Year: 2013
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The case for a 23rd Avenue protected bikeway
With transit speeds and safety improvements as their guiding principles, the city recently presented early ideas for design changes to 23rd Ave as part of the upcoming repaving and complete streets project stretching from E John to Rainier Ave (see my coverage over at Central District News). One potential design option includes a two-way cycle…
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Documentary about Fremont Solstice naked bike ride coming out soon + VIDEO
Remember Beyond Naked, the documentary about the 2011 Fremont Solstice Parade naked bike ride? Well, after some project delays, filmmakers Dan McComb and Lisa Cooper have waded through many hours of footage to pull together a cut of the film. The film follows four people who decide, for different reasons, to ride in the annual…
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Check out Velo’s new location and get free breakfast tomorrow + A look at ViaBike
Velo Bike Shop opened in it’s new location in the new Via6 building in the Denny Triangle this week after many years on Capitol Hill. To celebrate, Via6 is hosting its second Breakfast Via Bike event Thursday morning. Roll up to McGraw Square at 5th and Olive between 7:30 and 10 a.m. for a free…
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Loper: Creating a biking and walking culture at Seattle’s schools
Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to welcome a new columnist to the Seattle Bike Blog lineup. Clint Loper has been a big force behind Seattle’s bike-to-school efforts in the last decade. Now biking and walking to school is growing so quickly, we may be reaching the tipping point where kid-powered transportation becomes mainstream at neighborhood schools.…
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Rep. Orcutt says bicycle carbon emissions ‘not a point worthy of even mentioning’
In an email to Seattle Bike Blog this morning, State Representative Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama) apologized for his email that appeared to claim that a person riding a bicycle emits emit more carbon dioxide than someone driving a car (see our previous story). Here’s his full email: Tom, First of all, let me apologize for the…
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State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment
EDITOR’S NOTE, May 2015: This story is going viral again, but not everyone realizes the story is old. Please note that it happened in 2013. Thanks! Representative Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama) does not think bicycling is environmentally friendly because the activity causes cyclists to have “an increased heart rate and respiration.” This is according…
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