Tag: ballard
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Bike sharing pilot could be headed to Ballard
The Ballard News Tribune reports that a pilot bike sharing program could be headed to Ballard as early as November: Ballard resident Mark Hulscher and the Bike Share Group want to create the first Seattle bike share system that will support the community’s long-term goals for livability by providing transportation alternatives that reduce people’s environmental…
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Another Ballard missing link broken wrist
According to a recent BikeWise report, the Burke-Gilman missing link through Ballard has struck again, this time breaking a biker’s wrist. On August 29, a 55-year-old woman’s tire got stuck in the railroad tracks and she fell:
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Emerald Sprints tonight in Ballard
If you have never been to a roller racing event (I haven’t), Emerald Sprints planner Ryan from Go Means Go described it to me. Basically it’s a race between two people on bikes set up on stationary bike stands hooked up to computers. The racers sprint a simulated 500 meters, and the event is a…
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Name-calling in battle over Missing Link
The Seattle Times published a look at the battle over the Ballard missing link with a much needed zoomed-out view. Basically, the article asks, “What are we even fighting about anymore?” Is it about old vs new Ballard? Is it about industry vs dot-coms? Are bikers saying they don’t want blue collar jobs? Is industry…
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Lame businesses in Ballard try to further block Missing Link
Salmon Bay Sand and Gravel Co. and their “business” friends are at it again, trying to make sure the Burke-Gilman trail is never completed and that people continue having their pleasant rides turned suddenly into a potentially deadly and violent ride along Shilshole and Market.
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