Category: Northwest Cycling
The artist’s conception of the new Highway 520 bridge over Lake Washington shows a first-ever bike lane across the span, among other amenities.
But the devil is in the details, and the Cascade Bicycle Club is urging cyclists to attend a Thursday workshop on the bridge presented by the Washington Department of Transportation.
Tessa Greegor, principal planner for the club, says the connections to the bridge for bicyclists are important too. On Thursday, transportation staff will share their work on designs that integrate connections for bicycles, pedestrians and commuters …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/11/cyclists-urged-to-attend-sr-520-bridge-meeting-thursday/
Unable to take a bike ride later on Tuesday, I started my day with a 10-mile loop ride after a cup of coffee and a banana.
I headed along Lake Washington again, then headed east under the imposing Wilburton trestle in Bellevue.
One day, this abandoned railway could be a bike trail that stretches from Renton to Snohomish, a distance of 42 miles.
Riding a bike across the trestle would be a blast. Imagine the views …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/10/30-days-of-biking-wilburton-railroad-trestle/
Day 9 of 30 Days of Biking reminded me what it was like when I just a few minutes of daylight to squeeze in a ride.
Nowadays, I can head out on my bicycle anytime while my daughter is in school.
She’s on spring break now, though, so I’m looking after her until my wife gets home for the “hand-off.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/09/30-days-of-biking-slumming-at-newcastle-beach/
The recent string of sunny spring days should be setting cyclists’ legs a-twitching in the Pacific Northwest as they think ahead to summer adventures on their bicycles.
Picking a destination should be easier than ever this summer as at least three new books will share prime bicycling routes in Oregon and Washington. Actually, with so many choices, picking a biking option might be more difficult
Let’s start with an article in the current Outdoors NW pub that picks “10 Classic rides in the Northwest.” Author Amy Poffenbarger chooses five mountain bike rides and five road routes that top the list of many cyclists in the Northwest. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/09/magazine-and-new-books-aid-search-for-bicycling-adventures-in-pacific-nw/
This is the view that most would expect from Bellevue — high rises soaring above a downtown park that’s a focal point for high-end stores like Nordstroms and Neiman Marcus.
But less than a mile away on the city’s waterfront stand structures left over from the city’s gritty past as one of the last whaling ports in the U.S.
I headed up here on one of the most pleasant Easter Sundays I can remember in the Pacific Northwest. It was a day made for cycling. ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/08/30-days-of-biking-bellevues-whaling-past-in-the-shadow-of-high-rises/
Day 7 of “30 Days of Bicycling” found me craving some carbs after 20-some miles of fighting a stiff breeze blowing over the Cascade foothills.
The Hobart General Store and post office loomed ahead and I pulled in for a snack.
This is always a great place to stop for a number of reasons, among them the community bulletin board, at left.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/07/30-days-of-biking-hobart/
When the local grocery store closed in the economic downturn of 2008, it meant market runs 3 or 4 days a week for odds and ends grew from a half-mile bike ride to about 4 miles.
Although I miss the local grocer, I enjoy getting the chance for a longer bike ride to the Safeway, QFC or farmer’s market. If the weather is decent, running an errand to the grocery store can turn into a ride of 20 or more miles.
When I’m picking up a medium load like today, I’ll attach the old Eclipse panniers that have served me since my TransAmerica bicycle tour in 1984. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/06/30-days-of-biking-a-typical-trip-to-the-market/
On Day 5 of 30 Days of Biking, I set out by bicycle to discover why a park on Mercer Island — Luther Burbank Park — was named for an African-American botanist who developed new uses for the peanut.
As many of you can guess, the first thing I discovered was that Luther Burbank was white and developed new and improved strains of hundreds of plants, but not the peanut.
I had him mixed up with George Washington Carver. I’m sometimes surprised by the depth of my ignorance, but not often.
But that still left the question of the name of the park, located on 77 acres on the north end of Mercer Island with 3/4 miles of prime Lake Washington shoreline; more than that owned by Bill Gates. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/05/30-days-of-biking-luther-burbank-park/
In the summer or during sockeye salmon season, this boat launch at Coulon Park in Renton is jammed with cars dropping off or picking up their putt-putt boats.
On a drizzly spring morning like Wednesday, however, it’s just me and the ducks.
The park is a wonderful spot near the south end of Lake Washington …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/04/30-days-of-biking-coulon-park/
Fares are going up on the Washington State Ferry system beginning May 1 — except for bicycles.
The state announced Tuesday an across-the-board 3% increase that “applies to all fare types, including vehicle/driver, walk-on, and multi-ride cards.”
But not for bicycles. Riding a bike isn’t only a good idea when it comes to the gas pump, it also makes good sense at the fare booth. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/04/03/bicycles-spared-fare-increase-on-washington-state-ferries/
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