Year: 2013

April 19, 2013

A chat with mayoral candidate Kate Martin

Kate Martin may be way behind in the money game, but she thinks the other Seattle mayoral challengers are ignoring too many people. “They’re all going for the same voters,” Martin told Seattle Bike Blog during a recent chat at a coffee shop in her Greenwood neighborhood. The only woman in the 2013 race (side…
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tagged: 2013 mayoral race, kate martin
April 18, 2013

Weekend Highlight: 2nd Annual Pedaler’s Fair showcases locally-made bike goods in Belltown

Local bike wares makers will showcase their goods this weekend at the second-annual Pedaler’s Fair, held this year at the Underground Events Center (1st and Wall in Belltown). The fair will be open Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. We were at the debut fair last year and loved it, of course.…
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tagged: belltown, business, pedaler’s fair, underground events center
April 17, 2013

Final day for Senate to pass cost-free bill to help make neighborhood streets safer – UPDATE: Passed!

UPDATE: The Senate passed the Neighborhood Safe Speeds Bill just before the deadline to pass non-budgetary bills Wednesday. With 45 Senators voting in favor (2 against, 2 excused), HB 1045 is on its way to the governor’s desk. Original Story: The Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (HB 1045) got off to a screaming start this legislative…
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tagged: hb 1045
April 17, 2013

Woman says she fended off attacker while biking to work on Dexter

A woman emailed Seattle Bike Blog Tuesday to report a scary attack she said happened while she was biking northbound on Dexter around 6:45 6:10 a.m. She said she was headed downhill in the bike lane when a man stepped into the bike lane in front her and slammed her into the fence of the…
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tagged: assault, crime, dexter
April 16, 2013

Wednesday: Biking the Wave features evening of bike-powered food, drinks and discussion

From Commute Seattle: More details from the Facebook event listing:
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tagged: biking the wave, commute seattle, events, HUB Seattle
April 15, 2013

Like Chicago, New York is also using bike lanes to compete for Seattle tech jobs

Remember when Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called out Seattle during a press conference opening Chicago’s first protected bike lane through the dense downtown Loop? He said, “I expect not only to take all of their [Seattle and Portland’s] bikers but I also want all the jobs that come with this, all the economic growth that…
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tagged: new york, new york times, rahm emanuel