Tag: capitol hill

January 5, 2016

SPD: How an officer recovered a stolen mountain bike in Cal Anderson

Seattle Police Officer Drew Fowler was on bike patrol in Cal Anderson Park Saturday when he spotted a high-end mountain bike in the hands of a suspected thief. Officer Fowler stopped the man and asked if he could have a look at the bike’s serial number. The man let him, according to Seattle Police, and…
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tagged: bike index, bike thefts, capitol hill, drew fowler, spd, stolen bike recoveries
September 30, 2015

CHS: Two bicycle cafés opening soon in central Seattle

Sounds like the Capitol Hill bike shop vacuum is finally getting filled. And in true Hill fashion, it’s coming with coffee and beer. Our friends at Capitol Hill Seattle report that two very different bike shop cafés are opening soon on Capitol Hill and the Central District. One has bike polo champs at the helm…
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tagged: aaron grant, bike polo, capitol hill, capitol hill seattle, central district, david richter, dustin riggs, herriott sports performance, justin carder, mckenzie hart, métier racing and coffee, paul dano, peloton, todd herriott
June 9, 2015

A block-by-block look at the planned Broadway Bikeway extension + Let’s connect to 520

As construction on Capitol Hill Station enters its final phases, the long closure at the north end of the Broadway Bikeway may finally open up in the next month. But the true glory of the bikeway won’t be realized until it extends through the rest of the Broadway business district at least to E Roy…
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tagged: broadway, broadway bikeway, capitol hill, protected bike lanes, steve durrant
May 8, 2015

Madison BRT project could also build better Union St bike lanes

Union Street could get a major bike lane update as part of the Madison Bus Rapid Transit project, according to city plans presented at an open house earlier this week. The bike route upgrades are part of an attempt to make the Madison Street BRT project a “complete street” by building a nearby “parallel” bike…
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tagged: capitol hill, central district, downtown, first hill, jean tinnea, madison, madison brt, positively union, seneca, spring, union street
May 1, 2015

Get your hands on Made-In-Washington bike goods at the Pedaler’s Fair Saturday

The fourth annual Pedaler’s Fair will showcase bikes, bike-related goods and art Saturday, all made right here in Washington State. Seattle Bike Blog is a sponsor of the 2015 fair, which is a great way to meet creative and enterprising people and buy some awesome, beautiful bike stuff. Plus, there are talks and presentations on…
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tagged: capitol hill, events, pedaler’s fair
April 22, 2015

PUBLIC Bikes now open on Capitol Hill

I just swung by the PUBLIC Bikes shop at Pine and Summit, and the crew there is mopping the floors and putting the final touches on the renovated shop space. They opened quietly this afternoon, and their grand opening party planned for closer to June, said VP of Retail Bryan Shawley. As we reported previously,…
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tagged: 20/20 cycle, alex kostelnik, capitol hill, electric lady, public bikes