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Entries from December 2007

Should bicyclists be licensed to ride

December 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The idea of charging cyclists a registration fee has been floated by lawmakers in Olympia, but not seriously considered in recent years. For each of the past several years, legislators have asked transportation officials at look into the idea of establishing such a program, said Paula Reeves, of the state Department of Transportation.
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Tags: news · urban

Seattle Dooring Sign Survey

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

SDOT is doing a survey to see how effective the sign here to the left is. I took the survey and it only took about three minutes.
The survey contains some general questions on if you ride more or drive more, and then what do you think the sign is trying to portray. […]

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Tags: resources · advocacy · urban

Make the SLUT safer - Seattle cyclists protest

December 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Gene over at BikingBis has a great write up of the Seattle Likes Bikes protest ride regarding the new Seattle Streetcar which happened today.

Up to 100 An esimated 40 to 60 bicyclists showed up for the ride, with plenty of police on hand. The bicyclists say the city hasn’t done enough, in fact has […]

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Tags: urban · commute · safety

Indoor winter activities

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

I was thinking on the ride home tonight that winter is definitely here. It’s that special time of year when you finish your commute feeling like your finger tips are going to freeze off. That or your toes. I tend to alternate between frozen fingers or frozen toes. Never both.
So, to keep […]

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Tags: racing · urban · training

Burke Gilman Trail condition post storm (Logboom to UW)

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

I have to admit that I worked from home on Monday so I didn’t get a chance to see what the BGT was like until today (does it count that all ways out of my area in Bothell were closed off due to flooding? ).
I figured that the portion between […]

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