will stretch all the way from the town of Snohomish to the Skagit County line, a distance of some 29 miles. (See Map.)
I happened to visit the trail …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/02/fall-completion-set-for-centennial-trail-for-29-miles-of-traffic-free-biking-in-snohomish-county/
Don’t be left out this year. The Cascade Bicycle Club is reopening online registration for the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic at 12:01 a.m. (that’s one minute after midnight) on Monday.
The popular 200-mile bike ride from Seattle to Portland sold out on Feb. 21 this year when the last of 10,000 registrations were snatched up.
Enough of those early birds have requested refunds, however, that Cascade is reopening registration ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/13/seattle-to-portland-stp-registration-reopens-on-monday/
It always does my heart good to see youths outside getting some exercise. I like it even better if they’re riding bicycles.
With obesity rates among adolescents increasing from 5% to 18% in just the past 20 years, it’s critical that parents get their kids outdoors.
Here’s one way to do it.
When I saw …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/10/boy-scouts-keeping-fit-and-learning-about-bicycling/
It might not feel like summer yet, but a couple of summer bicycling events are on tap this weekend in the Seattle area.
The 3-day Evergreen Mountain Bike Festival gets underway this evening with its volunteer recognition celebration at Duthie Hill Park. The mountain bike event continues all-day Saturday at Duthie and Sunday at Black Diamond.
Then on Saturday, the Flying Wheels Century takes a flying start in Redmond. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/08/bicycling-on-road-and-dirt-on-tap-in-seattle-area-this-weekend/
Seattle police have arrested a suspect in last July’s hit-and-run death of bicyclist Michael Wang on Dexter Avenue North.
Charged on Thursday with felony hit and run is Erlin Garcia-Reyes, 28, of Normandy Park. The judge set bail at $500,000. (The suspect vehicle is at right.)
“Our message is that we take these crimes very, …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/07/arrest-in-hit-and-run-death-of-seattle-bicyclist-michael-wang/
I’m sure a lot of people will be asking themselves — “Why didn’t I think of that?” — after they read this.
A Seattle-based company called Biking Billboards has earned a $5,000 finalist prize from the University of Washington Business Plan Competition.
The Seattle company mounts billboards on bike trailers and hires people to pedal …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/06/05/advertising-on-wheels-biking-billboards/
Time for some good news and bad news updates on a couple of King County bike trails.
Good news: The King County Flood Control District has allocated money to remove sandbags from the bike trail atop the Green River levee in Tukwila and Kent.
Bad news: A 2.2-mile stretch of East Lake Sammamish Trail is closed for up to a year for paving and other work just north of Issaquah. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/30/nw-bike-trails-news-east-lake-sammamish-and-green-river/
Washington remains the most bicycle friendly state in the nation for the fifth year in a row, according to an appraisal by the League of American Bicyclists released Tuesday.
The state earned a score of 4 out of 5 in the categories of Legal, Policies and Infrastructure, and a perfect 5 in Education and Evaluation.
Other states in the top 10 are, in order, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Maryland, Maine and Delaware. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/22/washington-is-still-most-bicycle-friendly-state-5-years-running/
I’ve seen the occasional deer on my bike rides through the forests of the Pacific Northwest, but the “wildlife” I come across most often is the slug.
They’re a common sight slithering across trails here, leaving behind a glistening track as evidence of their passing.
I’ve never consciously run over one. Yes, I brake for …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/16/the-most-prevalent-wildlife-in-pacific-northwest/
One of the most scenic rides in the US is open to traffic, including bicycles.
The North Cascades Highway opened at noon today after state highway crews spent the past seven weeks clearing away snow nearly 60 feet deep.
The scene at left shows crews pushing through an avalanche chute near Liberty Bell, one of the landmarks near Washington Pass just two weeks ago. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/05/10/northern-tier-bike-route-highway-is-opens-up-in-washington/
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