Year: 2013

May 8, 2013

CHS: Man bicycling inside Bartell’s store steals phone, crashes in parking lot

People from all walks of life ride bicycles in Seattle, including thieves with poorly-planned robbery schemes. Here’s a bizarre report from Capitol Hill Seattle: A clerk at the Harvard Market Bartell’s sustained minor injuries Saturday night when a man with a red mohawk and riding a bicycle inside the store attempted to steal a phone…
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tagged: capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, crime
May 7, 2013

School District, WA State get behind Bike to School Day – Big Bryant bike train planned

Wednesday is Bike to School Day, and it could very well blow the doors off every previous bike to school celebration in Seattle. For one, the Seattle School District has put its full support behind the bike to school effort. Superintendent Jose Banda will be part of a big bike train to Bryant Elementary, and…
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tagged: bike to school day 2013, bryant elementary, jose banda, lynn peterson, seattle public schools, wsdot
May 7, 2013

Today in bike thieves with exceptionally low morals: Auburn child’s adaptive trike stolen

King 5 reports that some terrible person recently stole a custom adaptive tricycle from an Auburn ten-year-old with special needs. Return the trike and start repenting immediately, thief. This is low.
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tagged: auburn, bike thefts, king 5
May 6, 2013

Tuesday ride from West Seattle will honor Lance David

Friends, family and coworkers of Lance David held a bike ride and memorial Friday afternoon, gathering at E Marginal Way and S Hanford Street to honor him and support each other (see photos here). The collision that took Lance’s life on his bike ride to work May 1 has shaken not only those who knew…
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tagged: deaths, lance david, marginal way, west seattle, west seattle bike connections
May 6, 2013

Two Burke-Gilman improvements in the works in Wallingford and Frelard

The city has scheduled two Burke-Gilman Trail improvements this week: Improved ADA ramps in Frelard and an improved crossing at Latona Ave in Wallingford. Expect delays and detours starting today. Details on the Frelard work, from SDOT: Seattle Department of Transportation crews will begin upgrading ramps at three locations next week on the Burke-Gilman trail…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, frelard, sdot, wallingford
May 6, 2013

For sixth year in a row, Washington named most bike-friendly state in the US

Washington is, once again, the most bike-friendly state in the Union. That’s according to the League of American Bicyclists, which creates annual report cards for every state in the US, taking into account various criteria for being bike-friendly. “But wait,” you’re saying to yourself, “when did Washington start investing so heavily in bicycling?” You’re not…
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tagged: 2013 legislature, league of american bicyclists, wsdot