Tag: bike month 2016
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Bikes & Bagels is Friday + A look at more Bike Month events ahead
Bike to McGraw Square tomorrow (Friday) morning between 7 and 9 a.m., and you’ll get free coffee, a bagel and probably some swag. Commute Seattle hosts the event every year, though I feel like we got fried chicken one year (or was that a dream?). Anyway, here are more details from Commute Seattle: In celebration…
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Bike trips from West Seattle spike 80 percent Monday, crushing record
On the first Monday commute since the Alaskan Way Viaduct closed, bike trips across the Spokane Street swing bridge to West Seattle went through the roof. Compared to average weekdays in recent months, Monday’s bike count was up an unprecedented 80 percent, adding more than 1,000 trips compared to average weekdays in April. And as…
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2nd Ave bike counter unveiling kicks off Bike Month + Remembering Lance David
There’s now a humble counter ticking away everyone who bikes up or down 2nd Ave through the heart of downtown Seattle. Commute Seattle’s Jessica Szelag unveiled the display this morning, which is a gift to the city on a beautiful first weekday morning commute of Bike Month. Even with construction at 2nd and Pike blocking…
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Now’s the time to get your Bike Everywhere Challenge team together
The annual Bike Everywhere Challenge (formerly known as the Bike Month Challenge and the Bike To Work Challenge) starts May 1, so now is the time to join an existing team or talk to coworkers and friends and form a new team. You can also sign up solo. The collective goal for the region is…
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