Tag: university district

September 26, 2011

Burke-Gilman Trail detour in place this week for “21 and Over” filming

Said in a deep, bass-booming voice: From the creators of comedy blockbuster “The Hangover” comes a multi-use trail closure that will make you laugh until you vomit. Coming to a Burke-Gilman Trail near you (if you are on UW campus), a crew will be filming near Rainier Vista (AKA, that part of the trail nearest…
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tagged: 21 and over, burke-gilman trail, university district, uw
September 26, 2011

Safe Streets Social provides space for healing, calls for change

80 or so people gathered in Lake Union Park to ride in memory of people killed on our streets. But the Safe Streets Social was also about creating an opportunity for bicycle riders who have been shaken by news of recent bicycling deaths to come together and support each other, mourn those killed and take…
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tagged: brian fairbrother, dexter, fairview, mike wang, robert townsend, safe streets social, south lake union, south lake union park, university district
March 11, 2011

UW gets a ‘silver’ rating for bike friendliness

The League of American Bicyclists announced the recipients of the first-ever Bicycle Friendly University designations during the National Bike Summit this week in the other Washington. Only one school in Washington was among the first 20 schools awarded the designation: The University of Washington. The UW got a “silver” rating, which is the third-best designation…
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tagged: 15th Ave NE, league of american bicyclists, montlake blvd, ne 45th, university district, uw
January 25, 2011

Town hall with the mayor in U Dist tonight

Cascade points out that there are two good opportunities in the U District this week to speak up in support of biking. Considering how full UW’s bike parking is, it should be easy for some of you to bike over to the University Heights Center for one or both of these: U-District Mayor’s Town Hall…
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tagged: brooklyn station, cascade bicycle club, mike mcginn, north link, sound transit, university district, uw
December 3, 2010

UW bike parking use up 13%

A recent bike-counting survey at the University of Washington reveals a surge in bike parking usage on campus. Bike parking usage has gone up 12.8 percent since last year and 25 percent since 1995. From the UW report: The 2,745 bicycles counted in the 2010 Survey were the most in its fifteen year history. They…
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tagged: bike parking, bike racks, bike thefts, university district, uw