Year: 2013

May 15, 2013

FamilyRide: Save the date for disaster

What would happen if a major earthquake hit the Seattle Fault, causing roads to collapse and public transit to shut down? Portland explored how bicycles could help in just such a scenario during last year’s Disaster Relief Trials and more recently in the real world, bikes played a big role in Sandy relief. We in…
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tagged: disaster relief trials, familyride
May 15, 2013

Journey to 1 Million Fremont Bike Trips: If we get there, what should the reward be?

Last week’s Fremont Bridge bike count: 28,414. Another record-breaking week, but we need to do better if we want to top one million trips in 2013. What should our reward be for getting to one million? A big bike party in Fremont? A safer Fremont Avenue? A fixed Ballard Bridge? All of the above?
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tagged: bike counter, fremont, Journey to 1 Million Fremont Bike Trips
May 14, 2013

Mayor announces $900K for E Marginal Way safety improvements, West Seattle trail projects

Mayor McGinn announced Tuesday that the city will spend $700,000 on near-term paving work and a possible temporary cycle track on E Marginal Way. The city will also spend $200,000 on design work for a permanent longterm solution, which will likely include a future full reconstruction of the street. A dangerous stretch of industrial road,…
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tagged: marginal way, mike mcginn, sdot, west seattle
May 14, 2013

City selects firm to lead Westlake Cycle Track project

The city has passed a milestone in the Westlake Cycle Track project, selecting a firm to lead design work on a safe connection between the heart of South Lake Union and Fremont, the Ship Canal Trail and beyond. Here’s a completely theoretical concept image from a 2012 Cascade Bicycle Club report to get those creative…
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tagged: sdot, south lake union, westlake, westlake cycle track
May 14, 2013

Wednesday: Annual Ride of Silence starts at Gas Works Park

Every year, people in cities across the country will ride in honor of the people who have been killed while riding a bike on our roadways. Seattle’s ride meets at Gas Works Park at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. See our coverage of last year’s ride. From Seattle Ride of Silence: With thousands of cyclists in Seattle, this…
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tagged: events, ride of silence
May 14, 2013

West Seattle Blog: Bike theft alert in the Southwest Precinct

West Seattle Blog reports that police in the Southwest Precinct are concerned about what appears to be a growing number of stolen bikes in the area. So be sure to secure your wheels, even if it is parked in a locked garage. From West Seattle Blog: With reader reports about bikes found as well as…
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tagged: bike thefts, southwest precinct, west seattle blog