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With sales projected to keep rising, what more e-bikes could mean for Seattle
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Conor Courtney through our partnership with UW’s Community News Lab journalism course. Seattle cyclists can expect to see a substantial increase in the number of riders zipping around the city on pedal-assisted e-bikes in the next few years, according to an industry forecast by consultants at Deliotte. Internationally, the…
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Despite more than a decade of bicycle activism, Ballard Bridge remains a danger
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Taylor McAvoy through our partnership with UW’s Community News Lab journalism course. Riding home at night a few years ago, Haley Keller had to cross the Ballard Bridge with its notoriously skinny three-foot-wide sidewalks. She usually carries only one bag on the left side of her bike rack to avoid…
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Sullivan: 2nd Ave just a start for bike safety (VIDEO)
Editor’s Note: This report comes from Sidney Sullivan, a student in the UW’s News Lab journalism program. Seattle is acclaimed for being a very bike friendly city, as a recent Zillow study ranked Seattle as the nation’s best largest-city to bike in [Editor’s Note: I’ve been very skeptical of this study, as I told the…
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UW accepts bike-friendly campus award, leaders talk about how to expand biking even further
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is by Jack Truitt, a UW News Lab student. It is published here as part of a partnership between Seattle Bike Blog and News Lab. Biking needs to become an issue of climate change and personal health in order to escape the category of fitness hobby, according to the president of…
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