Year: 2013

March 21, 2013

BikeWA: State has chance to invest in vital walking and biking trails throughout the state

Washington State has many incredible opportunities for expanding and connecting regional walking and biking trails. The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition and its many partners are working to get a list of valuable trails on the state’s capital construction budget, and they need your help. There are no Seattle projects on the list, but there…
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tagged: bicycle alliance of washington, e lake sammamish trail, kirkland, redmond, washington wildlife and recreation coalition, washington wildlife and recreation program
March 20, 2013

Tonight: Adventure Cycling, BikeWA holding bike touring event at Swift Industries

You’ve read Swift’s thoughts on bike tourism right here on Seattle Bike Blog. Now, you have a chance to meet with Swift, the Adventure Cycling Association and the Bicycle Alliance of Washington to talk about bicycle touring. It will also be a chance to check out some brews from Peddler’s Brewing, based just down the…
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tagged: adventure cycling association, ballard, bicycle alliance of washington, swift industries
March 20, 2013

Spokane St Viaduct completed under budget, mayor invests savings in road safety and repairs

The $163 million Spokane Street Viaduct widening project has been completed under-budget, and Mayor McGinn announced today that the city will invest the $11.75 million savings in road safety, freight and road maintenance projects. On the list of projects to get a boost: Work to complete the Burke-Gilman Trail Missing Link and investments in Bike…
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tagged: mike mcginn, sdot, spokane street viaduct
March 20, 2013

Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill one step closer + Transportation funding up in air

The humble Neighborhood Safe Streets Bill (SHB 1045) passed out of the Senate Transportation Committee Tuesday with unanimous support. The bill, which would give municipalities the option to lower speed limits on non-arterial streets to 20 mph, passed the House 86–10 with broad bipartisan support in February. Now it has until mid-April to get a…
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tagged: 2013 legislature, hb 1045, neighborhood safe streets bill
March 19, 2013

Using bike parts, Thurston County man constructs effective prosthetic finger

KOMO has a story this week that is starting to gain national attention: Thurston County’s Colin Macduff of Olympia-based RCM Enterprise invented an effective and low-cost prosthetic finger using his in-home bike shop and a bit of ingenuity. Macduff lost his finger in an explosives accident in 2010. Now, his invention is attracting others with…
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tagged: colin macduff, komo, olympia, RCM Enterprise, thurston county
March 19, 2013

Kirkland Greenways featured on Kirkland TV, meeting Wednesday

Kirkland Greenways is off to a running start, growing the call for a network of safe neighborhood streets where people of all ages and abilities in the Eastside city can walk or bike comfortably and safely. The group was recently featured on the city’s Currently Kirkland show (see below), and they are gearing up to…
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tagged: currently kirkland, kirkland, kirkland greenways