Tag: willie weir

May 9, 2017

Work underway to replace S Holgate bridge staircase with ramp

The S Holgate Street Bridge is far from the friendliest bike route between Sodo and North Beacon Hill, but it is definitely the most direct. But because the only sidewalk on the bridge turns into a staircase at the Sodo end, people biking have to take the steep and often scary roadway. Worse, the bridge is…
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tagged: beacon hill, holgate, mountains-to-sound, sdot, sodo, willie weir
October 11, 2016

Tonight: Willie and Kat kick off tour to support the John Wayne Trail

If you have never heard Willie Weir and Kat Marriner spin a yarn, get yourself to Cascade Bicycling Center in Magnuson Park 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) for an evening that promises laughs and heartwarming positivity. Seriously, these are special people, and Seattle is lucky that they call our city home when they aren’t traveling the…
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tagged: cascade bicycle club, events, iron horse trail, john wayne pioneer trail, kat marriner, willie weir
February 8, 2012

The SunBreak reviews Willie Weir’s presentation at REI

The SunBreak went to see Seattle’s own Willie Weir talk at REI Tuesday evening and was pleasantly entertained. From The SunBreak: Weir, who has cycled around every corner of God’s green earth, is a triple threat: a trained actor, skilled photographer, and talented writer who has now published two volumes of cycling memoirs. A slim…
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tagged: sunbreak, willie weir
November 7, 2011

Weir: New trail ends at dangerous spot

Willie Weir, a bicycling writer, speaker and Beacon Hill resident, is concerned about the where the new Mountains-to-Sound Trail extension ends. The trail runs into a mid-hill point where Beacon Ave turns into the Holgate St Bridge. It’s very steep in either direction, there is no easily accessible sidewalk headed up the intimidating hill, and…
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tagged: beacon hill, mountains-to-sound, willie weir, yellow tent adventures
October 19, 2011

The neighborhood safe speeds bill has unanimous, bipartisan support

20’s Plenty For Us from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Last year, freshman state Representative Cindy Ryu sponsored a bill that won wide, unanimous and bipartisan support. HB 1217 would allow municipalities to bypass red tape when lowering speed limits on non-arterial streets (such as residential streets). The House voted 92-0 to approve the bill, but it…
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tagged: beacon hill, bicycle alliance of washington, cindy ryu, hb 1217, king 5, mike mcginn, neighborhood greenways, willie weir