Year: 2013

November 8, 2013

Woodland Park Cyclocross race is Sunday, will raise money for Jason Williams

MFG Cyclocross is hosting their Woodland Park GP Sunday, an off-road bike race that requires riders to dismount to jump barriers and be ready to get muddy. Races start at 9:30 a.m. and will go into the afternoon. The final races start at 2:40 p.m. See the full schedule on the MFG website. Here’s a…
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tagged: cascade bicycle studio, cyclocross, injuries, jason williams, mfg cyclocross, woodland park, woodland park gp
November 7, 2013

Bike commuting grew nearly 50% under McGinn, Murray will oversee ‘extraordinary’ years ahead

Mike McGinn called mayor-elect Ed Murray today to concede, telling him that “he was going to be in for an extraordinary four years.” This is certainly true for cycling in the city. The number of people biking to work grew by 42 percent in just the first three years McGinn was in office (2009–2012, according…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, ed murray, mike mcginn
November 7, 2013

Do you use the Burke-Gilman Trail in Sand Point? Work parties will restore greenery

The Burke-Gilman isn’t just the city’s most popular trail, it’s also a long park where people go for transportation, recreation and a little restoration. Now, you have a chance to give back to the trail that’s given you so much. The Friends of the Burke-Gilman Trail at Sand Point are hosting a series of work…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, friends of the burke-gilman trail at sand point, sand point
November 6, 2013

So many bike meetings tonight: Beacon Hill, 23rd Ave greenway, Bike Advisory Board

I can only assume there was some kind of calendar mix-up, because there are at least three important bike-related meetings at the same time this evening. We have written previously about the 23rd Ave Corridor Neighborhood Greenway meeting (5:30–7:30 p.m. at Nova High School Auditorium in Miller Park). It is also the first Wednesday of…
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tagged: beacon ave, beacon hill, sdot
November 6, 2013

Congratulations to Ed Murray, Mike O’Brien and other election winners

Ed Murray has been elected as the next Mayor of Seattle. We look forward to covering transportation issues under his leadership. He has campaigned on the claim that he can forge the partnerships needed to get things done, including safe streets. Now we’ll get a chance to see if he was right. Seattle Bike Blog…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, dow constantine, ed murray, kshama sawant, mike mcginn, mike o’brien, nick licata, richard conlin, sally bagshaw
November 5, 2013

Meeting will discuss options for neighborhood greenway near 23rd Ave

Yesterday, we reported on an expansion to the 23rd Ave complete streets and repaving project, making the case for safe bike lanes from Montlake to the Central District. But the primary focus of Wednesday’s open house is a planned neighborhood greenway near 23rd Ave through the CD. The main question is whether the east or…
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tagged: 23rd ave, capitol hill, central district, montlake, neighborhood greenways