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Saturday: 4th annual Tour de Pints will cruise to local breweries + Roller racing at Hale’s

To celebrate Seattle Beer Week — and, of course, bicycles! — the Ballard-based Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery is hosting a local brewery pub crawl on bikes Saturday. The Tour de Pints starts promptly at 11 a.m. at Pike Brewing Company … Continue reading

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2012 Ride of Silence meets May 16 at Gas Works Parks

The annual Ride of Silence group bike rides take place in cities all over the world as a way to remember people who have been killed or injured while biking. Seattle’s 8th Ride of Silence will meet at Gas Works … Continue reading

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Celebrate Mother’s Day with a women-only ride: Critical Lass

Forget free waterfront parking and treat your mother to some real fun: Critical Lass. The first ever Seattle Critical Lass ride leaves the Ballard Library Sunday at 2 p.m. for an easy, welcoming cruise for women of all biking abilities. … Continue reading

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First Bicycle Sunday of the year is May 6

The first Bicycle Sunday of the year is this weekend (May 6). They city plans 12 of the ciclovia-style events this year on Lake Washington Boulevard from Mount Baker Beach to Seward Park. If you’ve never been, make it a … Continue reading

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Thursday: Wonky Neighborhood Greenways meeting on Capitol Hill + Bike party in Pioneer Square

Lots of bike stuff going down Thursday, including a wonky safe streets design meeting at Capitol Hill Library and a Bike Month kickoff party during the Pioneer Square First Thursday Art Walk. First, if you like discussing the nitty gritty … Continue reading

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Walk.Bike.Schools Update: Lots of energy at city-wide meeting + ‘Think Outside the Car’ Saturday in W Seattle

Walk.Bike.Schools held a city-wide kickoff meeting earlier this month that drew a packed house of parents from schools all around the city interested in helping more Seattle school kids walk or bike to school. I was not able to attend, … Continue reading

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Mercer West open house Tuesday will discuss cycle track plans

An open house Tuesday will show off updates to the city’s plans for the Mercer West project, which includes a new Aurora underpass that includes a two-way separated cycle track connecting Lower Queen Anne and Seattle Center to Dexter Ave. … Continue reading

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Upcoming N Seattle transit station meetings need your input – UPDATED

Is Northgate Station going to have family-friendly biking and walking access? How about Roosevelt Station? It’s not clear yet. That’s why your voice is needed at these upcoming public meetings to make sure the need for safe and easy access … Continue reading

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Tickets still available for the Bike Works Auction & 15th Anniversary Celebration

Bike Works is turning 15! Just one more year, and it will be able to drive (wouldn’t that be a depressing surprise?). Their annual fundraiser auction this year is also a celebration of 15 years of community programs and bike … Continue reading

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Real Active Women group ride for St. Patty’s Day

The folks behind a new series of bicycling and yoga retreats on Vashon are holding their first of what they hope will be monthly free women-only bike rides March 17. Real Active Women (RAW) will meet in the parking lot … Continue reading

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