Tag: biking bis

April 25, 2011

Biking Bis: Fewer Bicycle Sundays scheduled this year

The first Bicycle Sunday of 2011 is May 8, kicking off a series of car-free Sundays on Lake Washington Boulevard this summer. The event stretches from Mt. Baker Beach to Seward Park, creating a long, temporary lakeside park. This year, there will be a couple fewer Bicycle Sundays compared to the past two years, according…
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tagged: bicycle sundays, biking bis, ciclovia, events, parks and recreation
January 11, 2011

RSVP sells out first day, other Cascade rides still open

Registration for Cascade Bicycle Club’s big annual rides opened yesterday, and computer problems plagued the sign-up process. But problems did not stop the 1,400-person Ride from Seattle to Vancouver BC and Party (RSVP) ride from selling out within hours. Other popular rides, such as the Chilly Hilly and Seattle-to-Portland are still open. Registration is open…
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tagged: biking bis, cascade bicycle club, RSVP
August 2, 2010

On other blogs: ‘Maybe you shouldn’t have to buy a car to get a job.’

Streets for All Seattle held a kickoff event Thursday to raise funds for their campaign to get the city to invest $30 million annually in bicycle, pedestrian and transit infrastructure. The mayor and members of the City Council were there, and Slog quoted McGinn: “People have a certain vision of what the future should be,”…
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tagged: biking bis, fiets of parenthood, slog, streets for all seattle, totcycle
July 16, 2010

On other blogs: ‘Golf Ball From Army Navy Country Club Fifth Hole Hits Baby’

OK, that didn’t happen. But Navy Capt. (Ret.) Louis Kriser is worried that headline could someday run if a public bike path goes in next to the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia. Biking Bis has good analysis, as always.
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tagged: bike intelligencer, bike nerd, biking bis, car free days, critical mass, military, new york, other blogs, publicola
July 11, 2010

A bike ban near my hometown

OK, it’s not Seattle. But it’s near my hometown, so I feel compelled to get a few words in. St. Charles, Missouri is a 30-minute drive from the house where I grew up outside of St. Louis. I say “drive” because riding a bike in St. Louis County was never encouraged, and cars would be…
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tagged: bike bans, biking bis, home, joe brazil, saint charles, saint louis