The Seattle Bicycle Master Plan is a work in progress.
Since the master plan was first adopted in 2007, some new best practices to make roads safer for cyclists have evolved.
Policy makers want to implement some of those changes in an updated master plan currently under review. [See the updated plan here.]
Cycle …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/06/05/where-to-learn-about-updating-seattles-bicycle-master-plan/
Update: A 54-year-old male bicyclist died in a collision with a semi-truck Wednesday morning in Seattle at the intersection of South Hanford Street and East Marginal Way South.
The cyclist was identified as Lance David of Federal Way, an avid cyclist. Reports say he regularly pedaled more than 5,000 miles a year and rode from …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/05/01/bicyclist-killed-in-south-seattle-collision-with-a-semi-truck/
Puget Sound Bike Share has chosen Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share to operate a system that will be on the ground here by the spring of 2014 with 500 bicycles at 50 stations.
The announcement, made in the Seattle Times this morning, is expected later Tuesday afternoon.
Alta Bicycle Share is related to ….
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/04/23/bike-share-is-now-on-tap-for-seattle-in-spring-2014/
It’s always sunny in Seattle on Bicycle Sundays.
Or at least that’s how I remember my regular rides over to Lake Washington Boulevard to enjoy some scenic bicycling without the worry of motor vehicle traffic.
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with Cascade Bicycle Club, is continuing its tradition of closing a …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/03/18/12-bicycle-sundays-return-in-2013-for-seattle-bike-lovers/
That sunny afternoon yesterday reminded me that loads of bicycling fun is coming up in the Seattle area. It’s only February, but the local bike clubs already are offering a full plate of early season activities.
The Cascade Bicycle Club registration for this year’s rides is an ongoing process and opened up to the general public on Tuesday (members get an early-bird opportunities). Here’s your link to register.
Among the rides open for registration is the STP (Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic) which is 80% booked already. That means …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2013/02/08/already-plenty-of-bicycle-events-coming-up-in-seattle-area/
Don’t be concerned when you see work crews show up on the Burke-Gilman Trail near Mathews Beach starting today.
There won’t be any miles-long detours around work areas for months on end like those facing bicyclists last year.
The Seattle Department of Transportation is repairing the pavement on the Hall of Fame rail-to-trail between NE …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/12/04/more-work-on-burke-gilman-this-week-mountain-biking-film-showing/
The bicycling public has a chance to talk directly with the city staff in charge of updating Seattle’s Bicycle Master Plan at three public meetings this week.
The goal of the master plan, first approved in 2007, is to make bicycling a safe and integral part of getting around Seattle.
Meetings are scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.:
Wednesday (Nov. 7) at Seattle City Hall, Bertha Knight Landes Room, 600 Fourth Avenue …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/11/07/see-seattle-bicycle-master-plan-updates-and-comment/
Seattle’s bicycling future is being crafted right now as the city continues work on updating the 5-year-old Seattle Bicycle Master Plan.
The update project team will make a presentation to the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board on Wednesday night. More public meetings are planned in the coming months (see below).
The update project team plans to …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/03/updating-seattles-bicycle-master-plan-upcoming-meetings/
The string of a dozen Bicycle Sundays in 2012 ended on a glorious sunny fall day in Seattle.
A steady stream of bicyclists — everyone from the hard-core cyclists to biking tots with their families — showed up on Lake Washington Boulevard on Sunday to ride without having to worry about cars. That’s because motor vehicles were banned for the day between Seward Park and Mount Baker Beach.
What really struck me, however, was the appearance of the MOOP Jet, a fanciful trike that might seem more at home at Burning Man, where it has made a couple of landings.
The hand-crafted vehicle is the creation of Clair Colquitt …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/09/24/bicycle-sundays-for-2012-in-seattle-moop-jet-trike-visits/
A partnership of government and private industry is starting down the road to launch a bike share system in the Seattle area.
First, however, they must overcome some obstacles that make Seattle unique among the dozen or so major North American cities with bike share — namely the terrain, the weather (rainy) and a mandatory …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/13/seattle-taking-steps-for-bike-share-system/
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