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Just a quick note to say that Joe Kurmaski will be at the Seattle Flagship REI December 11th at 7PM
12/11/2007 7:00 PM. Presented by Cascade Bicycle Club
“Join world traveler, author and Adventure Dad extraordinaire Joe Kurmaski with all the latest tales from his 2007 Trans-Canada family bicycle expedition.”

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By next fall, students, faculty and staff at UW will be able to use a fleet of 40 “power assisted” bikes that can be used as electric scooters that travel up to about 20 miles per hour or that can be pedaled like normal bikes. The university says theirs is the first college transportation initiative […]

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I was browsing around this morning and came across this picture of Interstate Avenue in Portland (thanks to Joby from .83) and thought it was very interesting how PDX handles dangerous intersections vs how SEA does. Granted I don’t know the fully history of the Interstate Ave intersection and how long it’s been […]

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A transportation comparison depicting how many cars, bus, and bikes to transport a few people.
Photo credits: Münster, Germany, Press Office

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A friend of mine put a deposit on a Smart car this weekend, so I’ve been looking around online to see what it’s all about.
Turns out starting early next year, Smart cars are going to be officially available to the US market for the first time (non gray market that is). My […]

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From Cascade Bicycle Club:

With a unanimous vote the Seattle City Council today passed the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) — a comprehensive roadmap toward a more bicycle-friendly city. The BMP proposes a network of bikeways to help Seattle bicyclists travel more safely and easily, including bicycle lanes, shared lanes, signed bike routes, and bicycle boulevards. […]

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Time to get out and vote. One of the bigger ticket items (bicycle related) on this November’s ballot is Proposition No. 1

To reduce transportation congestion, increase road and transit capacity, promote safety, facilitate mobility, provide for an integrated regional transportation system, and improve the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of […]

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The Seattle PI reports

A West Seattle bicyclist is recuperating after someone shot him with a BB gun late Thursday on his regular commute home in what appears to be a random attack.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said Mark Thomas, a friend of the victim. “It feels like it’s an assault on cyclists everywhere.”
The BB pellets hit […]

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