Tag: downtown

October 16, 2012

Different Office stops by downtown’s ‘holistic bicycle studio’ Mobius Cycle

Infinite Loop of Care and Connection – Different Office from Bas de Baar on Vimeo. Downtown’s Mobius Cycle not only fosters a unique environment for customers looking for the perfect ride, but it has also helped create three floors of community work space in a building at 1st and Spring. Lori Kane of Different Office…
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tagged: bike shops, different office, downtown, mobius cycle
September 24, 2012

Mayor’s budget includes downtown bike facility plan, boosts Safe Routes to School, neighborhood greenways

Mayor McGinn announced details of his 2013-14 transportation budget today, which includes funds for a “Center City Mobility Plan,” which includes planning for a downtown bicycle network (read: protected cycle tracks). The $325,000 plan “will review how all modes of transportation interconnect downtown.” We have written several times that safe bike facilities downtown have the…
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tagged: 2013 budget, cycle tracks, downtown, mike mcginn
September 9, 2012

Sunday Theater: We are ready to do this in Seattle

From Spacing Vancouver: Paint, Planters, People from Brian Gould and Kathleen Corey on Vimeo.
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tagged: cycle tracks, downtown, spacing vancouver
August 16, 2012

Seattle Transit Blog: Downtown needs cycle tracks before Bike Share arrives

Following up on our recent post on the founding of Puget Sound Bike Share, Zach Shaner at the Seattle Transit Blog argues that the system should not launch downtown unless there are safe and inviting cycle tracks: Simply put, cycling throughout downtown Seattle is unwelcoming for all but the boldest, most athletic cyclists, and arguably…
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tagged: cycle tracks, downtown, puget sound bike share, seattle transit blog, zach shaner
July 27, 2012

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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tagged: 2012 seattle bicycle report card, cascade bicycle club, downtown
July 6, 2012

Weekend Guide: Kids bike parade in Wallingford + World Naked Bike Ride

Kids biking down the center of the typically car-filled N 45th Street through Wallingford? Sounds like a good time to me. Details from Family Ride: Kids on kid bikes (with parents riding or walking along separately) Kids on balance bikes (with parents riding or walking along separately) Kids in on-bike kid seats Kids in bike…
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tagged: capitol hill, downtown, events, familyride, wallingford, world naked bike ride