Year: 2013
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FamilyRide: Seattle welcomes regular Kidical Mass rides
Kidical Mass is a fun, safe, easy going, and law-abiding family bike ride for kids of all ages. It started in Eugene, OR in 2008 and Seattle’s first ride took place May 15, 2009. Seattle has seen periods of monthly rides interspersed with droughts of not-so-monthly rides. As of next month, we’re back to monthlies:…
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Berger: Seattle’s first cycling renaissance led by 1970s biking mayor
Mike McGinn has certainly done a lot to change the image of cycling in Seattle and to make cycling a more central part of the city’s transportation strategy. That’s why we have endorsed him. Under his leadership, the percentage of Seattle workers biking to their jobs has grown more than 37 percent, according to Census…
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Bike News Roundup: Want to see what happens when you actually prioritize walking and biking?
Hi, everybody! It’s that time again… time for the Bike News Roundup! Imagine if we truly and completely prioritized walking and biking in our city. What would that look like? Would the city be able to function? Behold: Groningen: The World’s Cycling City from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
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The Ballard Locks have reopened
Just in time to add it to your fall colors bike ride, the Chittenden Locks in Ballard have reopened. This is the first time the key biking and walking route across the ship canal has been open since the partial government shutdown went into effect October 1. The Locks are a government facility, and the…
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Want to learn how to start a bike train to your local school? Cascade hosting workshop Saturday
Schools, teachers and parents across the Puget Sound region have started organizing bike trains in recent years, one key part of the bike-and-walk-to-school revolution. Essentially, bike trains are like walking school buses, but on wheels. Volunteers (often parents) lead a slow-moving group of kids along a pre-planned route through a neighborhood that ends at school.…
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