Year: 2013

June 20, 2013

New York Times launches interactive bike advice map for Seattle

The New York Times recently launched an online tool to gather advice for people cycling in cities across the country. Some similar to Seattle’s information-packed BikeWise website, the New York Times map is an effort to simply let people know about those little tips and secrets that make biking around town easier, faster and more…
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June 20, 2013

Grist video: How to bike in the city (filmed in Seattle)

Enjoy:
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June 19, 2013

With late Saturday afternoon start, Fremont ‘naked’ bike ride could be big

The Fremont Solstice “Naked” Bike Ride seems to grow year-over-year. And with the start of this year’s parade delayed until 3 p.m. (it usually starts at noon), it will be even easier for people to wake up, eat breakfast, paint themselves however they see fit and bike to the 2:45 p.m. start at 3rd Ave…
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June 19, 2013

Bicycle Urbanism Symposium kicks off two days of bike talks, workshops and – of course – rides

The Bicycle Urbanism Symposium kicks off today (Wednesday) with a Youth Engagement Workshop and an opening reception that is open to the public ($20 if not registered). First, a blog note: I am back in Seattle and playing catchup after a week in Denver. So my apologies for the late notice about this. The multi-day…
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June 18, 2013

Tonight: Bike researcher John Pucher will discuss how to increase cycling and walking

Here’s a talk that is not to be missed. John Pucher, a biking and walking researcher, will present “How to Increase Cycling and Walking: Lessons from Cities across the Globe” at 6:30 p.m. at the UW. Pucher has also studied the connection between safe streets and public health and recently authored the influential book “City…
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June 17, 2013

The Linden Ave cycle track is now complete

I’m still on vacation in Denver, so we will have more coverage of this soon. But for all you who are super eager to try out Seattle’s newest and longest protected bike lanes, the city has announced that the Linden Ave project is now essentially complete. The city will celebrate the opening July 13 at…
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