Category: Northwest Cycling
Sometimes the good guys — that would be bicyclists — prevail.
After advocates mounted a bike protest ride and conducted a traffic count, the Seattle transportation department is agreeing to replace sharrows on Stone Way North with bike lanes.
Merchants along the road that heads north from the Burke Gilman Trail insisted last summer that four lanes were needed on Stone Way because of truck traffic. The city installed sharrows on the uphill portion instead of bike lanes, an action which bike advocates said created a dangerous situation …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/08/victory-for-seattle-bike-advocacy-stone-way-to-get-bike-lane/
Rain is forecast for this weekend, so it might be a good time to head down to the Group Health Seattle International Bike Expo at Cruise Terminal 30.
Or you can ride your bike down there to see 150 exhibits on bikes, gear, travel, health and fitness or hear special guests biking coach Chris Carmichael, Sally Edwards, stunt rider Ryan Leech, or bike tourer Joe Kurmaskie.
Be aware. The Cascade Bicycle Club has moved the expo to a new location. It is at Cruise Terminal 30, that's on the Puget Sound side of downtown just south of Safeco Field. There's plenty of parking within a 20 to 30-minute walk, and secure bicycle parking is offered for $2 at the site …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/06/seattle-bike-expo-is-saturday-and-sunday/
Why should motorists drive responsibly when the criminal justice system often shows such a lack of concern for the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists? Take the case of Ephraim Schwartz that was adjudicated on Thursday by Seattle Municipal Court Judge George Holifield.
Schwartz admitted to talking on his cellphone when he struck and killed a pedestrian in a crosswalk in November 2006. There were no skid marks at the scene. He didn't even see Tatsuo Nakata.
This happened 1-1/2 years after Schwartz drove across the centerline, hit bicyclist Ilsa Govan, and received a ticket for driving on the wrong side of the road. There's also a traffic-signal violation in the period. In court on Thursday, Govan said:
“I just wish there was something that could have been done after he hit me.” …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/03/01/maybe-this-seattle-judge-needs-to-commute-by-bike/
“Please Do Not Run Me Over” is the title on an essay that Austin Miller of Beaverton, Oregon, wrote for his high school newspaper last year.
It surfaced again this week in Portland media outlets after the 15-year-old sophomore at the Art and Communication Magnet Academy was struck and killed by a bus while pedaling home from school on Feb. 11.
The story by the young bicycling enthusiast tells about a fictional town where the inhabitants abandoned their bicycles for motor vehicles. He later goes on to write about the poor state of motorist-biker relations and the need for bike lanes …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/27/teen-cyclist-killed-in-bus-collision-wrote-prophetic-essay/
They're going to have to rename this event if there are many more days like Sunday in the future for the Chilly Hilly bike rides.
Check out these cyclists basking in the sun as they ride along Rockaway Beach Road on Bainbridge Island Sunday afternoon. That's downtown Seattle, with the famous Space Needle on the left, across Puget Sound with the snow-capped Cascades in the background. In many previous years, much of these scene would be hidden behind a cloud bank.
The Chilly Hilly bike ride is a 33-mile loop around Bainbridge Island. It has been sponsored for 35 years by the Cascade Bicycle Club, which named it for the usual cold, wet, and windy weather that greets cyclists coming out of their winter hibernation …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/25/2008-chilly-hilly-pictures/
(The subject of this investigation committed suicide Saturday morning, the Seattle Times reported.)
This sounds more like an episode of CSI than your typical bike theft investigation where police take a report and file it away.
The police crime scene investigation in this case traced DNA on a coffee cup left behind in a Seattle neighborhood bike shop by a man who took a Cervelo R3 for a test ride and never returned.
Months later, a DNA match led them to a Longview, Washington, podiatrist who they charged with 12 counts of possessing or selling stolen bikes …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/22/dna-leads-to-arrest-of-seattle-bike-theft-suspect/
If you're bicycling around Pierce County in Washington state, keep an eye open for a maroon Mercedes Benz with some body damage and try to get a plate number.
The car's driver is the latest weasel to hit someone, move the bike and/or victim, then take off. And there's a $1,000 reward offered.
The 67-year-old bicycle rider was struck at the intersection of Ramsdell Street and Contra Costa Avenue in Fircrest about 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning. A streak of blood at the scene indicates someone from the car dragged the victim and her bike to the curb…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/02/20/hit-and-run-victim-and-her-bike-dragged-out-of-road/
Cold dry weather in the Seattle area has been responsible for some spectacular views of the distant mountain ranges lately.
Above, a guy on a bicycle leashed up his dogs and took them for a run on the bike path at Myrtle Edwards Park along the Seattle waterfront on Tuesday.
On the left of the picture you can see the snow-capped Olympic Mountains across the Puget Sound. Those peaks are about 50 miles away as the eagle flies..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/01/22/enjoying-clear-weather-cycling/
If you live on an island or peninsula, sometimes the quickest way from Point A to Point B is by water. That goes for bike commuting, too.
The Seattle Times has a front page story Tuesday about two Puget Sound area residents who ride waterbikes as part of their commute to work. They're saving money and keeping fit by their daily excursions on the water.
The Times shows Bob Barrett on his HydroBike. The contraption might appear unstable, but Barrett told the Times that he's only been turned back by the wind six times in the past six years…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/01/22/commuting-across-the-water-by-bicycle/
Did you give yourself a new bicycle or new bike gear for Christmas and need to get rid of some old stuff, or are you just looking for bargains?
Either way, the next couple of months are popular times for bicycle swap meets where you'll find retail dealers or your neighbors offering great prices on bicycles and equipment.
Some of the larger bicycle clubs put together these swap meets, which are sometimes paired with an overall bicycle expo or classic bike show. Here are a few of the high profile ones in St. Louis, Seattle, Baltimore, Tucson, and western New York, among others (check your local bicycle club for local listings)…
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2008/01/20/10-great-winter-and-early-spring-bike-swap-meets/
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