Tag: bicycle economy
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Pedaler’s Fair showcases the forces behind Seattle’s growing bicycle economy
The first Pedaler’s Fair (Seattle Bike Blog sponsored!) took over a historic Ballard industrial building last weekend to showcase some of Washington State’s most creative handmade bicycle goods and art. Inspired by Portland’s Bikecraft events, Swift Industries and Go Means Go organized the Pedaler’s Fair to support local small businesses making everything from bicycle clothing…
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Riding Reporter: A ride with a pedicab tour guide
In keeping with today’s unofficial theme, here’s another person around town making the bicycle economy happen. Anne-Marije Rook from the Ballard News Tribune took a spin with Sacsha Toda-Peters , a pedicab driver with attitude and great knowledge of the history of rickshaws in Seattle. From the BNT: Wearing a crisp white button-up shirt, a colorfully…
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Capitol Hill Courier launches intra-neighborhood bike delivery sevice
If you live on Capitol Hill, Kelly Milligan wants to get you stuff by bike. He started a hyperlocal courier service last week, which I wrote about over at CHS: So, let’s say there’s something on Capitol Hill you want, but you don’t feel like or can’t get it to your Capitol Hill home or…
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