Tag: capitol hill

October 31, 2012

Broadway cycle track could be ready next year + Could it extend to Volunteer Park (or 520)?

City officials Tuesday announced funds to extend the First Hill Streetcar north from its terminus at Denny Way to Roy St or even all the way to Volunteer Park. Though the design process will work out the details, it’s pretty likely this also means an extension for the cycle track. The extension project still needs…
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tagged: broadway bikeway, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, first hill streetcar, mike mcginn
August 23, 2012

Capitol Hill’s Velo Bike Shop planning 2013 move to Denny Triangle

Even though it is among the most bikey neighborhoods in Seattle, Capitol Hill could lose its only fully-featured bike shop next year as Velo Bike Shop plans a move from it’s longtime 11th and Pine home to 6th and Blanchard in the Denny Triangle, Capitol Hill Seattle reports. Velo plans to open the new shop…
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tagged: amazon, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, denny triangle, velo bike shop
August 2, 2012

Weekend Guide: Dead Baby Downhill, Babeland fundraising bike tube flogger workshop + more

The 16th Dead Baby Downhill starts at Targy’s Tavern (6th Ave W and W Crockett St) on Queen Anne Hill Friday evening. The huge bike bash organized annually by the Dead Baby Bike Club involves a legendary bike race to Georgetown, followed by a party. Registration for the ride starts at 5, ride starts at…
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tagged: babeland, ballard, capitol hill, dead baby downhill 2012, washington physicians for social responsibility, weekend guide
July 23, 2012

Bike parking overload at Capitol Hill Block Party (+ a sad plea to find a stolen bike)

Bike parking got a little creative during Capitol Hill Block Party. This bike corral in front of Northwest Film Forum was stretched to the limits. That’s 22 (by my best count) bikes squeezed into the space of one parked car (OK, maybe one and a half cars, or one Ford Expedition). Now, just imagine if…
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tagged: bike thefts, capitol hill, capitol hill block party, on-street bike parking
July 6, 2012

Weekend Guide: Kids bike parade in Wallingford + World Naked Bike Ride

Kids biking down the center of the typically car-filled N 45th Street through Wallingford? Sounds like a good time to me. Details from Family Ride: Kids on kid bikes (with parents riding or walking along separately) Kids on balance bikes (with parents riding or walking along separately) Kids in on-bike kid seats Kids in bike…
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tagged: capitol hill, downtown, events, familyride, wallingford, world naked bike ride
June 27, 2012

Reader looking for witnesses after she was doored at 12th and Marion June 8

Reader Jess was biking down 12th Ave near Seattle University around 5:45 p.m. June 8 when she collided with a parked car door, sending her over her handlebars. Her injuries and hospital bills are significant, but the police report says she fell on her own. The wreck knocked her out, so her memory of what…
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tagged: 12th, capitol hill, door zone, jess mack, spd, wrecks