Had an amazing time biking to Seward Park and back today, and from what I can tell half of Seattle had the same idea.
The photo above is Lake Washington Boulevard. And no, it’s not Bicycle Weekend yet. Just a sunny Saturday.
Tell us about your bike adventure in the comments below.
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14 responses to “Is it Bicycle Weekend? No, just a sunny Saturday”
We’re like that, too. Our family trip is made almost exclusively on bike, and the one today was no exception. We rode to Alderwood Mall to let our daughter explore Funtastic Playtorium. Her experience there didn’t turn out to be too stellar, but she did enjoy the food from CaliBurger at the food court afterwards!
It had been a while since I rode the Interurban North beyond Echo Lake Park. Glad that Snohomish County improved it.
Correction: Our family “trips are” made almost exclusively… I hate English!
I went to PCC fremont today and crossed the fremont bridge. Normally the weekend counter is in the low hundreds. Today it was nearly 2000 !
I wouldn’t be surprised. I saw lots of people on bike on the Intereurban North today as well.
Biked with the kids to Carkeek Park! Lovely. I felt sorry for everyone getting there by car… Circling, waiting, lining up for parking.
I’ve been meaning to take my daughter to Carkeek Park on bike. One question I’ve always had is, how bikeable is the park inside? Can you bike all the way down ot the beach, or do you have to park near the east-side entrance?
You can definitely bike down to the beach; the road that goes up and around on the right (the way the cars go) has a lot of potholes and bumps, so just watch out for that. I think there are bike racks down by the beach, but if not there are certainly signs you could lock your bike to.
Thank you so much for the detailed information!
John is correct. I didn’t notice bike racks down by the beach. I just locked the wheel to the frame as it was quite busy and my bike is quite large. We took 117th into the park rather than the main road, which is narrow and has limited visibility. I also avoid biking on 3rd Ave NW which is a busy and narrow arterial.
That’s me and the Cascade Training Series group! Thanks for capturing a great photo of us!
We just moved to Seattle from Charlotte, NC this week to live in a more bikeable and walkable place, and you guys did not disappoint! We did get really lucky with the weather, but even on the most beautiful days in Charlotte, the majority of cyclists stick to greenways. We are loving that we can easily ride throughout the city and feel safe on a bike. This is amazing!
I visited 5 sites on the Green Home Tour by bike yesterday, from Blue Ridge to Central District. So glad to be on 2 wheels, and not battling traffic!
I was riding around UW yesterday. It was pretty packed on the Burke, too.
I was out on Lake Washington Blvd on Saturday. It was nice, but I was bothered by the dangerous mix of speeds with some cars going 40+ mph in a 25 mph zone and passing aggressively (especially earlier in the day when there were not as many bikes).
Lake Washington Blvd is great, but the mixing of traffic speeds is dangerous. It’s beautiful, yes, and I think cars should enjoy it and take their time enjoying it. I’d love to see Lake Washington Blvd designated as a scenic route and traffic speeds limited to 25 mph and enforced.
I know traffic enforcement is out of fashion nationwide, but traffic collisions and fatalities are a worsening problem in Seattle, and lack of enforcement of any traffic laws can’t be helping. Vision Zero certainly won’t succeed if cars can routinely go 15+ mph over the limit and blast through stop signs freely. At a minimum, speed cameras and traffic calming modifications would be a good idea, I think.