Tag: seattle children’s

June 18, 2014

KOMO: South Seattle bike train fights obesity, creates community

This KOMO report on school bike train research in Hillman City is pretty much awesome. I cannot wait to see the results of this Seattle Children’s study by Dr. Jason Mendoza and Maya Jacobs. We wrote about the study when it was first getting started, so it’s great to see it in action. In essence,…
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tagged: bike trains, hillman city, jason mendoza, komo, maya jacobs, seattle children’s
June 13, 2014

Weekend Guide: Girls of Summer Alleycat, Kidical Mass to Seattle Children’s Livable Streets, public art opening + more

Here’s a look at some bikey stuff you can get into this weekend. See something missing? Let us know in the comments below. And, of course, you can always add events to our free bike events calendar. Girls of Summer All-Girl Alleycat For the fourth year, Menstrual Monday is hosting an all-girl alleycat Saturday. Girls…
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tagged: chrome industries, girls of summer, kidical mass, menstrual monday, seattle children’s, weekend guide
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
December 9, 2013

Children 9-12 years old needed for school bike train research

Attention young Seattle Bike Blog readers (and parents): A study of the health impact of school bike trains needs your help! Common sense says that biking to school is good for the health of Seattle students, but exactly how good is it? That’s what a crew from Seattle Children’s wants to measure. Researchers are in…
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tagged: bike trains, maya jacobs, seattle children’s
December 9, 2013

Seattle Children’s begins work on link to Burke-Gilman Trail

Seattle Children’s began work last week on a new link to the Burke-Gilman Trail that will connect their expanding campus to the trail. The new trail link will also provide a good connection for many Laurelhurst homes and destinations. Work should be completed sometime this winter or early spring. The project is just one part…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, laurelhurst, seattle children’s
July 22, 2013

Seattle Children’s steps up as first big bike share sponsor with $500K grant

Seattle Children’s Hospital has stepped up to be the first big sponsor of Puget Sound Bike Share, announcing a $500,000 grant Monday (actually, it will be announced at an 11 a.m. press event at the hospital). The grant is just the latest effort from a health care organization that has proven it understands the importance…
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tagged: 39th Ave NE, puget sound bike share, seattle children’s