Year: 2013

August 21, 2013

Everyone wants to tour WA by bike, guide book blows past funding goal a week early

With a whole week left, Cycling Sojourner Washington has already reached its $10,000 fundraising goal. Sounds like there really is a ton of interest in bike touring our state. Complete with quality maps, options for sleep (whether you like to camp or put up cash for a room) and more, the bike touring guide book…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, cycling sojourner, ellee thalheimer
August 20, 2013

Weekend Guide: Bicycle Benefits Bike & Brew Tour + Bike-in movie at Cal Anderson

Here’s a look ahead at a couple interesting bike events coming up this weekend. Also, as a reminder, you can spread the word about your bike-related events by posting to our completely free Events Calendar. Bicycle Benefits Bike & Brew Tour Bicycle Benefits is hosting their first ever Bike & Brew Tour. Bike around the…
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tagged: bicycle benefits, bike and brew tour, bike-in movie, northwest film forum, pee-wee’s big adventure
August 20, 2013

New Snoqualmie Valley Trail bridge opens between North Bend and Mt. Si Golf Course

The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is one of the most incredible places in King County. This very bikeable gravel rail trail transports you through mystical forests with breathtaking bridges and, because it’s a rail trail, relatively little climbing. My partner Kelli and I recently threw our bikes on the bus and headed to Fall City (actually,…
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tagged: fall city, king county parks, north bend, snoqualmie valley trail
August 19, 2013

City plans to extend Stone Way bike lanes to Green Lake

At the urging of the Wallingford and Green Lake Community Councils, the city is planning road design changes on Green Lake Way N between N 50th Street and Green Lake. The safety-oriented plan would redesign the street to more closely match the sections of road on its north and south ends (Stone Way and E…
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tagged: eric fisk, green lake, green lake way, meetings, road diets, sdot, wallingford, wallingford community council
August 19, 2013

City announces plans for NE 75th Street road diet, will try to implement before school starts

The city announced its plans for a safer NE 75th Street late last week, and hopes to complete work on the road safety project before school starts at nearby Eckstein Middle School September 4. Since 2009, there have been 114 collisions reported in the one-mile section of NE 75th between 15th and 35th. One of…
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tagged: ne 75th st, wedgwood
August 16, 2013

Bike News Roundup: A turning point in our culture of texting while driving?

It’s time for the Bike News Roundup! As always, this is an open thread. First up, here’s a devastating and powerful 30-minute documentary by Werner Herzog about texting and driving that is grabbing attention across the nation. Is this a turning point in texting and driving acceptance in our culture? It should be.
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tagged: bike news roundup