Tag: ballard
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Happy Bike to Work Day, Seattle! – UPDATED
Why can’t every day be Bike to Work Day? Oh, wait, it can be! We just proved it. The day is not over yet, so we’ll have more as it goes on. Remember, there’s a street party in Ballard from 4-7 p.m. at Bergen Place Park. Anything interesting happen on your ride? Who hit up…
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Bike to Work Day commute station locations and schedule
Friday is Bike to Work (and School!) Day with commute stations set up all over the region, a Summer Streets party in Ballard and a ride with the mayor from Fremont to downtown. Seriously, everyone should bike to work Friday. Urge a friend or coworker to give it a shot, too. It’s a welcoming, fun…
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Meetings tonight to discuss Ballard and Green Lake bike lanes
This is late notice again (sorry!), but SDOT will be at two separate meetings at 7 p.m. tonight (May 11) to discuss projects on 20th Ave NW in Ballard and N/NE 65th St in Green Lake. Green Lake SDOT representatives will be at the Green Lake Community Council meeting at Hearthstone Chapel (6720 E Green…
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Neighborhood-Powered Streets Part 4: A call for a greenway group in your neighborhood
This story is part of a series about Seattle’s young neighborhood greenway movement. As the series wraps up, it’s your turn to get your neighborhood organized. “I know that other neighborhoods are going to step up and say, ‘Hey, we want those too,’” said Councilmember Sally Bagshaw. So far, Children’s Hospital is moving forward with…
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Seattle Crime: Woman pelted with BBs while riding in Ballard
Someone in a maroon Toyota pickup truck shot a woman riding a bicycle in Ballard with a BB gun April 26, according to Seattle Crime: A police report says the woman was riding her bike near 63rd and 8th Ave NW around 2:15 p.m. on April 26th when she felt a “sharp pain” in her…
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My Ballard: Bagshaw says group will look into bike boulevards
Councilmember Sally Bagshaw told the Ballard District Council that a group is forming to look into bike boulevards in Seattle, according to My Ballard: “The neighbors love it because it slows down traffic so much. That again you can be outside, play in the street for the kids but you can ride many, many miles.…
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