Year: 2013
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Neighborhood greenways take root on the Eastside
Imagine a network of calm, mostly residential streets near your home, neighborhood school and local business district optimized for safe travel on foot and by bike for people of all ages. Interested? Of course you are! It’s an idea that has appeal extending far beyond the flimsy Seattle border, where groups in nearly all corners…
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FamilyRide: Gotta haul something that won’t fit in your car? Call your friend with a family bike!
While my misery is loving the company my least favorite intersection post generated last week, I’m in the mood for something lighter this week. The kids and I hauled a big (empty) box from Green Lake to Lower Queen Anne yesterday. A fellow bicyclist took a picture for me at my least favorite intersection (N…
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Bike News Roundup: A bicycle made out of cars
It’s time for the weekly Bike News Roundup! Say, did you know you can see all previous bike news roundups by clicking the tag? That’s a lot of bike links. Anyway, let’s kick things off with this video about a bicycle made almost entirely out of junked cars.
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Bike this West Seattle Valentine
Want an excuse to go for a bike ride today? Of course you do! Fire up your GPS and bike a valentine to the city! And, if you do, be sure to post your resulting map in the comments below. West Seattle Bike Connections posted the image above on their Facebook Page. Meanwhile, Cascade posted…
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Mayor presents 2013 transportation Action Agenda progress report
Touting the city’s downtown cycle track plan, Bicycle Master Plan update and neighborhood greenways progress, Mayor Mike McGinn presented the city’s transportation Action Agenda progress report to the City Council today. The mayor is again pushing hard for an expedited plan for high capacity transit to Ballard and a streetcar extension through Eastlake to the…
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Police looking for person on bike who chased Green Lake attacker
A woman running at Green Lake around 6:30 a.m. Monday morning was attacked by an unknown man who tried to drag her into some nearby bushes, police say. She was able to get free from him, and a man on a bike saw the suspect and chased him. The suspect was able to get away,…
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