Tag: cascade bicycle club
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Volunteers still needed for Wednesday Seattle bike count, statewide counts in late Sept
As of Monday, the city still needed seven volunteers to help with the final volunteer-run citywide bike count. The city is moving to a more modern, camera-based counting system that will provide more data and won’t require big volunteer call-outs (can you imagine if the city asked motor vehicle users to sit outside in the…
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Cascade’s new policy director is former Portland BTA leader
After holding the position for about a year, John Mauro stepped down as Director of Policy, Planning and Government Affairs earlier this year to head to New Zealand with his wife. Now, the club has hired Evan Manvel, the former Executive Director of Portland’s Bicycle Transportation Alliance to fill the key spot once held by…
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As Missing Link goes back for even more studies, it’s time for an interim solution
It’s true. Apparently six years of studies on the Burke-Gilman Missing Link through Ballard is not enough, and the Hearing Examiner has ordered the city to produce a costly and time-consuming Environmental Impact Statement for the sorely-needed trail segment. Meanwhile, people continue to get injured (one woman was even the victim of a hit and…
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Northgate biking and walking bridge could cost less than expected
Not long ago, a walking and biking overpass to dramatically improve access to Northgate Station was “off the table,” according to project officials. But an idea this good grabbed the hearts of project neighbors as well as transit, biking and walking advocates across the city. Councilmember Richard Conlin led a political deal for the city…
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Cascade: Using special techniques, Can Bike Camp teaches people with disabilities to ride
With the help of specially-designed roller bikes and a large crew of volunteers, Can Bike Seattle teaches people with disabilities to ride two-wheel bikes. Can Bike Seattle just finished up a week of lessons in late July. With the ability to ride comes empowerment, independence and the ability for families to bike together, writes Cascade…
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Cascade: Seattle is falling behind in bicycle infrastructure
The days of sitting comfortably as the second most bikeable big city in the country are over. With San Francisco, Minneapolis and now Washington DC and Tucson nipping at our heels, it’s clear that Seattle needs to make some bold decisions if we don’t want to fall back into the mediocre middle of the pack.…
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