Category: news

June 10, 2022

Thorness: Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Lake Washington Bike Path

The Lake Washington Bike Path turns 125 this year! Or it would if it weren’t torn up in 1905 to build Interlaken Boulevard. Bill Thorness, author of “Cycling the Pacific Coast” and “Biking Puget Sound,” wrote a story for the Seattle Times about the history of the old path. Thorness also spoke with yours truly…
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tagged: bill thorness, history, interlaken, lake washington bike path, seattle times
June 9, 2022

How To Bike In Seattle: Finding a good route

This is part of our ongoing How To Bike In Seattle series, a collection of posts to help folks get rolling around this beautiful place. OK, so you’ve decided you want to start biking around Seattle for transportation. But how do you find a good route to ride? By far the best way to find…
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tagged: bike map, how to bike in seattle, ride with gps, strava
June 8, 2022

Bike Route Alert 6/13-24: Burke-Gilman Trail work in Kenmore will require slowdowns, possibly some walking

King County Parks will be making pavement repairs to the Burke-Gilman Trail between 47th Ave NE and 61st Ave NE in Kenmore between June 13 and 24. The good news is that users will be able to get by the work area without a big, hilly detour like we’ve seen in the past. However, you…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, burke-gilman trail, kenmore, king county parks
June 2, 2022

Governor Inslee helps introduce new Leafline Trails vision map while on a bike

The Leafline Trails Coalition got a special guest for their online event announcing their new 900-mile regional trails vision: Governor Jay Inslee, who called in from a bike on the Sound to Olympics Trail in Kitsap County. The Governor called in to voice support for the trails vision, which spans King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish…
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tagged: jay inslee, leafline
June 1, 2022

Shout out to the person I just saw biking in shorts and short sleeves with Bar Mitts still on your handlebars. You’ve been fooled before, and you will not be fooled again. I respect that.
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May 31, 2022

Building my kid’s loft bed by bike

A water pipe burst inside the wall of my kid’s bedroom a week ago, so it has been a stressful and expensive week of sleeping at a friend’s house, cleaning stuff and waiting for stuff to dry. So much waiting. However, the whole fiasco did give me the push I needed to finally build the…
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tagged: cargo bikes