Tag: columbia city

July 26, 2012

Bike Works launches new groundbreaking family biking projects

Bike Works has hired longtime family biking guru Morgan Scherer to lead a new series of adult programs aimed at making it easier for people to find a family biking solution that works for them and to provide classes for adults who want learn safe roadway biking skills. Scherer, who lives in Rainier Beach, has…
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tagged: bike works, columbia city, family bike expo, family biking, morgan scherer, rainier valley
July 9, 2012

Pint-sized Bike Works annual report showcases big impact

I just got the Bike Works annual report in the mail. It’s a tiny document with some big numbers on it. 391 adults volunteered for Bike Works at some point in 2011, and 3,556 bikes were donated. Wow. Seattle Bike Blog’s shameless pro-Bike Works bias is no secret. But even with as much time I…
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tagged: bike works, columbia city
May 9, 2012

Does your kid need a bigger bike? Bike Works’ 16th Annual Kids Bike Swap is Saturday

Kids love bikes, maybe even more than I do (and I like bikes a lot). But there’s one big problem they have that I don’t: Kids grow. Riding a bike that is not the right size can be uncomfortable or even dangerous. But buying a new bike every couple years is expensive, and many families…
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tagged: bike works, columbia city, kids bike swap, rainier valley
March 28, 2012

Bike Works auction raises over $135k

Bike Works raised over $135,000 during their annual auction Sunday. That’s the most they have ever raised during their auction and $17,000 more than they made last year. Not too shabby for a humble bike organization based out of a yellow house in Columbia City. This year was my first time at the auction. I…
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tagged: auction, bike works, columbia city, ken yasuhara
March 21, 2012

Jay Inslee visits Bike Works, discusses the benefits of bicycle education

Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee visited Columbia City today, kicking off the walking tour with a stop at Bike Works. The neighborhood tour comes as the candidate kicks into full campaign mode (and, as Eli Sanders at the Stranger writes, the governor hopeful needs to make an impression even in the democratic stronghold of Seattle,…
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tagged: bike works, columbia city, deb salls, jay inslee, mike mcginn
March 19, 2012

Tickets still available for the Bike Works Auction & 15th Anniversary Celebration

Bike Works is turning 15! Just one more year, and it will be able to drive (wouldn’t that be a depressing surprise?). Their annual fundraiser auction this year is also a celebration of 15 years of community programs and bike positivity. And if you don’t have a ticket yet, you’re in luck. There are still…
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tagged: auction, bike works, columbia city, events, herban feast, sodo