Tag: cascade bicycle club
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The Vulnerable User Law is live in Washington state
The teenager who swerved into the shoulder of Juanita Dr and killed John “Mr. Safety” Przychodzen last summer received a $42 ticket for an “unsafe lane change.” The kid was not intoxicated and was not being “reckless,” police said. So the $42 ticket was all they felt they could give him. The Vulnerable User Law, which…
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Cascade program aims to train new bike advocacy leaders – Apply by June 1
Cascade Bicycle Club is launching a new program this summer aimed at training citizen cycling proponents to be Seattle cycling advocates. The Advocacy Leadership Institute will train 15 people how to effectively create an advocacy campaign that gets results and influences fellow residents and the government. Seattle has seen an unprecedented explosion of new cycling…
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Bike to Work Day preview + Map of Commute Stations
Friday is Bike to Work (and School!) Day, which is pretty much a holiday for folks on two wheels. There will be Commute Stations all over the region, many of which will be armed with snacks and coffee. In a change from recent years, the main station will be outside KEXP studios at Dexter and…
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Help improve BikeWise by taking UW research survey
BikeWise is an awesome tool with tons of room to grow. It already provides a space for people who have crashed or had a bike stolen a place to publicly report the incidents. The crash data in particular provides advocates and the city with valuable data on trouble spots. There’s typically no police report if…
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Bike Month Update: Bikes & Bagels Friday + Host a Bike to Work Station
Be sure to swing by McGraw Square on your way to work Friday because Commute Seattle wants to give you bagels and coffee. SDOT will be on hand to get feedback for the Bicycle Master Plan update, and Mayor McGinn will say a few words. From Commute Seattle: Commute Seattle is having their second annual…
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Hundreds attend the largest ever Bike to Work Breakfast (+ video)
Politicians, advocates and citizens packed the sold-out annual Bike to Work breakfast Friday morning in downtown Seattle, the largest crowd in the event’s history. The annual fundraiser breakfast kicks off Cascade Bicycle Club’s Bike Month events. This year’s keynote speaker was Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who has been instrumental in legitimizing bicycles as a serious…
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