Tag: bike month 2011

May 18, 2011

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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tagged: ballard, bike month 2011, bike to work day 2011, cascade bicycle club, f5, summer streets
May 17, 2011

Dexter paving two weeks behind schedule, but ready to Bike to Work Day

Due to rainy and cold weather, Dexter Ave N construction is running about two weeks behind schedule. However, the contractor still expects to complete the project by October. As Bike to Work Day nears (Friday), the first phase of Dexter Ave N paving has been completed. Crews are now working to stripe the new buffered…
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tagged: 2011 paving, bike month 2011, bike to work day 2011, bike to work week 2011, construction, dexter, sdot
May 13, 2011

What to do on two wheels this weekend (May 13-15) – UPDATED

The Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance is showing Pedal Driven at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at the Mountaineers Building near Magnuson Park (7700 Sand Point Way NE). Tickets are $10 online now or $13 at the door. Seattle’s own I-5 Colonnade Park is even featured in the film. UPDATE: How could I forget about Haul…
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tagged: bike month 2011, events, evergreen mountain bike alliance, howl at the moon productions, magnuson park, pedal driven
May 12, 2011

UW Bike Month party on the Burke-Gilman this evening

So … it’s been a little rainy this week. But I know ALL of you have ridden to work/school/the bar every day, anyway. Especially since the city has been out counting people biking and walking the past couple days. That’s why you deserve a little party. Well, all of you headed near the UW this…
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tagged: bike month 2011, burke-gilman, events, u district, uw
May 9, 2011

You have to ride to work this week to get counted

This week is not the week to take a break from bike commuting. SDOT is conducting their bicycle and pedestrian counts May 10-12, according to the SDOT Blog. So if you want to get counted, you gotta ride! From SDOT: SDOT will be conducting pedestrian and bicycle volume counts at more than 50 locations across…
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tagged: bicycle count, bike benefits, bike month 2011, bikenomics, commuting, earl blumenauer, elly blue, federal government, grist
May 2, 2011

Happy Bike Month! Here’s a wonderfully happy video for prospective riders

Cascade Bicycle Club – Vision 2011 from Punch Drunk on Vimeo. May is National Bike Month, which means everyone who can should take up riding a bike. To kick the month off, Cascade Bicycle Club launched a new fundraising campaign that comes with a super optimistic and fun animated video: Will You Ride With Sophie?…
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tagged: bike month 2011, cascade bicycle club, getting started, videos, will you ride with sophie