Year: 2013

November 19, 2013

Rasmussen backs away from plan to delay Northgate bike/walk bridge funds

The Northgate walking and biking bridge may no longer be in danger of delays, according to Councilmember and Transportation Committee Chair Tom Rasmussen. We have reported previously on a still-underfunded plan by the city and Sound Transit to build a walking and biking bridge across I-5 near the future Northgate Station. The bridge — which…
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tagged: ed murray, fauntleroy green boulevard, northgate station bridge, tom rasmussen
November 18, 2013

It might be the rainiest time of the year, but I still can’t find a bike parking space at the grocery store

Statistically, the rainiest day of the year is November 19. And, indeed, it has been hella rainy this week. One of the most common excuses I hear for not investing in bike lanes in Seattle is all the rain. Nobody bikes when it rains, people say. Well, somebody should tell that to all these people…
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tagged: central co-op, rain
November 18, 2013

An archaeological dig on NE 125th Street, one of the final battles in the War on Cars

The lucky among you do not remember the vicious fight over a 2011 road diet on NE 125th Street, which pitted neighbors against neighbors in a drawn-out and ugly battle over ten feet of road space in North Seattle. Prompted by rampant speeding and a pattern of dangerous collisions, the city proposed changes that would…
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tagged: lake city, mike mcginn, ne 125th, road diets, seattle neighborhood greenways, war on cars
November 15, 2013

Mostly-finished Green Lake Way project reconnects neighbors with their parks

While we here at Seattle Bike Blog spend a lot of time urging the city to invest in protected bike lanes, it’s important to remember that simply redesigning a street using paint can completely revolutionize a street. The city’s in-process remake of Green Lake Way between N 50th Street and Green Lake is a perfect…
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tagged: green lake, green lake way, road diets, stone way, tangletown, wallingford
November 14, 2013

Seattle’s 4th Cranksgiving is November 23

Seattle’s fourth annual Cranksgiving is Saturday, November 23, 2013. A food drive scavenger hunt by bike, Cranksgiving is a fun way to tour some of Seattle’s most unique grocery stores and food stands, gathering food for Rainier Valley Food Bank. We give you a list of food and grocers, and you gather as much as…
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tagged: cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2013, events
November 14, 2013

Amsterdamer biking 17,000 miles for charity will host ride in Seattle Saturday

Dirk Spits worked for years in a Hosteling International in Amsterdam when he got an itch to do something bold for the world. So he started a charity called 99% Ride. The “gimmick,” as he put it, is that the world would be a better place if everyone gave just 1 percent of their money,…
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tagged: 99% ride, amsterdam, ballard, charity, dirk spits, dutch bike co