Tag: Seattle
That sunny afternoon yesterday reminded me that loads of bicycling fun is coming up in the Seattle area. It’s only February, but the local bike clubs already are offering a full plate of early season activities.
The Cascade Bicycle Club registration for this year’s rides is an ongoing process and opened up to the general public on Tuesday (members get an early-bird opportunities). Here’s your link to register.
Among the rides open for registration is the STP (Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic) which is 80% booked already. That means …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2013/02/08/already-plenty-of-bicycle-events-coming-up-in-seattle-area/
Don’t be concerned when you see work crews show up on the Burke-Gilman Trail near Mathews Beach starting today.
There won’t be any miles-long detours around work areas for months on end like those facing bicyclists last year.
The Seattle Department of Transportation is repairing the pavement on the Hall of Fame rail-to-trail between NE …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/04/more-work-on-burke-gilman-this-week-mountain-biking-film-showing/
The bicycling public has a chance to talk directly with the city staff in charge of updating Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan at three public meetings this week.
The goal of the master plan, first approved in 2007, is to make bicycling a safe and integral part of getting around Seattle.
Meetings are scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.:
Wednesday (Nov. 7) at Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room, 600 Fourth Avenue …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/07/see-seattle-bicycle-master-plan-updates-and-comment/
Seattle’s bicycling future is being crafted right now as the city continues work on updating the 5-year-old Seattle Bicycle Master Plan.
The update project team will make a presentation to the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board on Wednesday night. More public meetings are planned in the coming months (see below).
The update project team plans to …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/03/updating-seattles-bicycle-master-plan-upcoming-meetings/
The string of a dozen Bicycle Sundays in 2012 ended on a glorious sunny fall day in Seattle.
A steady stream of bicyclists — everyone from the hard-core cyclists to biking tots with their families — showed up on Lake Washington Boulevard on Sunday to ride without having to worry about cars. That’s because motor vehicles were banned for the day between Seward Park and Mount Baker Beach.
What really struck me, however, was the appearance of the MOOP Jet, a fanciful trike that might seem more at home at Burning Man, where it has made a couple of landings.
The hand-crafted vehicle is the creation of Clair Colquitt …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/24/bicycle-sundays-for-2012-in-seattle-moop-jet-trike-visits/
A partnership of government and private industry is starting down the road to launch a bike share system in the Seattle area.
First, however, they must overcome some obstacles that make Seattle unique among the dozen or so major North American cities with bike share — namely the terrain, the weather (rainy) and a mandatory …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/13/seattle-taking-steps-for-bike-share-system/
A King County judge sentenced a motorist to 3 years and 5 months in prison on Friday for felony hit and run in the death of bicyclist Michael Wang.
That’s the maximum penalty that prosecutors had sought for Erlin Garcia-Reyes, 28.
The Seattle Times reports that Garcia-Reyes apologized for the crime and said through a …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/10/man-sentenced-for-2011-hit-and-run-of-bicyclist-in-seattle/
Over the years I’ve reported on quite a few charity bike rides at this blog, as well as published an exhaustive list of charity bike rides from across the US.
Now it’s time for me to step up and raise pledges for a charity bike ride I’m supporting.
This September I’ll be riding in the Camp Challenge, a charity bike ride to raise funds and awareness for Camp Korey, which serves children with life-altering medical conditions. I know about the camp out in the Snoqualmie Valley because my daughter has been attending one-week summer camps there for the past three years.
Paige (that’s her in the blue T-shirt in the upper right photo) has great fun ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/06/charity-bike-ride-for-camp-where-seriously-ill-kids-can-raise-a-little-hell/
Although the main stage of the Blue Angels performance at SeaFair in Seattle this weekend is Lake Washington, this group of cyclists knew they could see Friday’s practice runs from Gas Works Park overlooking Lake Union.
While lots of folks get in the car and drive to vantage points for the Blue Angels shows on Saturday and Sunday, the best way is simply to ride a bike …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/04/14097/
Ever since Seattle approved a Bicycle Master Plan in 2007, the Cascade Bicycle Club has issued occasional “report cards” on how well the city is doing in implementing the plan.
The latest Seattle Bicycle Report Card issued last week found that the rate of bicycling in the city has increased as the city installs more …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/07/31/cascade-bicycle-clubs-wish-list-for-safer-seattle-streets/
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