Year: 2013

April 23, 2013

NE 75th Street has not been significantly redesigned since 1957 – Meeting tonight

Not long ago, NE 75th Street was just another dangerous street cutting through a Seattle neighborhood. But a March tragedy at NE 75th and 33rd Ave NE left two grandparents dead, their daughter-in-law and baby infant in critical condition and a community searching for answers. Since then, NE 75th Street has become a symbol for…
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tagged: ne 75th st
April 23, 2013

Alta selected to build and operate Seattle bike share system

Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share will build and operate Puget Sound Bike Share‘s planned system, the organization announced Tuesday. Alta has also recently won contracts in Portland, Vancouver BC and San Francisco, and the company last week launched what will be its biggest bike share system: Citibike in New York City. They are also behind the…
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tagged: alta bicycle share, puget sound bike share
April 22, 2013

Cheasty Trail and Bike Park project boosters call for support at levy meeting

There have been a lot of ups and downs in the past year for the Cheasty Greenspace Trails & Bike Park project (AKA Beacon Bike Park). With plans to mobilize huge numbers of volunteers to restore a section of Cheasty Greenspace, tucked between Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley. The park has few safe and easy…
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tagged: beacon hill, cheasty greenspace, mountain biking, rainier valley
April 22, 2013

Seattle Bike Crowdfunding Highlight: Pedal, Stretch, Breathe

Crowdfunding has played a huge role in the ever-growing bicycle economy in Seattle and around the world. From Iva Jean to Peddler’s Brewing, the Pedaler’s Fair was full of local businesses who used Kickstarter to help get off the ground with a running start. Be sure to let us know about your Seattle biking-focused or…
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tagged: kelli refer, kickstarter, pedal stretch breathe
April 21, 2013

Landslide closes Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake City – UPDATE: Now open

UPDATE: The trail has been reopened. Burke Gilman landslide twitter.com/lamonti/status… — Andrew Wilson (@lamonti) April 21, 2013 A mudslide closed the Burke-Gilman Trail near Lakeside Pl NE Sunday. Crews are not able to get into the area to fix the issue due to concerns for more slides, according to Seattle Parks: Seattle Parks and Recreation…
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tagged: burke-gilman, lake city, parks and recreation
April 19, 2013

People-powered events for Earth Day weekend

We already told you about the Pedaler’s Fair, which is not necessarily an Earth Day event but will surely be awesome. Below is a list of some other people-powered events to look for this weekend. Our list of people-powered Earth Day events kicks off with a cautionary note for people biking Saturday morning: A 5K…
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tagged: ballard, earth day, events, feet first, latona pub