Year: 2013
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FamilyRide: Mapping our bike corrals
I love bike corrals! My big bike doesn’t really fit in the artsy ones, but I still love them. Riding through Ballard the other day, I passed one I’d never seen before. It’s not new, I’d just never biked on that block. I know we don’t have many in this city (Yet? Yet!), but there…
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Fremont bike wheel maker Mad Fiber bought by investment firm
Mad Fiber, a high-end carbon fiber bike wheel company based in Fremont, has been purchased by an investment firm with its eyes on the global retail stage, Bicycle Retailer reports. Mad Fiber moved into the old Fremont Essential Baking factory space in 2010. Their carbon fiber wheels have a somewhat unconventional design that has earned…
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Bike News Roundup: In Vancouver, Walking > Biking > Transit > Freight > Personal Car
It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! First up, former city planner for Vancouver BC Brent Toderian was the keynote speaker at the Downtown Seattle Association’s recent State of Downtown meeting. Toderian makes a strong case for embracing livability and density. He also rips into the deep bore tunnel (he says Seattle should have…
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The Bikery is moving to Hiawatha Place
With a focus on being inclusive and affordable, The Bikery has operated its volunteer-run bike shop out of a storefront at 14th and S Main Street for years. After successfully raising enough money to dig out of a financial crunch one year ago (thanks in part to many of you), the Bikery has reorganized and…
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Must Listen: NPR features family cycling and biking to school
Biking to school is national news. NPR ran a big feature this morning focused on how families in America have to schedule all their exercise, since day-to-day life includes so little physical activity and many neighborhood streets are not safe for kids to play. So what’s one solution? From NPR: Lots of parents across the…
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CHS: Person doored at 14th and Marion searching for student responsible – UPDATED
Capitol Hill Seattle reports that a woman struck by an open car door on 14th Avenue near Marion last week was sent to the hospital with a broken shoulder and stitches. The person responsible is apparently a Seattle University student who was running late for class. To add insult to injury, the student took the…
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