Year: 2013

April 12, 2013

Calling all bike-loving artists: Submit to ARTCRANK SEA

National bicycle art party ARTCRANK is coming to Seattle for the first time this year, and they are looking for Seattle artists to get involved and submit posters. Details and how to submit: ARTCRANK is a show of bicycle-inspired poster artwork that introduces people to talented local artists and sends them home with affordable, original…
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tagged: artcrank
April 12, 2013

BikeWA: Work progressing on state’s first official US Bike Route

Every region of Washington State could someday have nationally-signed and connected bicycle routes optimized for bicycle travel and transportation. The US Bicycle Route System is a vision for a network of these routes, allowing for easier and safer bicycle travel to all reaches of the nation. The country already has some active segments in the…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, US Bicycle Route System, USBR 10, wsdot
April 11, 2013

Seattle-based Walk Score releases yet another awesome urban analysis tool: ChoiceMaps

Seriously, is Walk Score the coolest urban web site on the planet? First they revolutionized the way people look at the walkability in their city with Walk Score. Then they applied that work to housing and revolutionized the way people look for a place to live. If they stopped there, most people would probably have…
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tagged: bike score, choice maps, walk score
April 11, 2013

Snoqualmie Valley Trail will be closed for several days this month

King County will close a section of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail for a handful of days in April to reinstall fiber cable as part of work to restore the old Griffin Creek Bridge. The closed section will be the same as closures during January. Details from King County Parks: While restoration work has been completed…
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tagged: griffin creek bridge, king county parks, snoqualmie valley trail
April 10, 2013

US Senate confirms Mountains to Sound Greenway founder as new Interior Secretary

The US Senate has confirmed Seattle’s Sally Jewell as the new Interior Secretary, replacing Ken Salazar. Most news reports about Sally Jewell refer to her as the CEO of REI, but did you know she was also a founding board member and president of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust? From the MTS blog: “Sally…
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tagged: barack obama, interior secretary, rei, sally jewell
April 10, 2013

Thursday open house will discuss Ballard’s NW 58th Street neighborhood greenway

The revised plans for a neighborhood greenway on NW 58th Street in Ballard will be on display at an open house Thursday, likely the final public meeting on the project before expected installation later this spring and summer. The meeting will be held in the Ballard High School Lunchroom from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (presentation…
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tagged: ballard, ballard chamber of commerce, neighborhood greenways, nw 58th st