Tag: cascade bicycle club
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STP news: 10,000 people (including a 9-year-old) ride from Seattle to Portland
10,000 people rode 202 miles in excellent weather over the weekend for Cascade Bicycle Club’s annual Seattle to Portland Classic. I was deathly ill and not even able to see folks off Saturday morning, but there was a lot of good coverage of the ride in the Seattle Times. First, the Times hung out with…
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Tell the state not to raid funding for bicycling and walking again this year
Washington State budgets an astronomically higher amount of money on motor-vehicle-centric highway projects than any other means of transportation. Yet when it comes time to make cuts and give back Federal transportation funds, as happens often, WSDOT has in past years reached into the already underfunded pots needed to make bicycling and walking safer, easier…
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Bike to Work Day commute station locations and schedule
Friday is Bike to Work (and School!) Day with commute stations set up all over the region, a Summer Streets party in Ballard and a ride with the mayor from Fremont to downtown. Seriously, everyone should bike to work Friday. Urge a friend or coworker to give it a shot, too. It’s a welcoming, fun…
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Advice for first-time bike commuters
As Seattle’s workforce gears up for Bike to Work Day this Friday, some people out there may be looking for advice to get ready for their first commutes by bike. For one take on how to be prepared, here’s a good video from the folks at Cascade Bicycle Club: Personally, some of my advice for…
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David Hiller resigns from Cascade Bicycle Club – UPDATED
David Hiller is stepping down as Advocacy Director of Cascade Bicycle Club effective Friday, May 13. UPDATE: Have no fear, Hiller fans, he will not be going far. Publicola reports that Hiller has taken a job with Mayor Mike McGinn’s office. He is scheduled to start Wednesday. His resignation was announced on Cascade’s blog today:…
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Governor will sign Vulnerable User Bill May 16
David Hiller at Cascade says Governor Gregoire will sign SB 5326 (AKA the Vulnerable User Bill) May 16. This bill has been three years in the making, and many people whose lives were affected by negligent driving came out to give very moving testimony in favor of the bill. From Hiller’s post on the Cascade…
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