Tag: rei

November 25, 2024

Seattle riders donated 2+ TONS of goods by bike during record-smashing 15th Annual Cranksgiving

I am still in shock. I knew we had a good crowd Saturday morning as we sent Cranksgiving riders out into the city to buy food and necessities for local food banks, but I had no idea we were on the verge of turning all previous participation and donation records to dust. Riders crossed the…
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tagged: andrew koved, best side cycling, both ways cafe, byrd barr place, cascade bicycle club, center for bicycle repair, cranksgiving, cranksgiving 2024, landon welsh, rainier valley food bank, rei, seattle pedaling relief project, tom bihn, u district food bank, wombi
October 10, 2023

Thursday: Join me for a bike history presentation at REI

I’m presenting about Seattle bike history at REI’s Seattle flagship store 6 p.m. Thursday (October 12). Sign up via their event page. You’ll have a chance to buy a copy of my book Biking Uphill in the Rain: The Story of Seattle from behind the Handlebars or get your copy signed. My presentation includes a…
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tagged: biking uphill in the rain, rei
April 23, 2014

Buses get cut, but bike share is on track: System sponsor list keeps growing

If you’re as bummed as I am about the likely rejection of Prop 1 to save Metro funding, put down that morning beer. There is some good transportation news today. Puget Sound Bike Share announced today that the list of sponsors continues to grow and now includes an impressive list of companies and organizations in…
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tagged: fred hutchinson, group health, holly houser, matt handley, puget sound bike share, rei, seattle children’s, spectrum development solutions, vulcan
April 10, 2013

US Senate confirms Mountains to Sound Greenway founder as new Interior Secretary

The US Senate has confirmed Seattle’s Sally Jewell as the new Interior Secretary, replacing Ken Salazar. Most news reports about Sally Jewell refer to her as the CEO of REI, but did you know she was also a founding board member and president of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust? From the MTS blog: “Sally…
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tagged: barack obama, interior secretary, rei, sally jewell
April 16, 2012

Sick Day Cinema: REI on cycling in Seattle

It’s a sick day here at Seattle Bike Blog HQ, which is a huge bummer for this editor who has a ticket to see Jeff Mangum tonight at the Moore. I suppose I can wait 12 more years to see him play :-( But have no fear, loyal readers, ’cause we’ve got an interesting video…
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tagged: rei, videos